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Light Metal Packaging Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Light Metal Packaging sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

89
Businesses
92.7%
Active
28.2 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 5
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

47.1% of light metal packaging survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Businesses here outlast the typical UK firm by a clear margin.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Light metal packaging, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 25920 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Light metal packaging. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 28.2 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Light metal packaging by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £7.8m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Light metal packaging businesses registered in each location.

      01London55.6% of sector
      02Liverpool33.4% of sector
      03Hull33.4% of sector
      04Oxfordshire33.4% of sector
      05Glasgow33.4% of sector

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      Counties with Light metal packaging businesses

      Explore sector data filtered by county. Each county page drills into town-level breakdowns.

      CheshireGreater LondonGreater ManchesterHampshireWarwickshireWest Yorkshire
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