Other specialised stores
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Subsegments
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
20506
Active companies
14486
Formed in latest 12 months
2147
Median active-company age
7.0 years
Revenue known
245
Importers
1954
Exporters
752
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 20,506 |
| Active companies | 14,486 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 2,147 |
| Importers | 1,954 |
| Exporters | 752 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 245 known, 14241 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 164 | 139 |
| 2025-12 | 121 | 196 |
| 2026-01 | 210 | 160 |
| 2026-02 | 155 | 168 |
| 2026-03 | 195 | 169 |
| 2026-04 | 184 | 168 |
| 2026-05 | 163 | 171 |
| 2026-06 | 191 | 114 |
| 2026-07 | 194 | 237 |
| 2026-08 | 71 | 109 |
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 | 13,475 |
| Dissolved | 5,640 |
| Dormant | 1,011 |
| Liquidation | 360 |
| In Administration | 17 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 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 | 1,058 |
| Inner London - West | 859 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 652 |
| Greater Manchester | 627 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 607 |
| West Midlands | 532 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 530 |
| West Yorkshire | 430 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 429 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 413 |
Geography coverage: 14311 known, 175 unknown (98.8%).
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 | 8,370 |
| 1m-15m | 1,578 |
| 15m-54m | 61 |
| 54m+ | 90 |
Revenue-range coverage: 10099 known, 4387 unknown (69.7%).
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 | 4,755 |
| Small | 4,986 |
| Medium | 27 |
| Large | 150 |
| Holding | 30 |
| Dormant | 1,011 |
Company-size coverage: 10959 known, 3527 unknown (75.7%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,293 |
| 1–9 | 6,527 |
| 10–49 | 815 |
| 50–249 | 85 |
| 250+ | 8 |
Employee coverage: 9728 known, 4758 unknown (67.2%).
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 | 2,104 |
| 1–3 years | 2,575 |
| 3–5 years | 1,365 |
| 5–10 years | 2,667 |
| 10–20 years | 3,007 |
| 20+ years | 2,768 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 14486 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 |
|---|---|
| Souverins, arms, stamps, photo equipment etc | 14,486 |
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 | 1,341 |
| Exporter only | 139 |
| Both | 613 |
| Neither | 12,393 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 646 | £32,749,486,932 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 608 | £86,548,874,893 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 555 | £52,642,975,509 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 485 | £14,238,404,420 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 475 | £13,670,454,376 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 446 | £14,553,816,093 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 398 | £22,126,827,455 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 69 — Ceramic products | 317 | £3,105,915,755 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 311 | £6,701,348,173 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 311 | £6,233,401,780 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 218 | £15,505,049,075 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 216 | £14,782,639,137 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 179 | £2,934,774,085 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 172 | £5,526,286,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 158 | £1,875,163,670 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 128 | £2,824,385,834 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 115 | £5,505,982,585 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 108 | £179,600,822 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 103 | £1,659,362,781 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 101 | £854,946,593 | 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 | 2,009 | 13,155 | 1,331 | 90.8% |
| Holding company | 2 | 13,155 | 1,331 | 90.8% |
| Solo founder | 6,946 | 13,155 | 1,331 | 90.8% |
| Ecommerce | 870 | 1,527 | 12,959 | 10.5% |
| Website | 1,799 | 1,863 | 12,623 | 12.9% |
| 832 | 1,863 | 12,623 | 12.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Sunrise Records And Entertainment Limited | £177,934,000 |
| N & R Gordon Ltd | £96,870,389 |
| Chard (1964) Limited | £93,079,049 |
| Woodthorpe Hall Garden Centres Limited | £85,362,247 |
| Shop Tjc Limited | £78,936,850 |
| Murdock Builders Merchants Limited | £65,221,892 |
| Sigma Sports Limited | £61,415,169 |
| James Gordon Limited | £60,734,186 |
| Farnborough Tool Hire Limited | £43,991,183 |
| Ua Uk Retail Limited | £39,312,073 |
Revenue coverage: 245 known, 14241 unknown (1.7%).
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 | 217,175 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,236 |
| Department stores | 40,293 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,406 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,441 |
| Stalls | 18,353 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,748 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,973 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,607 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,304 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,530 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,334 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,190 |
| Pharmacy | 8,014 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,869 |
| Beverage stores | 6,011 |
| Butchers | 5,835 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,826 |
| Flooring Store | 5,793 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,227 |
| Other | 63,271 |