DIY / Hardware 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
4987
Active companies
3735
Formed in latest 12 months
463
Median active-company age
8.3 years
Revenue known
48
Importers
401
Exporters
109
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 4,987 |
| Active companies | 3,735 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 463 |
| Importers | 401 |
| Exporters | 109 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 48 known, 3687 unknown (1.3%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 24 | 39 |
| 2026-01 | 44 | 35 |
| 2026-02 | 38 | 40 |
| 2026-03 | 45 | 43 |
| 2026-04 | 47 | 28 |
| 2026-05 | 40 | 38 |
| 2026-06 | 36 | 16 |
| 2026-07 | 51 | 42 |
| 2026-08 | 25 | 29 |
| 2026-09 | 26 | 38 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 3,440 |
| Dissolved | 1,156 |
| Dormant | 295 |
| Liquidation | 90 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 |
|---|---|
| West Midlands | 227 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 214 |
| Inner London - East | 198 |
| Greater Manchester | 189 |
| Inner London - West | 169 |
| West Yorkshire | 147 |
| Northern Ireland | 144 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 143 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 126 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 119 |
Geography coverage: 3692 known, 43 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 2,096 |
| 1m-15m | 589 |
| 15m-54m | 17 |
| 54m+ | 15 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2717 known, 1018 unknown (72.7%).
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 | 1,197 |
| Small | 1,433 |
| Medium | 9 |
| Large | 32 |
| Holding | 12 |
| Dormant | 295 |
Company-size coverage: 2978 known, 757 unknown (79.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 506 |
| 1–9 | 1,787 |
| 10–49 | 300 |
| 50–249 | 20 |
| 250+ | 4 |
Employee coverage: 2617 known, 1118 unknown (70.1%).
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 | 451 |
| 1–3 years | 608 |
| 3–5 years | 344 |
| 5–10 years | 655 |
| 10–20 years | 775 |
| 20+ years | 902 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3735 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 | 3,735 |
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 | 321 |
| Exporter only | 29 |
| Both | 80 |
| Neither | 3,305 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 140 | £10,323,970,695 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 133 | £10,055,452,969 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 116 | £2,000,826,171 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 116 | £5,602,709,324 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 101 | £7,637,531,339 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 84 | £11,752,636,015 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 83 | £621,772,669 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 83 | £1,918,864,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 75 | £591,496,989 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 68 — Stone, plaster, cement, and similar material products | 70 | £648,174,960 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 39 | £1,495,795,469 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 35 | £453,495,009 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 30 | £712,372,467 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 23 | £448,082,697 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 22 | £598,668,466 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 21 | £812,732,920 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 21 | £56,726,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 15 | £235,977,476 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 15 | £123,788,892 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 15 | £45,382,393 | 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 | 594 | 3,378 | 357 | 90.4% |
| Holding company | 1 | 3,378 | 357 | 90.4% |
| Solo founder | 1,533 | 3,378 | 357 | 90.4% |
| Ecommerce | 153 | 301 | 3,434 | 8.1% |
| Website | 358 | 373 | 3,362 | 10.0% |
| 179 | 373 | 3,362 | 10.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| E H Smith (builders Merchants) Limited | £165,906,985 |
| Boys & Boden Limited | £46,409,712 |
| Al. Murad D.i.y. Limited | £35,498,991 |
| The Paint Shed Limited | £27,115,557 |
| Woodlands Home & Garden Group Limited | £22,528,776 |
| Chris Stevens Limited | £20,871,180 |
| G. J. Handy (trading) Ltd | £16,464,509 |
| Tozerplan Limited | £15,565,456 |
| Graham And Green Limited | £12,680,785 |
| C & S Builders Merchants (stamford Hill) Limited | £11,117,120 |
Revenue coverage: 48 known, 3687 unknown (1.3%).
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 | 219,515 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,712 |
| Department stores | 40,071 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,657 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,211 |
| Stalls | 18,464 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,828 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,526 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,971 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,548 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,269 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,476 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,322 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,179 |
| Pharmacy | 8,034 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,882 |
| Beverage stores | 5,992 |
| Butchers | 5,872 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,831 |
| Flooring Store | 5,767 |
| Other | 64,508 |
SIC classification
SIC 47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of hardware, retail sale of paints, varnishes and lacquers, retail sale of flat glass, retail sale of other building material such as bricks, wood, sanitary equipment, retail sale of do-it-yourself material and equipment, retail sale of lawnmowers, however operated, retail sale of saunas