Antique shops
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
3589
Active companies
2671
Formed in latest 12 months
366
Median active-company age
6.6 years
Revenue known
46
Importers
295
Exporters
413
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,589 |
| Active companies | 2,671 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 366 |
| Importers | 295 |
| Exporters | 413 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 46 known, 2625 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 28 | 34 |
| 2025-12 | 21 | 33 |
| 2026-01 | 34 | 32 |
| 2026-02 | 30 | 31 |
| 2026-03 | 43 | 33 |
| 2026-04 | 39 | 27 |
| 2026-05 | 23 | 23 |
| 2026-06 | 26 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 36 | 28 |
| 2026-08 | 11 | 19 |
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 | 2,466 |
| Dissolved | 896 |
| Dormant | 205 |
| Liquidation | 22 |
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 | 351 |
| Inner London - East | 186 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 185 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 146 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 100 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 92 |
| Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | 87 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 86 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 81 |
| Kent | 80 |
Geography coverage: 2653 known, 18 unknown (99.3%).
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 | 1,653 |
| 1m-15m | 241 |
| 15m-54m | 15 |
| 54m+ | 11 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1920 known, 751 unknown (71.9%).
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 | 1,006 |
| Small | 860 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 14 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 205 |
Company-size coverage: 2090 known, 581 unknown (78.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 570 |
| 1–9 | 1,242 |
| 10–49 | 39 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1854 known, 817 unknown (69.4%).
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 | 359 |
| 1–3 years | 464 |
| 3–5 years | 280 |
| 5–10 years | 578 |
| 10–20 years | 561 |
| 20+ years | 429 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2671 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 | 2,671 |
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 | 76 |
| Exporter only | 194 |
| Both | 219 |
| Neither | 2,182 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 224 | £7,630,829,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 94 | £9,328,173,767 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 31 | £299,853,166 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 29 | £296,351,285 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 25 | £1,049,703,081 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 25 | £178,471,930 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 25 | £1,933,130,552 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 20 | £1,139,872,687 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 20 | £2,613,774,386 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 18 | £261,077,120 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 373 | £25,024,923,560 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 144 | £3,546,718,946 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 51 | £75,458,354 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 48 | £4,915,441,829 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 48 | £149,831,707 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 46 | £3,157,296,949 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 45 | £123,523,645 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 45 | £420,720,052 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 41 | £1,359,918,203 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 40 | £651,847,112 | 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 | 356 | 2,549 | 122 | 95.4% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,549 | 122 | 95.4% |
| Solo founder | 1,378 | 2,549 | 122 | 95.4% |
| Ecommerce | 91 | 331 | 2,340 | 12.4% |
| Website | 399 | 406 | 2,265 | 15.2% |
| 116 | 406 | 2,265 | 15.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| George Pragnell Limited | £100,523,107 |
| George Tarratt Limited | £46,363,911 |
| Emmaus Oxford | £1,187,867 |
| Dan Builder Ltd | £841,838 |
| Michael Backman Ltd | £687,251 |
| Ktz Goldborne Limited | £354,027 |
| Pendulum Of Mayfair Limited | £205,115 |
| Coppelia Antiques Limited | £180,219 |
| Ikiru Arts Limited | £173,874 |
| Aurum Bullion Plc | £103,852 |
Revenue coverage: 46 known, 2625 unknown (1.7%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 216,465 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,160 |
| Department stores | 40,244 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,362 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,383 |
| Stalls | 18,317 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,716 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,470 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,951 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,583 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,293 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,525 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,315 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,173 |
| Pharmacy | 8,009 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,855 |
| Beverage stores | 6,003 |
| Butchers | 5,831 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,819 |
| Flooring Store | 5,787 |
| Other | 65,755 |
SIC classification
SIC 47791 — Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores
Includes
retail sale of antiques, retail sale of antique books, activities of auctioning houses (retail) (antiques)
Excludes
activities of Internet auctions and other non-store auctions (retail), see ##47.91, ##47.99, activities of auctioning houses (retail) (second-hand goods), see ##47.79/9