Stationery & Newsagents
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
3542
Active companies
2517
Formed in latest 12 months
324
Median active-company age
6.3 years
Revenue known
23
Importers
95
Exporters
44
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 3,542 |
| Active companies | 2,517 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 324 |
| Importers | 95 |
| Exporters | 44 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 23 known, 2494 unknown (0.9%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 17 | 25 |
| 2026-01 | 38 | 23 |
| 2026-02 | 33 | 24 |
| 2026-03 | 35 | 35 |
| 2026-04 | 18 | 19 |
| 2026-05 | 25 | 29 |
| 2026-06 | 24 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 29 | 59 |
| 2026-08 | 15 | 37 |
| 2026-09 | 17 | 22 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
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 | 2,308 |
| Dissolved | 963 |
| Dormant | 209 |
| Liquidation | 59 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 179 |
| Inner London - East | 174 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 165 |
| West Midlands | 132 |
| Inner London - West | 113 |
| Outer London - South | 103 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 100 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 97 |
| West Yorkshire | 87 |
| West Central Scotland | 85 |
Geography coverage: 2484 known, 33 unknown (98.7%).
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 | 1,561 |
| 1m-15m | 190 |
| 15m-54m | 4 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1763 known, 754 unknown (70.0%).
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 | 1,008 |
| Small | 714 |
| Large | 8 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 209 |
Company-size coverage: 1941 known, 576 unknown (77.1%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 326 |
| 1–9 | 1,242 |
| 10–49 | 124 |
| 50–249 | 5 |
| 250+ | 2 |
Employee coverage: 1699 known, 818 unknown (67.5%).
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 | 319 |
| 1–3 years | 493 |
| 3–5 years | 282 |
| 5–10 years | 546 |
| 10–20 years | 524 |
| 20+ years | 353 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 2517 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 | 2,517 |
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 | 66 |
| Exporter only | 15 |
| Both | 29 |
| Neither | 2,407 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 48 | £1,222,224,515 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 34 | £992,061,040 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 31 | £266,075,110 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 26 | £2,162,689,039 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 25 | £2,466,769,573 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 24 | £2,519,058,039 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 21 | £5,831,068,497 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 19 | £3,715,593,258 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 18 | £485,556,840 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 18 | £1,070,124,778 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 22 | £1,499,005,187 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 16 | £248,456,915 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 12 | £169,675,359 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 12 | £24,282,755 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 11 | £823,262,879 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 10 | £1,692,554,311 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 9 | £144,030,060 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 9 | £41,486,820 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 9 | £175,467,257 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 8 | £15,632,454 | 2016-04-01 – 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 | 362 | 2,373 | 144 | 94.3% |
| Holding company | 0 | 2,373 | 144 | 94.3% |
| Solo founder | 1,279 | 2,373 | 144 | 94.3% |
| Ecommerce | 36 | 74 | 2,443 | 2.9% |
| Website | 96 | 101 | 2,416 | 4.0% |
| 51 | 101 | 2,416 | 4.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Clares Office Supplies Limited | £12,641,936 |
| Between The Lines Limited | £11,526,660 |
| Taylors Centre News Ltd | £579,711 |
| Ferpat Ltd | £423,471 |
| The Drinks Cabin Ltd | £322,688 |
| Ej & Ga Hooper Ltd | £289,588 |
| Radhe Investments Limited | £279,622 |
| Ppj Yorkshire Limited | £253,067 |
| Newcastle Ventures Ltd | £191,199 |
| Gloucester Cathedral Enterprises Limited | £170,120 |
Revenue coverage: 23 known, 2494 unknown (0.9%).
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 | 220,055 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,904 |
| Department stores | 40,202 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,685 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,314 |
| Stalls | 18,497 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,843 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,552 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 13,006 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,592 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,297 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,503 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,345 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,197 |
| Pharmacy | 8,043 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,898 |
| Beverage stores | 6,002 |
| Butchers | 5,878 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,856 |
| Flooring Store | 5,778 |
| Other | 65,875 |
SIC classification
SIC 47620 — Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of office supplies such as pens, pencils, paper etc.