559 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products (SIC code 46711), a specialised sector. 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 13.1% dissolution rate — 559 of 719 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 196.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 104% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 11.4 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 35% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 50 government contracts valued at £667.4M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 196.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">13.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 35% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products sector have been awarded 50 government contracts worth £667.4M in total.
There are 559 active companies classified under SIC code 46711 (Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products) in the UK, out of 719 total registered.
SIC code 46711 stands for "Wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products". 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 (198), BIRMINGHAM (12), HULL (11).
The average active wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products company in the UK is 11.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1921.
Our database contains 6,412 data signals across 11 categories for active wholesale of petroleum and petroleum products companies. The largest category is Financial with 2,443 signals from 7 government sources.
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