Art galleries
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
4153
Active companies
2888
Formed in latest 12 months
361
Median active-company age
5.0 years
Revenue known
59
Importers
299
Exporters
387
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,153 |
| Active companies | 2,888 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 361 |
| Importers | 299 |
| Exporters | 387 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 59 known, 2829 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 29 | 37 |
| 2025-12 | 20 | 38 |
| 2026-01 | 30 | 41 |
| 2026-02 | 32 | 29 |
| 2026-03 | 31 | 36 |
| 2026-04 | 32 | 27 |
| 2026-05 | 23 | 39 |
| 2026-06 | 19 | 33 |
| 2026-07 | 38 | 63 |
| 2026-08 | 13 | 33 |
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 | 2,576 |
| Dissolved | 1,227 |
| Dormant | 312 |
| Liquidation | 36 |
| In Administration | 2 |
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 | 630 |
| Inner London - East | 355 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 156 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 153 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 86 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 77 |
| Outer London - South | 69 |
| Greater Manchester | 66 |
| Kent | 65 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 58 |
Geography coverage: 2867 known, 21 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 | 1,759 |
| 1m-15m | 219 |
| 15m-54m | 18 |
| 54m+ | 9 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2005 known, 883 unknown (69.4%).
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 | 1,061 |
| Small | 857 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Large | 20 |
| Holding | 9 |
| Dormant | 312 |
Company-size coverage: 2261 known, 627 unknown (78.3%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 661 |
| 1–9 | 1,201 |
| 10–49 | 43 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 1909 known, 979 unknown (66.1%).
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 | 351 |
| 1–3 years | 630 |
| 3–5 years | 468 |
| 5–10 years | 679 |
| 10–20 years | 482 |
| 20+ years | 278 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2888 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 | 2,888 |
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 | 71 |
| Exporter only | 159 |
| Both | 228 |
| Neither | 2,430 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 258 | £12,425,527,212 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 47 | £4,884,249,672 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 40 | £1,190,308,859 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £1,035,533,934 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 16 | £99,415,076 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 16 | £1,676,152,066 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 16 | £269,132,274 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 15 | £75,508,902 | 2018-03-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 14 | £902,114,019 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 13 | £102,541,083 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 374 | £28,363,788,411 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 50 | £986,958,704 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 43 | £1,801,132,342 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 26 | £221,678,947 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 19 | £53,671,445 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 16 | £33,816,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 15 | £613,584,680 | 2016-10-01 – 2025-10-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 15 | £624,987,107 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 14 | £28,162,710 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 9 | £4,821,391 | 2019-03-01 – 2025-07-01 |
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 | 288 | 2,716 | 172 | 94.0% |
| Holding company | 1 | 2,716 | 172 | 94.0% |
| Solo founder | 1,555 | 2,716 | 172 | 94.0% |
| Ecommerce | 101 | 352 | 2,536 | 12.2% |
| Website | 397 | 404 | 2,484 | 14.0% |
| 161 | 404 | 2,484 | 14.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Mondrian Limited | £24,122,301 |
| Timothy Taylor Limited | £17,210,599 |
| Offer Waterman Fine Art Limited | £15,180,176 |
| Lisson Gallery London Limited | £14,638,332 |
| Waddington Custot Galleries Limited | £11,168,000 |
| Monika Spruth & Philomene Magers Limited | £11,114,643 |
| Robilant Fine Art Limited | £5,852,636 |
| Mazzoleni Art Limited | £3,675,383 |
| Jonathan Clark & Co Limited | £2,382,182 |
| Pontone Gallery Limited | £1,064,340 |
Revenue coverage: 59 known, 2829 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 216,716 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,191 |
| Department stores | 40,262 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,384 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,402 |
| Stalls | 18,330 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,730 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,476 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,962 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,591 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,301 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,528 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,325 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,181 |
| Pharmacy | 8,010 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,863 |
| Beverage stores | 6,009 |
| Butchers | 5,834 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,822 |
| Flooring Store | 5,789 |
| Other | 65,573 |
SIC classification
SIC 47781 — Retail sale in commercial art galleries
Includes
activities of commercial art galleries