29,453 active companies in the UK are classified under non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC code 46900). This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17.8% dissolution rate — 29,453 of 41,338 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 378.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 119% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.5 years. 497 large companies, 123 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 25% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 1,096 government contracts valued at £4.1B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1872.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 378.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The non-specialised wholesale trade sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 25% in LONDON.
Companies in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector have been awarded 1,096 government contracts worth £4134.5M in total.
There are 29,453 active companies classified under SIC code 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade) in the UK, out of 41,338 total registered.
SIC code 46900 stands for "Non-specialised wholesale trade". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (7,300), MANCHESTER (1,691), BIRMINGHAM (707).
The average active non-specialised wholesale trade company in the UK is 8.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1872.
Our database contains 268,148 data signals across 12 categories for active non-specialised wholesale trade companies. The largest category is Governance with 125,734 signals from 6 government sources.
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