Music instrument 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
1535
Active companies
1021
Formed in latest 12 months
118
Median active-company age
6.7 years
Revenue known
25
Importers
191
Exporters
117
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,535 |
| Active companies | 1,021 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 118 |
| Importers | 191 |
| Exporters | 117 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 25 known, 996 unknown (2.4%).
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 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025-12 | 14 | 18 |
| 2026-01 | 12 | 14 |
| 2026-02 | 3 | 19 |
| 2026-03 | 12 | 9 |
| 2026-04 | 15 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 8 | 14 |
| 2026-06 | 3 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 10 | 17 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 4 |
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 | 1,021 |
| Dissolved | 495 |
| Liquidation | 18 |
| 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 - West | 77 |
| Inner London - East | 70 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 61 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 51 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 44 |
| Greater Manchester | 43 |
| North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | 43 |
| Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | 38 |
| West Midlands | 37 |
| South East Wales | 32 |
Geography coverage: 1005 known, 16 unknown (98.4%).
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 | 584 |
| 1m-15m | 136 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 724 known, 297 unknown (70.9%).
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 | 383 |
| Small | 327 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 1 |
| Dormant | 96 |
Company-size coverage: 808 known, 213 unknown (79.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 166 |
| 1–9 | 508 |
| 10–49 | 26 |
Employee coverage: 700 known, 321 unknown (68.6%).
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 | 116 |
| 1–3 years | 193 |
| 3–5 years | 116 |
| 5–10 years | 219 |
| 10–20 years | 218 |
| 20+ years | 159 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1021 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 | 1,021 |
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 | 96 |
| Exporter only | 22 |
| Both | 95 |
| Neither | 808 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 175 | £580,484,668 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 50 | £3,325,507,108 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 48 | £9,101,389,302 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 20 | £1,060,068,912 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 19 | £303,199,404 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 16 | £444,882,786 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 13 | £2,666,125,945 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 13 | £292,011,067 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 12 | £611,148,684 | 2016-12-01 – 2025-06-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 10 | £851,846,019 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 106 | £172,046,314 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 28 | £2,969,115,874 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 17 | £985,629,302 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 14 | £223,054,422 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 12 | £49,860,593 | 2016-12-01 – 2025-08-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £540,862,612 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 10 | £601,436,112 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 5 | £316,089,094 | 2018-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 5 | £103,582,059 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 4 | £37,599,717 | 2016-03-01 – 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 | 105 | 972 | 49 | 95.2% |
| Holding company | 0 | 972 | 49 | 95.2% |
| Solo founder | 542 | 972 | 49 | 95.2% |
| Ecommerce | 89 | 153 | 868 | 15.0% |
| Website | 174 | 178 | 843 | 17.4% |
| 57 | 178 | 843 | 17.4% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Adap Solutions Limited | £1,100,049 |
| The Harp Studio Cyf | £328,422 |
| World Guitars Limited | £297,595 |
| Swp Services Limited | £201,171 |
| Soundshala Ltd | £120,522 |
| Anthony Bogdan Organs Ltd | £89,070 |
| Malik Instruments Ltd | £67,700 |
| Morgan T&s Limited | £39,986 |
| Rst Music Limited | £34,879 |
| The London Ukulele Project Cic | £32,766 |
Revenue coverage: 25 known, 996 unknown (2.4%).
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 | 215,586 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,166 |
| Department stores | 40,159 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,262 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,366 |
| Stalls | 18,284 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,672 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,449 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,925 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,592 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,269 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,521 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,302 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,175 |
| Pharmacy | 8,013 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,857 |
| Beverage stores | 6,001 |
| Butchers | 5,823 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,810 |
| Flooring Store | 5,783 |
| Other | 67,401 |
SIC classification
SIC 47591 — Retail sale of musical instruments and scores
Includes
retail sale of musical instruments and scores