Sports goods
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
3484
Active companies
2367
Formed in latest 12 months
385
Median active-company age
4.3 years
Revenue known
49
Importers
354
Exporters
242
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,484 |
| Active companies | 2,367 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 385 |
| Importers | 354 |
| Exporters | 242 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 49 known, 2318 unknown (2.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 19 | 27 |
| 2025-12 | 24 | 34 |
| 2026-01 | 39 | 44 |
| 2026-02 | 33 | 39 |
| 2026-03 | 41 | 33 |
| 2026-04 | 33 | 29 |
| 2026-05 | 21 | 27 |
| 2026-06 | 37 | 25 |
| 2026-07 | 38 | 42 |
| 2026-08 | 10 | 24 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
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 | 1,979 |
| Dissolved | 1,087 |
| Dormant | 388 |
| Liquidation | 27 |
| In Administration | 3 |
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 | 167 |
| Inner London - West | 162 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 130 |
| Greater Manchester | 115 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 82 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 81 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 79 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 78 |
| West Midlands | 77 |
| West Yorkshire | 75 |
Geography coverage: 2346 known, 21 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 1,172 |
| 1m-15m | 174 |
| 15m-54m | 8 |
| 54m+ | 12 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1366 known, 1001 unknown (57.7%).
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 | 759 |
| Small | 510 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 28 |
| Holding | 6 |
| Dormant | 388 |
Company-size coverage: 1695 known, 672 unknown (71.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 484 |
| 1–9 | 722 |
| 10–49 | 78 |
| 50–249 | 10 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1295 known, 1072 unknown (54.7%).
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 | 378 |
| 1–3 years | 573 |
| 3–5 years | 332 |
| 5–10 years | 567 |
| 10–20 years | 280 |
| 20+ years | 237 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2367 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 | 2,367 |
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 | 158 |
| Exporter only | 46 |
| Both | 196 |
| Neither | 1,967 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 224 | £4,922,929,604 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 117 | £14,461,831,216 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 106 | £11,111,323,403 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 98 | £4,044,383,921 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 90 | £2,486,251,969 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 88 | £3,367,626,005 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 87 | £14,048,112,660 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 84 | £2,117,277,680 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 82 | £4,067,322,851 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 76 | £6,615,178,124 | 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 | 171 | £1,580,335,590 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 68 | £4,661,541,174 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 56 | £896,668,824 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 56 | £4,170,714,447 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 52 | £418,386,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 50 | £680,243,348 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 50 | £2,433,012,849 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 49 | £717,103,538 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 47 | £2,902,499,837 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 45 | £3,120,164,329 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 203 | 2,142 | 225 | 90.5% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,142 | 225 | 90.5% |
| Solo founder | 1,231 | 2,142 | 225 | 90.5% |
| Ecommerce | 133 | 281 | 2,086 | 11.9% |
| Website | 324 | 335 | 2,032 | 14.2% |
| 186 | 335 | 2,032 | 14.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Fox International Group Limited | £73,044,750 |
| Hull Cartridge Company Limited | £22,404,054 |
| Motocaddy Limited | £21,414,555 |
| Eley Hawk Limited | £16,201,778 |
| Liforme Ltd. | £14,374,546 |
| Harrod Uk Limited | £14,086,459 |
| Olr Holdings Ltd | £13,572,093 |
| Spinlock Limited | £11,082,990 |
| Cobra Industries Limited | £10,348,441 |
| Continental Sports Limited | £8,026,215 |
Revenue coverage: 49 known, 2318 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 25,049 |
| Foods | 24,399 |
| Other manufacturing n.e.c. | 19,679 |
| Wood products (ex furniture) | 11,988 |
| Printing | 11,851 |
| Furniture | 10,674 |
| Apparel | 10,535 |
| Machinery | 10,287 |
| Chemical products | 8,994 |
| Vehicles | 7,361 |
| Textiles | 7,341 |
| Beverages | 7,072 |
| Electrical equipment | 6,912 |
| Rubber & plastic products | 6,538 |
| Jewellery | 4,481 |
| Medical and dental instruments & supplies | 3,353 |
| Paper products | 3,114 |
| Measuring and testing equipment | 2,748 |
| Games and toys | 2,340 |
| Media reproduction | 2,294 |
| Other | 22,596 |
SIC classification
SIC 32300 — Manufacture of sports goods
Includes
manufacture of articles and equipment for sports, outdoor and indoor games, of any material:, hard, soft and inflatable balls, rackets, bats and clubs, skis, bindings and poles, ski-boots, sailboards and surfboards, requisites for sport fishing, including landing nets, requisites for hunting, mountain climbing etc., leather sports gloves and sports headgear, basins for swimming and padding pools etc., ice skates, roller skates etc., bows and crossbows, gymnasium, fitness centre or athletic equipment
Excludes
manufacture of boat sails, see ##13.92, manufacture of sports apparel, see ##14.13, manufacture of saddlery and harness, see ##15.12, manufacture of whips and riding crops, see ##15.12, manufacture of sports footwear, see ##15.20, manufacture of sporting weapons and ammunition, see ##25.40, manufacture of metal weights as used for weightlifting, see ##25.99, manufacture of sports vehicles other than toboggans and the like, see divisions ##29 and ##30, manufacture of boats, see ##30.12, manufacture of billiard tables, see ##32.40, manufacture of ear and noise plugs (e.g. for swimming and noise protection), see ##32.99, repair of sporting goods, see ##95.29