Music & Video 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
1883
Active companies
1211
Formed in latest 12 months
177
Median active-company age
4.2 years
Revenue known
41
Importers
36
Exporters
18
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,883 |
| Active companies | 1,211 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 177 |
| Importers | 36 |
| Exporters | 18 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 41 known, 1170 unknown (3.4%).
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 | 18 | 17 |
| 2025-12 | 12 | 22 |
| 2026-01 | 19 | 20 |
| 2026-02 | 12 | 24 |
| 2026-03 | 15 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 18 | 18 |
| 2026-05 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026-06 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 14 | 26 |
| 2026-08 | 9 | 12 |
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 | 1,056 |
| Dissolved | 668 |
| Dormant | 155 |
| Liquidation | 4 |
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 | 186 |
| Inner London - West | 113 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 55 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 55 |
| Greater Manchester | 52 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 50 |
| West Midlands | 50 |
| Essex | 35 |
| West Yorkshire | 35 |
| Outer London - South | 33 |
Geography coverage: 1193 known, 18 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 | 689 |
| 1m-15m | 71 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 765 known, 446 unknown (63.2%).
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 | 492 |
| Small | 246 |
| Large | 5 |
| Dormant | 155 |
Company-size coverage: 898 known, 313 unknown (74.2%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 277 |
| 1–9 | 430 |
| 10–49 | 19 |
| 50–249 | 3 |
Employee coverage: 729 known, 482 unknown (60.2%).
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 | 175 |
| 1–3 years | 279 |
| 3–5 years | 227 |
| 5–10 years | 352 |
| 10–20 years | 117 |
| 20+ years | 61 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1211 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 | 1,211 |
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 | 22 |
| Exporter only | 4 |
| Both | 14 |
| Neither | 1,171 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 32 | £4,284,117,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 14 | £719,706,509 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 7 | £1,108,538,394 | 2018-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 7 | £40,172,441 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 6 | £116,132,367 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 6 | £368,067,519 | 2018-04-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 6 | £241,462,135 | 2022-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 4 | £241,367,055 | 2017-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 4 | £100,834,317 | 2019-12-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 4 | £29,827,495 | 2022-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 14 | £1,219,535,820 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 92 — Musical Instruments and Parts | 8 | £14,478,022 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 6 | £256,542,392 | 2021-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 6 | £77,337,330 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 6 | £61,248,482 | 2017-10-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 5 | £11,215,396 | 2017-10-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 5 | £217,465,738 | 2016-02-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 3 | £21,033,017 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 3 | £593,464,736 | 2019-08-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £5,158,428 | 2020-03-01 – 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 | 68 | 1,147 | 64 | 94.7% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,147 | 64 | 94.7% |
| Solo founder | 701 | 1,147 | 64 | 94.7% |
| Ecommerce | 15 | 26 | 1,185 | 2.1% |
| Website | 35 | 36 | 1,175 | 3.0% |
| 9 | 36 | 1,175 | 3.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Juno Media Limited | £25,023,901 |
| The Turntable Vinyl Cafe Ltd | £366,807 |
| Earworm Records York Ltd | £201,298 |
| Lyster Global Ltd | £142,891 |
| Lce Corporation Ltd. | £77,067 |
| Romania Art Sound Ltd | £60,910 |
| Sheer Vinyl Attack Ltd | £56,276 |
| The Joy Hotel Limited | £51,639 |
| Vibesrecords Ltd | £51,048 |
| Deuces Records Ltd | £30,000 |
Revenue coverage: 41 known, 1170 unknown (3.4%).
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 | 216,465 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,160 |
| Department stores | 40,244 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,362 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,383 |
| Stalls | 18,317 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,716 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,470 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,951 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,583 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,293 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,525 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,315 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,173 |
| Pharmacy | 8,009 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,855 |
| Beverage stores | 6,003 |
| Butchers | 5,831 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,819 |
| Flooring Store | 5,787 |
| Other | 67,215 |
SIC classification
SIC 47630 — Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of musical records, audio tapes, compact discs and cassettes, retail sale of video tapes and DVDs, retail sale of blank tapes and discs