Audio and video 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
2362
Active companies
1407
Formed in latest 12 months
184
Median active-company age
7.1 years
Revenue known
33
Importers
216
Exporters
172
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,362 |
| Active companies | 1,407 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 184 |
| Importers | 216 |
| Exporters | 172 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 33 known, 1374 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 32 |
| 2025-12 | 17 | 25 |
| 2026-01 | 25 | 23 |
| 2026-02 | 10 | 29 |
| 2026-03 | 20 | 28 |
| 2026-04 | 8 | 19 |
| 2026-05 | 14 | 20 |
| 2026-06 | 9 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 13 | 28 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 11 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 1,407 |
| Dissolved | 921 |
| Liquidation | 34 |
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 | 129 |
| Inner London - West | 109 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 84 |
| Greater Manchester | 75 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 62 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 58 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 57 |
| West Midlands | 55 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 52 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 45 |
Geography coverage: 1394 known, 13 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 | 726 |
| 1m-15m | 201 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 946 known, 461 unknown (67.2%).
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 | 447 |
| Small | 465 |
| Large | 13 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 159 |
Company-size coverage: 1085 known, 322 unknown (77.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 265 |
| 1–9 | 604 |
| 10–49 | 50 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 924 known, 483 unknown (65.7%).
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 | 179 |
| 1–3 years | 288 |
| 3–5 years | 114 |
| 5–10 years | 263 |
| 10–20 years | 275 |
| 20+ years | 288 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1407 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 | 1,407 |
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 | 95 |
| Exporter only | 51 |
| Both | 121 |
| Neither | 1,140 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 190 | £48,898,662,600 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 87 | £5,430,901,084 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 73 | £3,291,939,048 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 54 | £12,839,222,435 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 30 | £104,623,363 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 29 | £2,345,306,408 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 25 | £110,655,469 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 24 | £872,943,186 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 21 | £1,390,177,657 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 19 | £665,807,926 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 156 | £14,773,299,211 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 44 | £1,387,393,938 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 42 | £600,403,338 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 30 | £4,039,647,978 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 29 | £26,386,157 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 14 | £448,982,405 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 13 | £14,085,032 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 12 | £124,850,061 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £280,426,217 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 76 — Aluminum and aluminum products | 5 | £41,350,771 | 2017-04-01 – 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 | 128 | 1,291 | 116 | 91.8% |
| Holding company | 2 | 1,291 | 116 | 91.8% |
| Solo founder | 750 | 1,291 | 116 | 91.8% |
| Ecommerce | 73 | 180 | 1,227 | 12.8% |
| Website | 206 | 217 | 1,190 | 15.4% |
| 128 | 217 | 1,190 | 15.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Anand International Limited | £56,543,467 |
| Juno Media Limited | £25,023,901 |
| Sevenoaks Sound And Vision Limited | £21,355,303 |
| Refelects Limited | £8,061,445 |
| New Tech Limited | £620,762 |
| Cherrywood Av Limited | £365,093 |
| Uplands Car Radios Ltd | £269,770 |
| Homevibe Limited | £265,320 |
| Moventra Group Limited | £105,313 |
| Prussiandisco Ltd | £103,456 |
Revenue coverage: 33 known, 1374 unknown (2.3%).
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 | 216,300 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,249 |
| Department stores | 40,229 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,340 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,423 |
| Stalls | 18,325 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,702 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,463 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,951 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,608 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,279 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,528 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,315 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,185 |
| Pharmacy | 8,020 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,865 |
| Beverage stores | 6,008 |
| Butchers | 5,834 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,821 |
| Flooring Store | 5,786 |
| Other | 67,084 |
SIC classification
SIC 47430 — Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of radio and television equipment, retail sale of audio and video equipment, retail sale of CD, DVD etc. players and recorders