Other retail sale in non-specialised stores: UK companies
32,569 live UK companies list other retail sale in non-specialised stores as their main trade, or 0.6% of the register. It ranks 29th among the 60 trades we cover. 5,877 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 657 still live from 2015. 3,822 (11.7%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 429 |
| 2013 | 556 |
| 2014 | 574 |
| 2015 | 657 |
| 2016 | 818 |
| 2017 | 967 |
| 2018 | 1,290 |
| 2019 | 1,596 |
| 2020 | 1,668 |
| 2021 | 1,645 |
| 2022 | 1,853 |
| 2023 | 2,639 |
| 2024 | 3,401 |
| 2025 | 5,877 |
| 2026 | 4,659 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- The Festiniog Railway CompanyFormed 1832
- HarrodsFormed 1889
- Smith Bradbeer & CompanyFormed 1892
- Gardiner,sons & Co.Formed 1893
- E.k.wilson and SonsFormed 1895
Related by size
- Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- Public houses and bars
- Advertising agencies
- specialised design activities
- Other construction installation
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 47190) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.