There are 5,783 active companies in the retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores sector in the UK (SIC code 47760). 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 21.4% dissolution rate — 5,783 of 8,152 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 291.4% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 127% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. London leads with 14% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 7 government contracts valued at £1.3M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1899.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 291.4% of active companies formed since 2020.
The retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">21.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 14% in LONDON.
Companies in the retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores sector have been awarded 7 government contracts worth £1.3M in total.
There are 5,783 active companies classified under SIC code 47760 (Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores) in the UK, out of 8,152 total registered.
SIC code 47760 stands for "Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food 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 (811), BIRMINGHAM (97), MANCHESTER (95).
The average active retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1899.
Our database contains 49,043 data signals across 11 categories for active retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilizers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores companies. The largest category is Governance with 23,996 signals from 6 government sources.
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