Wholesale & retail

How old they are

• Under 3 years 42%
• 3 to 9 years 34%
• 10 to 19 years 14%
• 20 years or more 9.5%

9.7% carry a proposal to strike off (7.3% across all sectors). That is mostly dormant companies being removed, so it is not counted as insolvency.

What they do

1. Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet SIC 47910
   164,29522%
2. Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles SIC 45200
   52,6407.0%
3. Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles SIC 45112
   37,9135.0%
4. Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets SIC 47990
   36,7464.9%
5. Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating SIC 47110
   36,6284.9%
6. Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 46900
   34,2294.5%
7. Other retail sale in non-specialised stores SIC 47190
   33,4954.4%
8. Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores SIC 47710
   24,7043.3%
9. Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods SIC 46190
   18,4142.4%
10. Wholesale of clothing and footwear SIC 46420
    13,0531.7%
11. Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) SIC 47789
    11,2501.5%
12. Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods SIC 46160
    9,0521.2%

Where they are registered

1. London
   156,72321%
2. Manchester
   22,7803.0%
3. Birmingham
   18,4242.4%
4. Cardiff
   11,4541.5%
5. Glasgow
   10,4421.4%
6. Leicester
   8,6181.1%
7. Leeds
   6,7770.9%
8. Nottingham
   6,3270.8%
9. Ilford
   6,2670.8%
10. Liverpool
    6,0430.8%

Legal forms

1. Private Limited Company
   749,55199%
2. PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
   2,0650.3%
3. Community Interest Company
   1,4670.2%
4. PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
   265<0.1%
5. Public Limited Company
   202<0.1%
6. Private Unlimited Company
   200<0.1%