113 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of tobacco products (SIC code 12000), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.5% dissolution rate — 113 of 169 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 127% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 127% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 13.1 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 32% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1914.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 127% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of tobacco products sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 13.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 32% in LONDON.
There are 113 active companies classified under SIC code 12000 (Manufacture of tobacco products) in the UK, out of 169 total registered.
SIC code 12000 stands for "Manufacture of tobacco products". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (36).
The average active manufacture of tobacco products company in the UK is 13.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1914.
Our database contains 1,119 data signals across 9 categories for active manufacture of tobacco products companies. The largest category is Financial with 410 signals from 5 government sources.
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