Frishmongers
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
2801
Active companies
1865
Formed in latest 12 months
312
Median active-company age
5.0 years
Revenue known
18
Importers
116
Exporters
27
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,801 |
| Active companies | 1,865 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 312 |
| Importers | 116 |
| Exporters | 27 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 18 known, 1847 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 27 | 31 |
| 2025-12 | 13 | 35 |
| 2026-01 | 35 | 31 |
| 2026-02 | 22 | 36 |
| 2026-03 | 33 | 25 |
| 2026-04 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 16 | 24 |
| 2026-06 | 15 | 23 |
| 2026-07 | 31 | 42 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 15 |
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 | 1,865 |
| Dissolved | 892 |
| Liquidation | 42 |
| 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 - East | 212 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 147 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 111 |
| West Midlands | 89 |
| East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire | 72 |
| Inner London - West | 70 |
| Greater Manchester | 67 |
| Kent | 62 |
| Eastern Scotland | 58 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 55 |
Geography coverage: 1845 known, 20 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 | 1,082 |
| 1m-15m | 159 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1251 known, 614 unknown (67.1%).
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 | 673 |
| Small | 549 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 7 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 107 |
Company-size coverage: 1342 known, 523 unknown (72.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 228 |
| 1–9 | 861 |
| 10–49 | 127 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
Employee coverage: 1224 known, 641 unknown (65.6%).
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 | 291 |
| 1–3 years | 446 |
| 3–5 years | 203 |
| 5–10 years | 431 |
| 10–20 years | 284 |
| 20+ years | 210 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1865 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 | 1,865 |
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 | 99 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 17 |
| Neither | 1,739 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 — Fish and seafood, including shellfish and other water creatures | 60 | £792,417,063 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 08 — Edible Fruits and Nuts | 25 | £295,484,402 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 24 | £194,721,127 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 24 | £772,795,756 | 2017-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 23 | £1,593,555,904 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 22 | £1,156,929,647 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 18 | £331,972,308 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 16 | £160,237,649 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 16 | £159,858,640 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 15 | £506,799,448 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 — Fish and seafood, including shellfish and other water creatures | 21 | £470,217,371 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 16 — Meat, fish, and seafood preparations | 12 | £16,225,566 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 3 | £26,906,608 | 2018-09-01 – 2021-07-01 |
| 05 — Animal-based products not listed elsewhere | 2 | £768,402 | 2016-05-01 – 2022-12-01 |
| 08 — Edible Fruits and Nuts | 2 | £27,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2022-11-01 |
| 15 — Fats, Oils, and Waxes from Animals, Plants, or Microbes | 2 | £233,069 | 2019-12-01 – 2021-07-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 2 | £5,275,670 | 2021-07-01 – 2024-05-01 |
| 25 — Salt, sulphur, earths, stone, plaster, lime, and cement | 2 | £6,417,110 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 30 — Pharmaceutical Products | 2 | £0 | 2016-01-01 – 2016-04-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 2 | £6,769,815 | 2018-07-01 – 2025-01-01 |
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 | 226 | 1,756 | 109 | 94.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,756 | 109 | 94.2% |
| Solo founder | 935 | 1,756 | 109 | 94.2% |
| Ecommerce | 28 | 76 | 1,789 | 4.1% |
| Website | 85 | 101 | 1,764 | 5.4% |
| 31 | 101 | 1,764 | 5.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Warners Fishmerchants Limited | £69,680,049 |
| Dockside Limited | £18,252,649 |
| W. Stevenson & Sons Limited | £8,526,102 |
| The Broughton Market Limited | £1,822,555 |
| Marsland Fish Supplies Limited | £1,495,111 |
| Whitfish Ltd. | £1,450,403 |
| Jonas Fish Ltd | £1,317,856 |
| North Sea Seafood Limited | £500,620 |
| Cashmere Afro Mini Market Ltd | £340,899 |
| Bebbington & Williams Fishmongers Ltd | £222,025 |
Revenue coverage: 18 known, 1847 unknown (1.0%).
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 | 216,349 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,256 |
| Department stores | 40,236 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,339 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,430 |
| Stalls | 18,325 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,703 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,465 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,951 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,608 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,282 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,529 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,317 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,185 |
| Pharmacy | 8,020 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,865 |
| Beverage stores | 6,008 |
| Butchers | 5,835 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,822 |
| Flooring Store | 5,786 |
| Other | 66,629 |
SIC classification
SIC 47230 — Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of fish, other seafood and products thereof