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Metal Manufacturing Businesses in UK

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

396
Businesses
91.7%
Active
25.4 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 22
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

45.3% of metal manufacturing 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 Metal Manufacturing, 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 25500 · 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 Metal Manufacturing. 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: 25.4 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Metal Manufacturing by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £23.5m
      £16m
      £15.5m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Metal Manufacturing businesses registered in each location.

      01London225.6% of sector
      02Birmingham205.1% of sector
      03Sheffield112.8% of sector
      04Coventry102.5% of sector
      05Walsall71.8% of sector

      Counties with Metal Manufacturing businesses

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