Toy & Game 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
8873
Active companies
5186
Formed in latest 12 months
1396
Median active-company age
2.3 years
Revenue known
135
Importers
350
Exporters
98
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 8,873 |
| Active companies | 5,186 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 1,396 |
| Importers | 350 |
| Exporters | 98 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 135 known, 5051 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 111 | 100 |
| 2025-12 | 79 | 114 |
| 2026-01 | 134 | 106 |
| 2026-02 | 100 | 103 |
| 2026-03 | 119 | 120 |
| 2026-04 | 106 | 84 |
| 2026-05 | 123 | 97 |
| 2026-06 | 119 | 105 |
| 2026-07 | 134 | 127 |
| 2026-08 | 33 | 84 |
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 | 4,646 |
| Dissolved | 3,627 |
| Dormant | 540 |
| Liquidation | 59 |
| In Administration | 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 | 521 |
| Inner London - West | 417 |
| Greater Manchester | 252 |
| West Midlands | 221 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 214 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 213 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 196 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 163 |
| West Yorkshire | 162 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 154 |
Geography coverage: 5132 known, 54 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 | 2,331 |
| 1m-15m | 168 |
| 15m-54m | 7 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 2512 known, 2674 unknown (48.4%).
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 | 1,631 |
| Small | 790 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 11 |
| Holding | 2 |
| Dormant | 540 |
Company-size coverage: 2975 known, 2211 unknown (57.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 838 |
| 1–9 | 1,497 |
| 10–49 | 76 |
| 50–249 | 8 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 2420 known, 2766 unknown (46.7%).
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 | 1,364 |
| 1–3 years | 1,656 |
| 3–5 years | 724 |
| 5–10 years | 960 |
| 10–20 years | 339 |
| 20+ years | 143 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5186 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 | 5,186 |
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 | 277 |
| Exporter only | 25 |
| Both | 73 |
| Neither | 4,811 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 289 | £10,687,853,113 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 68 | £8,757,387,046 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 67 | £5,503,057,062 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 45 | £4,957,002,144 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 45 | £1,182,919,515 | 2016-06-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 42 | £340,996,165 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 41 | £1,422,830,779 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 41 | £3,987,917,694 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 37 | £985,287,897 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 37 | £2,136,745,300 | 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 | 84 | £1,461,950,805 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 17 | £1,610,094,319 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 16 | £188,639,362 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 12 | £13,673,350 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 49 — Printed materials like books, newspapers, and pictures | 10 | £685,946,990 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 9 | £57,270,040 | 2019-05-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 8 | £467,875,552 | 2017-03-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 7 | £72,415,957 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 7 | £98,297,616 | 2020-11-01 – 2025-02-01 |
| 97 — Art and Antiques | 7 | £396,323,821 | 2016-07-01 – 2025-09-01 |
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 | 360 | 4,977 | 209 | 96.0% |
| Holding company | 1 | 4,977 | 209 | 96.0% |
| Solo founder | 3,327 | 4,977 | 209 | 96.0% |
| Ecommerce | 185 | 284 | 4,902 | 5.5% |
| Website | 324 | 355 | 4,831 | 6.8% |
| 104 | 355 | 4,831 | 6.8% |
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 |
|---|---|
| The Calendar Club Limited | £21,891,172 |
| Simpson Mclearnon & Ferguson Limited | £19,468,722 |
| Keycraft Ltd | £15,107,630 |
| Zsea Trading Limited | £2,017,269 |
| Fan Boy Three Limited | £1,149,971 |
| Gunpla Uk Ltd | £630,528 |
| Wishlist Collectables Ltd | £566,075 |
| Russell Games Ltd. | £450,047 |
| The Station Master Limited | £351,257 |
| Gotmodels Ltd | £304,065 |
Revenue coverage: 135 known, 5051 unknown (2.6%).
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 | 215,910 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 54,086 |
| Department stores | 40,176 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,325 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,355 |
| Stalls | 18,294 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,699 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,457 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 12,930 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,571 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,275 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,521 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,305 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,171 |
| Pharmacy | 8,013 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,855 |
| Beverage stores | 5,998 |
| Butchers | 5,826 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,812 |
| Flooring Store | 5,785 |
| Other | 63,160 |
SIC classification
SIC 47650 — Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of games and toys, made of all materials
Excludes
retail sale of video game consoles, see ##47.41, retail sale of non-customised software, including video games, see ##47.41