528 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites (SIC code 17220), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 10.1% dissolution rate — 528 of 671 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 562.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 117% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. With an average company age of just 4.8 years, this sector is dominated by newer entrants. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 18 government contracts valued at £1.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1919.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 562.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 4.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites sector have been awarded 18 government contracts worth £1.3M in total.
There are 528 active companies classified under SIC code 17220 (Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites) in the UK, out of 671 total registered.
SIC code 17220 stands for "Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (114), WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND (12), BECKENHAM (11).
The average active manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites company in the UK is 4.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1919.
Our database contains 3,324 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,383 signals from 6 government sources.
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