Fruit and vegetables 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
6604
Active companies
4756
Formed in latest 12 months
918
Median active-company age
3.3 years
Revenue known
40
Importers
232
Exporters
24
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 6,604 |
| Active companies | 4,756 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 918 |
| Importers | 232 |
| Exporters | 24 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 40 known, 4716 unknown (0.8%).
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 | 55 | 54 |
| 2026-01 | 87 | 46 |
| 2026-02 | 73 | 56 |
| 2026-03 | 97 | 56 |
| 2026-04 | 69 | 49 |
| 2026-05 | 67 | 50 |
| 2026-06 | 65 | 36 |
| 2026-07 | 96 | 100 |
| 2026-08 | 77 | 61 |
| 2026-09 | 47 | 43 |
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 | 4,489 |
| Dissolved | 1,779 |
| Dormant | 267 |
| Liquidation | 68 |
| In Administration | 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 | 548 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 424 |
| West Midlands | 382 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 359 |
| Greater Manchester | 244 |
| Inner London - West | 230 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 164 |
| West Yorkshire | 158 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 152 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 137 |
Geography coverage: 4685 known, 71 unknown (98.5%).
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 | 2,418 |
| 1m-15m | 451 |
| 15m-54m | 14 |
| 54m+ | 7 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2890 known, 1866 unknown (60.8%).
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 | 1,609 |
| Small | 1,219 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 14 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 267 |
Company-size coverage: 3111 known, 1645 unknown (65.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 537 |
| 1–9 | 1,914 |
| 10–49 | 317 |
| 50–249 | 33 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 2802 known, 1954 unknown (58.9%).
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 | 895 |
| 1–3 years | 1,357 |
| 3–5 years | 632 |
| 5–10 years | 1,034 |
| 10–20 years | 563 |
| 20+ years | 275 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4756 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 | 4,756 |
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 | 213 |
| Exporter only | 5 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 4,519 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 — Edible Fruits and Nuts | 112 | £3,063,428,965 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 85 | £2,028,997,862 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 62 | £3,265,274,668 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 59 | £954,997,903 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 54 | £771,052,448 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 45 | £2,967,763,476 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 43 | £1,751,159,036 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 41 | £401,840,593 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 37 | £745,935,195 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 11 — Milling Products | 34 | £112,574,134 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08 — Edible Fruits and Nuts | 8 | £9,684,353 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 07 — Edible Vegetables and Roots | 7 | £16,347,877 | 2018-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 20 — Prepared or preserved plant-based foods | 7 | £21,840,688 | 2021-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 21 — Miscellaneous food products | 7 | £411,214,821 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 09 — Coffee, tea, mate, and spices | 6 | £18,325,564 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 19 — Cereal and milk-based food products | 6 | £179,457,413 | 2021-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 12 — Oil seeds and fruits used for oil | 4 | £953,811 | 2018-07-01 – 2024-02-01 |
| 22 — Drinks, Alcohol, and Vinegar | 3 | £114,043,546 | 2018-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 33 — Essential oils and perfumes | 3 | £142,612,173 | 2021-07-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 3 | £44,733,490 | 2023-11-01 – 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 | 385 | 4,517 | 239 | 95.0% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,517 | 239 | 95.0% |
| Solo founder | 2,783 | 4,517 | 239 | 95.0% |
| Ecommerce | 52 | 131 | 4,625 | 2.8% |
| Website | 154 | 172 | 4,584 | 3.6% |
| 70 | 172 | 4,584 | 3.6% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Richard Hochfeld Limited | £164,274,841 |
| Lb Enterprises Limited | £47,530,782 |
| Ralph Livesey Limited | £23,230,067 |
| Thompson Bros. (esher) Limited | £18,552,231 |
| The Tomato Stall Limited | £14,300,571 |
| Beckworth Limited | £11,360,524 |
| Priory Farm Estate Limited | £9,840,436 |
| Arabica Borough Limited | £2,732,200 |
| Brighton Food Stores Limited | £2,640,731 |
| Global Foods Sot Limited | £1,608,913 |
Revenue coverage: 40 known, 4716 unknown (0.8%).
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 | 220,486 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,955 |
| Department stores | 40,244 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,716 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,329 |
| Stalls | 18,526 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,857 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,560 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 13,012 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,599 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,307 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,510 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,352 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,209 |
| Pharmacy | 8,045 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,904 |
| Beverage stores | 6,006 |
| Butchers | 5,882 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,865 |
| Flooring Store | 5,778 |
| Other | 63,688 |
SIC classification
SIC 47210 — Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail sale of prepared and preserved fruits and vegetables