As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for non-specialised wholesale trade was 2017 when it made up 0.62% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 1992 when 1.88% of all active companies traded within non-specialised wholesale trade.
Business that trade within the non-specialised wholesale trade sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Uk (2,570 companies), Trading (2,468 companies), International (1,271 companies), Trade (1,235 companies), and Global (896 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 46900 - Non-specialised Wholesale Trade.
Data based on analysis of 4,403 towns and cities that have companies operating within non-specialised wholesale trade their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Pontymoile | 333 | 70% |
| Melbourne | 232 | 48% |
| Halifax | 305 | 5.15% |
| Enfield | 1,196 | 3.07% |
| Adwick le Street | 42 | 2.83% |
| Cambridge | 297 | 2.54% |
| Llanishen | 551 | 2.53% |
| Kington | 112 | 2.24% |
| Oldham | 158 | 2.11% |
| Croydon | 751 | 1.81% |
| Leicester | 554 | 1.75% |
| Haringey | 528 | 1.73% |
| Blackburn | 141 | 1.69% |
| Cardiff | 690 | 1.65% |
| Bootle | 47 | 1.63% |
| Tower Hamlets | 631 | 1.49% |
| Manchester | 955 | 1.47% |
| Hounslow | 408 | 1.46% |
| Mildenhall | 107 | 1.45% |
| Southwark | 482 | 1.45% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in non-specialised wholesale trade include Melbourne, Blackburn, and Halifax.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 269 | 52% |
| Blackburn | 468 | 6.48% |
| Halifax | 266 | 4.79% |
| Maidstone | 351 | 3.95% |
| Llanishen | 806 | 2.55% |
| Pontymoile | 4 | 2.12% |
| Enfield | 873 | 2.06% |
| Salford | 229 | 1.98% |
| Leicester | 706 | 1.93% |
| Oldham | 167 | 1.91% |
| Cardiff | 985 | 1.8% |
| Peterborough | 215 | 1.77% |
| Ealing | 691 | 1.7% |
| Kington | 30 | 1.54% |
| Walsall | 105 | 1.47% |
| Mildenhall | 21 | 1.46% |
| Wakefield | 128 | 1.45% |
| Adwick le Street | 41 | 1.43% |
| Preston | 156 | 1.42% |
| Rochdale | 92 | 1.41% |
The oldest non-specialised wholesale trade company is Craven Dunnill & Co.Limited at 151 years, 9 months, and 24 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00006028 |
Craven Dunnill & Co.Limited | 09 Feb 1872 | 151 years |
|
00016193 |
Colart Uk Limited | 16 Dec 1881 | 141 years |
|
00029311 |
Wilkinson Sword Limited | 08 Jul 1889 | 134 years |
|
00035885 |
John Astley & Sons Limited | 26 Feb 1892 | 131 years |
|
00051851 |
John Holt & Company (Liverpool) Limited | 29 Mar 1897 | 126 years |
|
00053242 |
Shirley Aldred & Co Limited | 08 Jul 1897 | 126 years |
|
00060987 |
The Bss Group Limited | 07 Mar 1899 | 124 years |
|
00062537 |
Mediq Healthcare Uk Limited | 13 Jun 1899 | 124 years |
|
00071941 |
William Croxson & Son,Limited | 21 Nov 1901 | 122 years |
|
00085004 |
Wf Electrical Limited | 21 Jun 1905 | 118 years |
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15323653 |
R-Industrial Ltd | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323681 |
Opulentvista Limited | 03 Dec 2023 | New! |
|
15323377 |
J-United Group Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323481 |
Dms Trade Uk Ltd | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15323495 |
Steamystores Limited | 02 Dec 2023 | 1 days |
|
15320803 |
Lgyongww Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15320981 |
Olelon Trading Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321185 |
Xqunwwa Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321362 |
Elemental Trade Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321372 |
Legrando Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321586 |
Completehealthcaresols Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15321831 |
Excelessense Imports Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322240 |
Linextra Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322310 |
Mahoney Group Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322744 |
Easpol International Logistics Co., Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322752 |
Nextrend Haven Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15322786 |
Magg Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
15323163 |
Everest Explorer Ltd | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
NI705740 |
Bonika Industries Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
|
SC791205 |
Kirsten Allen Limited | 01 Dec 2023 | 2 days |
There are 41,273 active NON-SPECIALISED WHOLESALE TRADE companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 87,312 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 44,151 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are UK, TRADING, INTERNATIONAL, TRADE, and GLOBAL.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Pontymoile, Melbourne, Halifax, Enfield, and Adwick le Street.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2023 06:00