Games and toys
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
3746
Active companies
2372
Formed in latest 12 months
474
Median active-company age
3.4 years
Revenue known
72
Importers
179
Exporters
143
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,746 |
| Active companies | 2,372 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 474 |
| Importers | 179 |
| Exporters | 143 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 72 known, 2300 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 26 | 51 |
| 2026-01 | 40 | 39 |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 41 |
| 2026-03 | 39 | 39 |
| 2026-04 | 47 | 32 |
| 2026-05 | 47 | 52 |
| 2026-06 | 37 | 29 |
| 2026-07 | 34 | 55 |
| 2026-08 | 44 | 37 |
| 2026-09 | 38 | 38 |
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 | 2,018 |
| Dissolved | 1,349 |
| Dormant | 354 |
| Liquidation | 23 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 1 |
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 - West | 231 |
| Inner London - East | 218 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 124 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 90 |
| West Midlands | 85 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 84 |
| Greater Manchester | 83 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 76 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 71 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 71 |
Geography coverage: 2343 known, 29 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 1,108 |
| 1m-15m | 148 |
| 15m-54m | 14 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1278 known, 1094 unknown (53.9%).
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 | 771 |
| Small | 426 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 20 |
| Holding | 9 |
| Dormant | 354 |
Company-size coverage: 1581 known, 791 unknown (66.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 465 |
| 1–9 | 689 |
| 10–49 | 53 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
Employee coverage: 1214 known, 1158 unknown (51.2%).
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 | 461 |
| 1–3 years | 632 |
| 3–5 years | 355 |
| 5–10 years | 515 |
| 10–20 years | 237 |
| 20+ years | 172 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2372 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 |
|---|---|
| Household games & toys | 2,065 |
| Professional gaming equipment | 391 |
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 | 74 |
| Exporter only | 38 |
| Both | 105 |
| Neither | 2,155 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 153 | £7,827,774,055 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 62 | £14,568,081,803 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 50 | £7,510,468,827 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £2,847,949,536 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 38 | £4,318,343,362 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 36 | £938,316,253 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 36 | £244,487,953 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 35 | £1,305,249,488 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 28 | £622,624,943 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 28 | £1,363,008,628 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 129 | £2,265,443,212 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 31 | £639,175,932 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 29 | £2,135,093,947 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 28 | £1,596,381,045 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 26 | £27,496,341 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 25 | £1,936,599,264 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 23 | £408,306,895 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 21 | £1,246,510,039 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £140,966,979 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £700,773,006 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 198 | 2,218 | 154 | 93.5% |
| Holding company | 2 | 2,218 | 154 | 93.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,367 | 2,218 | 154 | 93.5% |
| Ecommerce | 146 | 333 | 2,039 | 14.0% |
| Website | 395 | 480 | 1,892 | 20.2% |
| 120 | 480 | 1,892 | 20.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sega Amusements International Limited | £40,103,947 |
| Keel Toys Limited | £28,227,081 |
| James Galt & Co. Limited | £20,725,513 |
| Casdon Limited | £19,784,335 |
| One For Fun Limited | £19,534,464 |
| Target Sports Limited | £16,803,063 |
| The Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw Company Limited | £12,378,333 |
| Jcm Europe (uk) Limited | £2,602,875 |
| Mag Games Limited | £1,828,048 |
| The Stuffing Plant Limited | £1,006,937 |
Revenue coverage: 72 known, 2300 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 25,111 |
| Foods | 24,514 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,696 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 12,007 |
| Printing | 11,875 |
| Furniture | 10,686 |
| Apparel | 10,547 |
| Machinery | 10,313 |
| Chemical products | 9,063 |
| Vehicles | 7,369 |
| Textiles | 7,293 |
| Beverages | 7,099 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,913 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,547 |
| Jewellery | 4,501 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,370 |
| Paper products | 3,164 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,765 |
| Sports goods | 2,389 |
| Media reproduction | 2,311 |
| Other | 22,613 |