12 - MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS Companies in United Kingdom
Approximately 746 real businesses classified under 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products in United Kingdom, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 746 real businesses classified under 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products operate in United Kingdom. Covers companies officially classified under UK SIC 2007 code 12 (Manufacture of tobacco products), part of United Kingdom's UK SIC 2007 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Manufacturing sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Manufacturing in United Kingdom.
8 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Manufacturing companies in United Kingdom follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full United Kingdom beneficial ownership overviewTop 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products Companies in United Kingdom
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code C in United Kingdom, as of the last reconciliation.
Section C is 4% of the United Kingdom register by entity count and its 9th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Manufacturing in the UK operates under the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the first legislation of its kind to require large businesses to report annually on the steps they take to identify and address forced labour and human trafficking risk in their own operations and supply chains — covering organisational structure, policies, due diligence processes, risk assessment and staff training, published within six months of the financial year end. Critically, the current law is a reporting obligation, not a mandatory due-diligence duty: a company can publish a statement describing weak or minimal action and still be compliant.
That’s changing, at least for the public sector: buyers increasingly expect bidders to self-assess against the government’s Modern Slavery Assessment Tool, and the Social Value framework now ties 10% of a public tender award to how a company handles these risks. An October 2024 review recommended the government go further and legislate mandatory supply-chain due diligence. For verification, a UK manufacturing counterparty’s modern-slavery statement is worth reading for substance, not just checking it exists — and its procurement-facing self-assessments, where they exist, are a separate and often more detailed signal.
United Kingdom Manufacturing, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section C entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section C, United Kingdom. 1,444 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses United Kingdom manufacturing ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Modern Slavery Act statement verification
Large UK businesses must publish an annual modern slavery statement covering their organisation, supply chains, policies and due diligence — but current law only requires reporting, not mandatory action, so a published statement doesn’t itself confirm a supplier’s practices were actually checked.
Public-procurement supply-chain scoring
Public-sector buyers increasingly expect bidders of all sizes to self-assess against the government’s Modern Slavery Assessment Tool, with the Social Value framework tying 10% of a tender award to how a company assesses these risks — a scoring layer that sits alongside, not inside, standard company registration.
Lending and trade-credit exposure
UK manufacturing groups are frequently organised as a parent holding several operating subsidiaries; assessing exposure to one plant typically means understanding its place in that wider group rather than reading its own filing in isolation.
Sub-sectors within Manufacturing
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own United Kingdom company directory.
Manufacture of food products
66,217 companies
Manufacture of beverages
16,375 companies
Manufacture of tobacco products
746 companies
Manufacture of textiles
26,018 companies
Manufacture of wearing apparel
42,881 companies
Manufacture of leather and related products
7,096 companies
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
34,743 companies
Manufacture of paper and paper products
10,269 companies
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
49,517 companies
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
1,507 companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
22,706 companies
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
5,227 companies
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
20,493 companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
16,828 companies
Manufacture of basic metals
10,238 companies
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
70,515 companies
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
31,230 companies
Manufacture of electrical equipment
16,039 companies
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28,450 companies
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
16,647 companies
Manufacture of other transport equipment
15,332 companies
Manufacture of furniture
29,369 companies
Other manufacturing
93,016 companies
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
78,860 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products in United Kingdom?
Approximately 746 businesses are classified under 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products in United Kingdom.
What does UK SIC 2007 code 12 cover?
12 - Manufacture of tobacco products is the official name for this activity under United Kingdom's UK SIC 2007 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Manufacturing sector.
How is this different from the broader Manufacturing category?
Manufacturing is the top-level sector; UK SIC 2007 code 12 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in United Kingdom, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Manufacturing sector overview for the general national framework.
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