Consumer electronics
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
2969
Active companies
1804
Formed in latest 12 months
263
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
42
Importers
275
Exporters
209
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,969 |
| Active companies | 1,804 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 263 |
| Importers | 275 |
| Exporters | 209 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 42 known, 1762 unknown (2.3%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 21 | 35 |
| 2026-01 | 24 | 36 |
| 2026-02 | 21 | 35 |
| 2026-03 | 20 | 31 |
| 2026-04 | 19 | 26 |
| 2026-05 | 23 | 38 |
| 2026-06 | 18 | 30 |
| 2026-07 | 18 | 39 |
| 2026-08 | 19 | 29 |
| 2026-09 | 19 | 20 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 1,417 |
| Dissolved | 1,142 |
| Dormant | 387 |
| Liquidation | 19 |
| In Administration | 4 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 223 |
| Inner London - West | 214 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 90 |
| West Midlands | 89 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 78 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | 71 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 68 |
| Outer London - South | 60 |
| Greater Manchester | 58 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 57 |
Geography coverage: 1789 known, 15 unknown (99.2%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 852 |
| 1m-15m | 124 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 11 |
Revenue-range coverage: 998 known, 806 unknown (55.3%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 573 |
| Small | 363 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 18 |
| Holding | 7 |
| Dormant | 387 |
Company-size coverage: 1351 known, 453 unknown (74.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 336 |
| 1–9 | 564 |
| 10–49 | 46 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 950 known, 854 unknown (52.7%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 259 |
| 1–3 years | 397 |
| 3–5 years | 258 |
| 5–10 years | 450 |
| 10–20 years | 267 |
| 20+ years | 173 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1804 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 1,804 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 99 |
| Exporter only | 33 |
| Both | 176 |
| Neither | 1,496 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 240 | £62,865,353,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 111 | £6,588,186,532 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 96 | £20,007,673,631 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 59 | £3,148,322,135 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 40 | £1,492,929,782 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 35 | £1,941,619,709 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 31 | £3,737,774,782 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 31 | £556,390,153 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 30 | £976,420,300 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 29 | £3,139,199,025 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-01-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 171 | £21,556,842,959 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 93 | £6,078,849,353 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 49 | £6,305,150,655 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 39 | £516,638,512 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 36 | £471,946,457 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 33 | £39,045,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 29 | £1,066,270,835 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 16 | £16,358,615 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 13 | £1,205,070,474 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 12 | £365,778,161 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 109 | 1,643 | 161 | 91.1% |
| Holding company | 4 | 1,643 | 161 | 91.1% |
| Solo founder | 1,006 | 1,643 | 161 | 91.1% |
| Ecommerce | 51 | 191 | 1,613 | 10.6% |
| Website | 246 | 250 | 1,554 | 13.9% |
| 172 | 250 | 1,554 | 13.9% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Zyxel Communications Uk Limited | £23,688,972 |
| Sonova Consumer Hearing Uk Limited | £11,649,521 |
| Blackstar Amplification Ltd | £9,877,845 |
| Idis Europe Limited | £3,425,163 |
| Wekraft Limited | £561,607 |
| Mpo (uk) Limited | £436,021 |
| Save-electricity Ltd | £184,967 |
| Protectyour.tech Limited | £163,637 |
| Remusable Limited | £64,965 |
| Classic Audio Ltd | £62,304 |
Revenue coverage: 42 known, 1762 unknown (2.3%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Metal products | 25,098 |
| Foods | 24,503 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,693 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,005 |
| Printing | 11,866 |
| Furniture | 10,683 |
| Apparel | 10,541 |
| Machinery | 10,310 |
| Chemical products | 9,053 |
| Vehicles | 7,366 |
| Textiles | 7,294 |
| Beverages | 7,097 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,911 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,544 |
| Jewellery | 4,498 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,369 |
| Paper products | 3,159 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,764 |
| Sports goods | 2,388 |
| Games and toys | 2,370 |
| Other | 23,103 |
SIC classification
SIC 26400 — Manufacture of consumer electronics
Includes
manufacture of video cassette recorders and duplicating equipment, manufacture of televisions, manufacture of television monitors and displays, manufacture of audio recording and duplicating systems, manufacture of stereo equipment, manufacture of radio receivers, manufacture of speaker systems, manufacture of household-type video cameras, manufacture of jukeboxes, manufacture of amplifiers for musical instruments and public address systems, manufacture of microphones, manufacture of CD and DVD players, manufacture of karaoke machines, manufacture of headphones (e.g. radio, stereo, computer), manufacture of video game consoles
Excludes
reproduction of recorded media (computer media, sound, video, etc.), see ##18.2, manufacture of computer peripheral devices and computer monitors, see ##26.20, manufacture of telephone answering machines, see ##26.30, manufacture of paging equipment, see ##26.30, manufacture of remote control devices (radio and infrared), see ##26.30, manufacture of broadcast studio equipment such as reproduction equipment, transmitting and receiving antennas, commercial video cameras, see ##26.30, manufacture of antennas, see ##26.30, manufacture of digital cameras, see ##26.70, manufacture of electronic games with fixed (non-replaceable) software, see ##32.40