There are 2,364 active companies in the wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment sector in the UK (SIC code 46470). 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 16.2% dissolution rate — 2,364 of 3,224 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 235.2% 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 8.1 years. London leads with 24% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 37 government contracts valued at £51.4M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 235.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 24% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment sector have been awarded 37 government contracts worth £51.4M in total.
There are 2,364 active companies classified under SIC code 46470 (Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment) in the UK, out of 3,224 total registered.
SIC code 46470 stands for "Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment". 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 (570), MANCHESTER (74), BIRMINGHAM (61).
The average active wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment company in the UK is 8.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1924.
Our database contains 22,162 data signals across 11 categories for active wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment companies. The largest category is Governance with 9,957 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.