862 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of soap and detergents (SIC code 20411), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 19.8% dissolution rate — 862 of 1,174 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 338.8% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 116% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 9.7 years. London leads with 21% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 35 government contracts valued at £61.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1900.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 338.8% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of soap and detergents sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">19.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 9.7 years old. Geographic concentration: 21% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of soap and detergents sector have been awarded 35 government contracts worth £61.3M in total.
There are 862 active companies classified under SIC code 20411 (Manufacture of soap and detergents) in the UK, out of 1,174 total registered.
SIC code 20411 stands for "Manufacture of soap and detergents". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (177), GLASGOW (17), BIRMINGHAM (17).
The average active manufacture of soap and detergents company in the UK is 9.7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1900.
Our database contains 8,598 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of soap and detergents companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,651 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.