Outdoor & Sporting Goods 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
16554
Active companies
10523
Formed in latest 12 months
1774
Median active-company age
4.3 years
Revenue known
223
Importers
1445
Exporters
462
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 16,554 |
| Active companies | 10,523 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,774 |
| Importers | 1,445 |
| Exporters | 462 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 223 known, 10300 unknown (2.1%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 162 | 147 |
| 2025-12 | 115 | 195 |
| 2026-01 | 162 | 168 |
| 2026-02 | 150 | 176 |
| 2026-03 | 142 | 215 |
| 2026-04 | 141 | 151 |
| 2026-05 | 109 | 155 |
| 2026-06 | 135 | 117 |
| 2026-07 | 128 | 217 |
| 2026-08 | 19 | 89 |
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 | 10,523 |
| Dissolved | 5,873 |
| Liquidation | 143 |
| In Administration | 13 |
| Converted / Closed | 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 702 |
| Inner London - West | 642 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 534 |
| Greater Manchester | 470 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 378 |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 338 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 330 |
| South East Wales | 326 |
| West Midlands | 323 |
| Essex | 306 |
Geography coverage: 10413 known, 110 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 | 5,941 |
| 1m-15m | 575 |
| 15m-54m | 17 |
| 54m+ | 28 |
Revenue-range coverage: 6561 known, 3962 unknown (62.3%).
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 | 3,697 |
| Small | 2,601 |
| Medium | 6 |
| Large | 46 |
| Holding | 13 |
| Dormant | 1,089 |
Company-size coverage: 7452 known, 3071 unknown (70.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 2,006 |
| 1–9 | 4,006 |
| 10–49 | 230 |
| 50–249 | 19 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 6262 known, 4261 unknown (59.5%).
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 | 1,728 |
| 1–3 years | 2,625 |
| 3–5 years | 1,378 |
| 5–10 years | 2,441 |
| 10–20 years | 1,671 |
| 20+ years | 680 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 10523 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 | 10,523 |
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 | 1,065 |
| Exporter only | 82 |
| Both | 380 |
| Neither | 8,996 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 727 | £8,691,758,794 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 450 | £16,341,432,334 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 360 | £19,944,947,077 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 337 | £11,454,108,530 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 270 | £36,844,047,503 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 236 | £21,120,903,776 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 229 | £6,847,063,744 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 217 | £3,718,907,435 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 216 | £3,386,414,458 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 216 | £10,768,493,131 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 218 | £1,388,503,655 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 141 | £4,223,646,043 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 78 | £1,231,397,514 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 77 | £731,913,480 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 76 | £5,025,179,505 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 69 | £5,138,742,379 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 64 | £1,874,123,221 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 58 | £326,236,275 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 52 | £708,413,529 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 50 | £349,718,782 | 2016-01-01 – 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 | 1,102 | 9,858 | 665 | 93.7% |
| Holding company | 2 | 9,858 | 665 | 93.7% |
| Solo founder | 5,629 | 9,858 | 665 | 93.7% |
| Ecommerce | 635 | 1,075 | 9,448 | 10.2% |
| Website | 1,224 | 1,254 | 9,269 | 11.9% |
| 519 | 1,254 | 9,269 | 11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| C & C Motor Caravans Ltd | £30,506,585 |
| Cycle Solutions (cycle To Work) Limited | £28,826,626 |
| Scottsdale Golf (u.k.) Limited | £24,649,736 |
| The Sportsman Gun Centre Limited | £23,710,000 |
| Concept 2 Limited | £20,712,431 |
| Blk Box Fitness Limited | £19,583,711 |
| Newitt & Co Limited | £19,015,733 |
| Silvermere Golf Store Limited | £13,672,364 |
| H.taylor & Son(brockley)limited | £13,648,511 |
| Millbry Hill Limited | £10,406,731 |
Revenue coverage: 223 known, 10300 unknown (2.1%).
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 | 216,098 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,218 |
| Department stores | 40,211 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,316 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,398 |
| Stalls | 18,310 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,693 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,457 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,946 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,601 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,273 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,312 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,181 |
| Pharmacy | 8,018 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,862 |
| Beverage stores | 6,009 |
| Butchers | 5,831 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,817 |
| Flooring Store | 5,787 |
| Toy & Game Stores | 5,205 |
| Other | 63,268 |
SIC classification
SIC 47640 — Retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles
Includes
retail sale of sports goods, fishing gear, camping goods, boats and bicycles