313 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of locks and hinges (SIC code 25720), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 14.2% dissolution rate — 313 of 393 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 280% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 97% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.0 years. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 14 government contracts valued at £1.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1889.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 280% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of locks and hinges sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">14.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of locks and hinges sector have been awarded 14 government contracts worth £1.5M in total.
There are 313 active companies classified under SIC code 25720 (Manufacture of locks and hinges) in the UK, out of 393 total registered.
SIC code 25720 stands for "Manufacture of locks and hinges". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (52), BIRMINGHAM (11).
The average active manufacture of locks and hinges company in the UK is 14 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1889.
Our database contains 3,085 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of locks and hinges companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,345 signals from 4 government sources.
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