There are 2,009 active companies in the retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores sector in the UK (SIC code 47540). 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 16.8% dissolution rate — 2,009 of 2,817 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 232.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 103% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 14.0 years. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 23 government contracts valued at £666.8M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1907.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 232.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.8% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 14 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores sector have been awarded 23 government contracts worth £666.8M in total.
There are 2,009 active companies classified under SIC code 47540 (Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores) in the UK, out of 2,817 total registered.
SIC code 47540 stands for "Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores". 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 (388), BIRMINGHAM (63), MANCHESTER (56).
The average active retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores company in the UK is 14 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1907.
Our database contains 19,464 data signals across 11 categories for active retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores companies. The largest category is Governance with 8,665 signals from 5 government sources.
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