There are 1,096 active companies in the wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector in the UK (SIC code 46439). 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 — 1,096 of 1,529 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 269.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 98% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 15.0 years. 55 large companies, 16 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 283 government contracts valued at £278.0M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1918.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 269.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 15 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector have been awarded 283 government contracts worth £278.0M in total.
There are 1,096 active companies classified under SIC code 46439 (Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)) in the UK, out of 1,529 total registered.
SIC code 46439 stands for "Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)". 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 (247), MANCHESTER (42), BIRMINGHAM (18).
The average active wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) company in the UK is 15 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1918.
Our database contains 12,139 data signals across 12 categories for active wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) companies. The largest category is Governance with 4,797 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.