Appliance Stores
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
7957
Active companies
3960
Formed in latest 12 months
634
Median active-company age
5.0 years
Revenue known
58
Importers
393
Exporters
180
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,957 |
| Active companies | 3,960 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 634 |
| Importers | 393 |
| Exporters | 180 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 58 known, 3902 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 56 | 87 |
| 2025-12 | 48 | 138 |
| 2026-01 | 67 | 81 |
| 2026-02 | 33 | 81 |
| 2026-03 | 60 | 129 |
| 2026-04 | 54 | 78 |
| 2026-05 | 34 | 199 |
| 2026-06 | 39 | 66 |
| 2026-07 | 64 | 114 |
| 2026-08 | 19 | 52 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 3,909 |
| Active | 3,478 |
| Dormant | 482 |
| Liquidation | 80 |
| In Administration | 7 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 - East | 374 |
| West Midlands | 294 |
| Greater Manchester | 285 |
| Inner London - West | 270 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 261 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 220 |
| Outer London - South | 145 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 140 |
| West Yorkshire | 139 |
| South East Wales | 126 |
Geography coverage: 3918 known, 42 unknown (98.9%).
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 | 1,923 |
| 1m-15m | 421 |
| 15m-54m | 24 |
| 54m+ | 26 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2394 known, 1566 unknown (60.5%).
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 | 1,201 |
| Small | 1,080 |
| Medium | 12 |
| Large | 42 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 482 |
Company-size coverage: 2821 known, 1139 unknown (71.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 611 |
| 1–9 | 1,478 |
| 10–49 | 204 |
| 50–249 | 13 |
Employee coverage: 2306 known, 1654 unknown (58.2%).
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 | 603 |
| 1–3 years | 964 |
| 3–5 years | 422 |
| 5–10 years | 695 |
| 10–20 years | 561 |
| 20+ years | 715 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3960 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 | 3,960 |
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 | 268 |
| Exporter only | 55 |
| Both | 125 |
| Neither | 3,512 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 257 | £47,827,257,810 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 168 | £13,492,903,493 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 156 | £22,526,185,363 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 104 | £3,974,235,125 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 77 | £2,827,115,504 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 59 | £433,120,100 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 59 | £2,561,716,912 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 57 | £495,213,246 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 55 | £1,025,225,913 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 53 | £5,722,298,515 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 134 | £10,153,909,606 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 74 | £5,190,075,154 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 53 | £843,867,599 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 40 | £1,148,293,489 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 28 | £426,293,524 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 23 | £222,884,456 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 20 | £27,130,249 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 17 | £402,685,140 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 13 | £33,781,536 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 12 | £793,776,000 | 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 | 385 | 3,686 | 274 | 93.1% |
| Holding company | 1 | 3,686 | 274 | 93.1% |
| Solo founder | 2,180 | 3,686 | 274 | 93.1% |
| Ecommerce | 127 | 285 | 3,675 | 7.2% |
| Website | 360 | 384 | 3,576 | 9.7% |
| 186 | 384 | 3,576 | 9.7% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Marks Electrical Limited | £80,478,000 |
| Inno Touch Uk Limited | £37,303,554 |
| Crampton And Moore (television) Limited | £35,540,440 |
| Oem Appliances Limited | £22,070,906 |
| Oldfield Electrical Supplies Limited | £21,827,776 |
| Rgb Hifi & Video Limited | £19,615,051 |
| Rough Trade Retail (uk) Limited | £19,434,287 |
| Cooks Appliance Centre Limited | £18,390,622 |
| Leica Camera Limited | £17,487,618 |
| Gillmans Electrical Limited | £14,502,012 |
Revenue coverage: 58 known, 3902 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 215,910 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,086 |
| Department stores | 40,176 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,325 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,355 |
| Stalls | 18,294 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,699 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,457 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,930 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,571 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,275 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,521 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,305 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,171 |
| Pharmacy | 8,013 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,855 |
| Beverage stores | 5,998 |
| Butchers | 5,826 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,812 |
| Flooring Store | 5,785 |
| Other | 64,386 |
SIC classification
SIC 47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Excludes
retail sale of audio and video equipment, see ##47.43