Home furnishing 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
17044
Active companies
11299
Formed in latest 12 months
1643
Median active-company age
6.1 years
Revenue known
126
Importers
1971
Exporters
561
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 17,044 |
| Active companies | 11,299 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,643 |
| Importers | 1,971 |
| Exporters | 561 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 126 known, 11173 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 106 | 158 |
| 2026-01 | 165 | 143 |
| 2026-02 | 121 | 143 |
| 2026-03 | 153 | 179 |
| 2026-04 | 124 | 130 |
| 2026-05 | 120 | 143 |
| 2026-06 | 118 | 106 |
| 2026-07 | 134 | 210 |
| 2026-08 | 134 | 135 |
| 2026-09 | 99 | 113 |
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 | 10,252 |
| Dissolved | 5,333 |
| Dormant | 1,047 |
| Liquidation | 389 |
| In Administration | 20 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| 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 | 804 |
| Inner London - West | 772 |
| West Midlands | 632 |
| Greater Manchester | 613 |
| West Yorkshire | 589 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 573 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 431 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 372 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 369 |
| Lancashire | 327 |
Geography coverage: 11191 known, 108 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 6,350 |
| 1m-15m | 1,231 |
| 15m-54m | 51 |
| 54m+ | 51 |
Revenue-range coverage: 7683 known, 3616 unknown (68.0%).
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 | 3,816 |
| Small | 3,543 |
| Medium | 18 |
| Large | 97 |
| Holding | 18 |
| Dormant | 1,047 |
Company-size coverage: 8539 known, 2760 unknown (75.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 1,867 |
| 1–9 | 4,981 |
| 10–49 | 514 |
| 50–249 | 47 |
| 250+ | 5 |
Employee coverage: 7414 known, 3885 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 | 1,608 |
| 1–3 years | 2,191 |
| 3–5 years | 1,151 |
| 5–10 years | 2,548 |
| 10–20 years | 2,130 |
| 20+ years | 1,671 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 11299 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 | 11,299 |
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 | 1,501 |
| Exporter only | 91 |
| Both | 470 |
| Neither | 9,237 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 1,724 | £59,736,875,228 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 376 | £38,661,827,130 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 329 | £2,000,717,800 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 294 | £9,710,966,949 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 268 | £2,478,939,510 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 261 | £2,762,800,368 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 245 | £5,087,797,002 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 242 | £22,313,971,856 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 44 — Wood and Wood Products | 208 | £2,559,738,033 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 200 | £5,126,714,564 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 474 | £8,865,476,686 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 131 | £6,125,519,900 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 100 | £10,463,530,662 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 95 | £202,072,580 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 91 | £489,248,680 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 86 | £1,783,360,804 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 84 | £4,535,977,373 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 72 | £261,228,088 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 62 | £266,478,047 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 52 | £461,578,626 | 2016-02-01 – 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 | 1,390 | 10,385 | 914 | 91.9% |
| Holding company | 2 | 10,385 | 914 | 91.9% |
| Solo founder | 5,608 | 10,385 | 914 | 91.9% |
| Ecommerce | 678 | 1,421 | 9,878 | 12.6% |
| Website | 1,635 | 1,704 | 9,595 | 15.1% |
| 778 | 1,704 | 9,595 | 15.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Cubico (uk) Limited | £110,309,271 |
| Stokers Limited | £61,325,751 |
| Designer Sofas Group Ltd. | £53,608,103 |
| C.p. Hart & Sons Limited | £50,199,017 |
| Molteni Group Uk Limited | £41,033,719 |
| Bedsonline.biz Limited | £36,624,302 |
| Pooky Lighting Limited | £31,064,619 |
| Choice Discount Stores Limited | £31,057,000 |
| Sigma 3 (kitchens) Limited | £30,395,068 |
| Neptune Retail Limited | £29,255,849 |
Revenue coverage: 126 known, 11173 unknown (1.1%).
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 | 220,151 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,914 |
| Department stores | 40,209 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,686 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,316 |
| Stalls | 18,503 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,847 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,550 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 13,006 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,594 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,505 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,345 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,201 |
| Pharmacy | 8,043 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,900 |
| Beverage stores | 6,002 |
| Butchers | 5,878 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,856 |
| Flooring Store | 5,778 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,260 |
| Other | 63,141 |
SIC classification
SIC 47599 — Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store
Includes
retail sale of household furniture, retail sale of articles for lighting, retail sale of household utensils and cutlery, crockery, glassware, china and pottery, retail sale of wooden, cork and wickerwork goods, retail sale of non-electrical household appliances, retail sale of electrical security alarm systems, such as locking devices, safes, and vaults, without installation or maintenance services, retail sale of household articles and equipment n.e.c.
Excludes
retail sale of antiques, see ##47.79