Second-hand 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
5479
Active companies
3844
Formed in latest 12 months
680
Median active-company age
4.9 years
Revenue known
116
Importers
191
Exporters
174
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 5,479 |
| Active companies | 3,844 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 680 |
| Importers | 191 |
| Exporters | 174 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 116 known, 3728 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 48 | 47 |
| 2025-12 | 47 | 58 |
| 2026-01 | 54 | 40 |
| 2026-02 | 66 | 46 |
| 2026-03 | 82 | 59 |
| 2026-04 | 47 | 43 |
| 2026-05 | 52 | 53 |
| 2026-06 | 61 | 39 |
| 2026-07 | 57 | 82 |
| 2026-08 | 38 | 47 |
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 | 3,570 |
| Dissolved | 1,580 |
| Dormant | 274 |
| Liquidation | 51 |
| Converted / Closed | 2 |
| In Administration | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 | 292 |
| Inner London - East | 276 |
| West Midlands | 173 |
| Greater Manchester | 169 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 148 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 145 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 144 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 138 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 130 |
| West Yorkshire | 119 |
Geography coverage: 3797 known, 47 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 | 2,063 |
| 1m-15m | 442 |
| 15m-54m | 19 |
| 54m+ | 20 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2544 known, 1300 unknown (66.2%).
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 | 1,229 |
| Small | 1,239 |
| Medium | 7 |
| Large | 28 |
| Holding | 10 |
| Dormant | 274 |
Company-size coverage: 2787 known, 1057 unknown (72.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 629 |
| 1–9 | 1,484 |
| 10–49 | 160 |
| 50–249 | 25 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 2299 known, 1545 unknown (59.8%).
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 | 664 |
| 1–3 years | 820 |
| 3–5 years | 445 |
| 5–10 years | 757 |
| 10–20 years | 647 |
| 20+ years | 511 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 3844 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 | 3,844 |
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 | 98 |
| Exporter only | 81 |
| Both | 93 |
| Neither | 3,572 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 56 | £4,049,796,721 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 55 | £4,026,753,719 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 39 | £13,507,500,226 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 29 | £8,444,875,744 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 26 | £1,249,731,242 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 21 | £570,931,085 | 2019-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 21 | £227,291,684 | 2020-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 20 | £979,040,099 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 19 | £333,113,885 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 17 | £488,057,973 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 81 | £10,687,565,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 41 | £819,061,013 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 37 | £4,368,935,493 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 91 — Clocks, watches, and their parts | 35 | £692,306,236 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 29 | £451,795,373 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 27 | £1,639,818,016 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 71 — Jewelry, precious stones, and metals | 24 | £2,891,890,564 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 22 | £164,194,392 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 19 | £329,402,950 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 18 | £210,065,549 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 317 | 3,379 | 465 | 87.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 3,379 | 465 | 87.9% |
| Solo founder | 1,987 | 3,379 | 465 | 87.9% |
| Ecommerce | 94 | 211 | 3,633 | 5.5% |
| Website | 261 | 276 | 3,568 | 7.2% |
| 93 | 276 | 3,568 | 7.2% |
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 |
|---|---|
| George Pragnell Limited | £100,523,107 |
| George Tarratt Limited | £46,363,911 |
| Cash Converters Yorkshire Limited | £42,750,964 |
| Yorkshire Caravans & Motorhomes Limited | £34,492,993 |
| Affordable Golf Ltd. | £33,664,997 |
| Gdmp Limited | £26,738,012 |
| Campbells Limited | £20,661,102 |
| Dane Chantala Associates Limited | £20,646,068 |
| Cash Converters Lancashire Limited | £14,557,900 |
| Reality Enterprise Ltd | £13,490,037 |
Revenue coverage: 116 known, 3728 unknown (3.0%).
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 | 217,752 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,159 |
| Department stores | 40,296 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,488 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,414 |
| Stalls | 18,368 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,766 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,493 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,988 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,605 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,309 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,542 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,334 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,195 |
| Pharmacy | 8,015 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,872 |
| Beverage stores | 6,006 |
| Butchers | 5,846 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,829 |
| Flooring Store | 5,786 |
| Other | 64,632 |
SIC classification
SIC 47799 — Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)
Includes
retail sale of second-hand books, retail sale of other second-hand goods, activities of auctioning houses (retail) (second hand goods)
Excludes
retail sale of second-hand motor vehicles, see ##45.1, activities of Internet auctions and other non-store auctions (retail), see ##47.91, ##47.99, activities of pawn shops and pawnbrokers where the principal activity is lending money, see ##64.92, activities of auctioning houses (retail) (antiques), see ##47.79/1