Mobile phone 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
9354
Active companies
5812
Formed in latest 12 months
1242
Median active-company age
3.0 years
Revenue known
46
Importers
207
Exporters
76
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 9,354 |
| Active companies | 5,812 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,242 |
| Importers | 207 |
| Exporters | 76 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 46 known, 5766 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 84 | 89 |
| 2025-12 | 97 | 107 |
| 2026-01 | 109 | 105 |
| 2026-02 | 81 | 110 |
| 2026-03 | 102 | 120 |
| 2026-04 | 87 | 78 |
| 2026-05 | 85 | 79 |
| 2026-06 | 93 | 60 |
| 2026-07 | 116 | 147 |
| 2026-08 | 36 | 67 |
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 | 5,442 |
| Dissolved | 3,487 |
| Dormant | 370 |
| Liquidation | 53 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 489 |
| Inner London - East | 482 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 436 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 411 |
| West Midlands | 403 |
| West Yorkshire | 246 |
| Inner London - West | 237 |
| Outer London - South | 197 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 174 |
| South East Wales | 154 |
Geography coverage: 5757 known, 55 unknown (99.1%).
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 | 3,106 |
| 1m-15m | 319 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 4 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3436 known, 2376 unknown (59.1%).
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 | 2,287 |
| Small | 1,069 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 8 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 370 |
Company-size coverage: 3742 known, 2070 unknown (64.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 787 |
| 1–9 | 2,410 |
| 10–49 | 130 |
| 50–249 | 11 |
Employee coverage: 3338 known, 2474 unknown (57.4%).
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 | 1,204 |
| 1–3 years | 1,725 |
| 3–5 years | 898 |
| 5–10 years | 1,420 |
| 10–20 years | 476 |
| 20+ years | 89 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5812 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 | 5,812 |
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 | 155 |
| Exporter only | 24 |
| Both | 52 |
| Neither | 5,581 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 166 | £70,074,267,323 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 61 | £15,091,095,986 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 44 | £1,317,850,557 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 40 | £1,952,196,842 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 39 | £1,942,964,473 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 35 | £647,702,608 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 30 | £3,588,016,530 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 70 — Glass and Glassware | 30 | £254,117,418 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 25 | £660,494,459 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 24 | £36,808,112 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 70 | £10,889,928,895 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 25 | £748,863,593 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 21 | £2,192,032,892 | 2017-10-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 9 | £193,869,475 | 2017-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 7 | £53,392,264 | 2021-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 6 | £205,921,093 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 5 | £58,172,648 | 2021-11-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £256,019,251 | 2021-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 3 | £22,986,267 | 2021-12-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 2 | £123,423,618 | 2021-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 114 | 5,630 | 182 | 96.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 5,630 | 182 | 96.9% |
| Solo founder | 4,282 | 5,630 | 182 | 96.9% |
| Ecommerce | 50 | 138 | 5,674 | 2.4% |
| Website | 169 | 193 | 5,619 | 3.3% |
| 83 | 193 | 5,619 | 3.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Unumplus Limited | £24,736,148 |
| Ignite (grantham) Limited | £23,925,591 |
| Corporate Mobile Recycling Limited | £18,716,713 |
| Ignite (north) Limited | £13,900,920 |
| Ninehundred Communications Group Limited | £13,871,022 |
| Family Connect Ltd | £3,165,129 |
| Aaron Wilkinson Limited | £1,973,926 |
| Munir & Sons Groups Ltd | £1,612,524 |
| Breese (fitness 2020) Limited | £523,936 |
| (ni) Britain Tech Limited | £388,189 |
Revenue coverage: 46 known, 5766 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 | 215,910 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,086 |
| Department stores | 40,176 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,325 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,355 |
| Stalls | 18,294 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,699 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,457 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,930 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,571 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,275 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,521 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,305 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,171 |
| Pharmacy | 8,013 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,855 |
| Beverage stores | 5,998 |
| Butchers | 5,826 |
| Flooring Store | 5,785 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,186 |
| Other | 63,160 |
SIC classification
SIC 47421 — Retail sale of mobile telephones
Includes
specialised retail sale of mobile telephones, specialised retail sale of mobile phones for motor vehicles, installation of mobile phones in motor vehicles
Excludes
mobile telephone services see ##61, paging services see ##61