352 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations (SIC code 20412), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17% dissolution rate — 352 of 499 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 307.6% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 122% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.3 years. London leads with 13% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 307.6% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 13% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £0.9M in total.
There are 352 active companies classified under SIC code 20412 (Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations) in the UK, out of 499 total registered.
SIC code 20412 stands for "Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (47), BIRMINGHAM (12), MANCHESTER (6).
The average active manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations company in the UK is 9.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1922.
Our database contains 3,323 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,474 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.