80 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of light metal packaging (SIC code 25920), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 20.7% dissolution rate — 80 of 121 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 216.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 44% of active companies were formed before 2000, reflecting the sector's deep roots in the UK economy. The average company in this sector is 24.7 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1895.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 216.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of light metal packaging sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">20.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 24.7 years old.
There are 80 active companies classified under SIC code 25920 (Manufacture of light metal packaging) in the UK, out of 121 total registered.
SIC code 25920 stands for "Manufacture of light metal packaging". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
Company locations vary across the UK.
The average active manufacture of light metal packaging company in the UK is 24.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1895.
Our database contains 1,550 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of light metal packaging companies. The largest category is Financial with 658 signals from 6 government sources.
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