844 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of tools (SIC code 25730), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 6.8% dissolution rate — 844 of 988 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 184.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 67% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 20.3 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 9% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 26 government contracts valued at £4.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1918.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 184.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of tools sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">6.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 20.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 9% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of tools sector have been awarded 26 government contracts worth £4.3M in total.
There are 844 active companies classified under SIC code 25730 (Manufacture of tools) in the UK, out of 988 total registered.
SIC code 25730 stands for "Manufacture of tools". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (73), SHEFFIELD (39), BIRMINGHAM (26).
The average active manufacture of tools company in the UK is 20.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1918.
Our database contains 7,514 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of tools companies. The largest category is Governance with 2,886 signals from 6 government sources.
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