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Wholesale & retail across 3 registers

Wholesale & retail companies in the United Kingdom, Norway and Finland, compared on the register: how many there are, how old they are and how many are in insolvency proceedings. Counts only, no financial figures.

CountryCompaniesShare of register Median ageUnder 3 yrs20 yrs or more Insolvency
United Kingdom753,75614%4 yrs42%9.5%1.9%1.9% all sectors
Norway51,73712%11 yrs15%30%3.2%2.5% all sectors
Finland41,12812%14 yrs13%39%3.7%2.8% all sectors

Age profile by country

United Kingdom
Norway
Finland
  • Under 3 years
  • 3 to 9 years
  • 10 to 19 years
  • 20 years or more
Share of companies still on each register, by age. Registers loaded on 2026-09-14.

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