Beverage 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
8433
Active companies
6011
Formed in latest 12 months
1068
Median active-company age
4.2 years
Revenue known
83
Importers
364
Exporters
108
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,433 |
| Active companies | 6,011 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,068 |
| Importers | 364 |
| Exporters | 108 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 83 known, 5928 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 79 | 56 |
| 2025-12 | 63 | 74 |
| 2026-01 | 98 | 69 |
| 2026-02 | 103 | 64 |
| 2026-03 | 97 | 80 |
| 2026-04 | 99 | 65 |
| 2026-05 | 80 | 59 |
| 2026-06 | 86 | 54 |
| 2026-07 | 73 | 99 |
| 2026-08 | 44 | 56 |
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 | 5,512 |
| Dissolved | 2,266 |
| Dormant | 499 |
| Liquidation | 148 |
| In Administration | 7 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 593 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 419 |
| Inner London - West | 418 |
| Greater Manchester | 316 |
| West Midlands | 298 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 267 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 212 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 180 |
| West Central Scotland | 176 |
| West Yorkshire | 175 |
Geography coverage: 5947 known, 64 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 | 3,323 |
| 1m-15m | 363 |
| 15m-54m | 23 |
| 54m+ | 27 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3736 known, 2275 unknown (62.2%).
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 | 2,002 |
| Small | 1,591 |
| Medium | 5 |
| Large | 44 |
| Holding | 11 |
| Dormant | 499 |
Company-size coverage: 4152 known, 1859 unknown (69.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 847 |
| 1–9 | 2,336 |
| 10–49 | 383 |
| 50–249 | 25 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 3595 known, 2416 unknown (59.8%).
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 | 1,042 |
| 1–3 years | 1,413 |
| 3–5 years | 793 |
| 5–10 years | 1,526 |
| 10–20 years | 831 |
| 20+ years | 406 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 6011 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 | 6,011 |
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 | 288 |
| Exporter only | 32 |
| Both | 76 |
| Neither | 5,615 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 212 | £9,667,119,673 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 77 | £8,799,043,713 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 64 | £1,622,335,270 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 63 | £510,403,715 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 54 | £3,298,275,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 53 | £3,998,735,051 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 46 | £773,150,215 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 46 | £1,309,318,081 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 42 | £3,714,454,372 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 39 | £1,427,594,650 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 79 | £8,155,520,715 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 27 | £41,423,675 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £844,535,961 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 15 | £461,697,492 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 12 | £34,562,430 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 12 | £196,950,655 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £691,374,584 | 2017-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 12 | £194,667,384 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 12 | £101,707,504 | 2019-07-01 – 2025-12-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 11 | £870,446,734 | 2016-05-01 – 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 | 614 | 5,492 | 519 | 91.4% |
| Holding company | 1 | 5,492 | 519 | 91.4% |
| Solo founder | 2,992 | 5,492 | 519 | 91.4% |
| Ecommerce | 153 | 296 | 5,715 | 4.9% |
| Website | 338 | 348 | 5,663 | 5.8% |
| 164 | 348 | 5,663 | 5.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Atom Supplies Limited | £49,923,218 |
| Wineflair (belfast) Limited | £34,974,847 |
| Amathus Drinks Plc | £32,269,311 |
| Tanners Wines Limited | £23,722,647 |
| Jeroboams Shops Limited | £23,696,823 |
| Small Beer Limited | £23,452,439 |
| Charioteer Limited | £16,582,477 |
| First Developments Limited | £15,900,558 |
| Chapeau Bermondsey Limited | £14,747,483 |
| Cornish Scrumpy Company Limited | £13,523,032 |
Revenue coverage: 83 known, 5928 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 217,175 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,236 |
| Department stores | 40,293 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,406 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,441 |
| Stalls | 18,353 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,748 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,486 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,973 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,607 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,304 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,530 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,334 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,190 |
| Pharmacy | 8,014 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,869 |
| Butchers | 5,835 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,826 |
| Flooring Store | 5,793 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,227 |
| Other | 63,271 |
SIC classification
SIC 47250 — Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of beverages (not for consumption on the premises):, alcoholic beverages, non-alcoholic beverages