848 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of paper stationery (SIC code 17230), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 11.3% dissolution rate — 848 of 1,058 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 169.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 85% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.4 years. London leads with 15% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 64 government contracts valued at £147.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1908.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 169.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of paper stationery sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">11.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 15% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of paper stationery sector have been awarded 64 government contracts worth £147.3M in total.
There are 848 active companies classified under SIC code 17230 (Manufacture of paper stationery) in the UK, out of 1,058 total registered.
SIC code 17230 stands for "Manufacture of paper stationery". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (127), BIRMINGHAM (18), LEICESTER (11).
The average active manufacture of paper stationery company in the UK is 14.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1908.
Our database contains 8,611 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of paper stationery companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,654 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.