Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

English

Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

UK SIC 2007 · 46390ISIC 46 · Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesG · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Live companies4,666main activity SIC 46390
New, past 12 months91319.6% of live
Median age3 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration1042.2%
Oldest1904incorporated 28 Oct 1904

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

02505007501,0002011: 4120112012: 402013: 6620132014: 892015: 8720152016: 862017: 13820172018: 1702019: 23520192020: 2412021: 24120212022: 2142023: 33920232024: 4332025: 80920252026: 744

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
1,701
North West
555
South East
441
East of England
409
West Midlands
358
Yorkshire and The Humber
296
East Midlands
262
Scotland
184
South West
180
Wales
119
North East
90
Northern Ireland
69

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

4,666 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 94.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Petty, Wood & Co. Limited
00082419
Milton Keynes28 Oct 1904
Grace Foods UK Limited
00094632
Welwyn Garden City19 Aug 1907
Bishop's Group Limited
00103407
Wellingborough9 Jun 1909
J.L. Owen Limited
00138611
Manchester12 Dec 1914
Budgen Holdings Limited
00161619
Wellingborough13 Dec 1919
Dawson & Emmerson Limited
00161907
Bromsgrove20 Dec 1919
J.w.leivesley & Co.,limited
00176768
Southport13 Sept 1921
Nathan Frost Limited
00209074
Barnet17 Oct 1925
Booker Retail Limited
00221722
Wellingborough9 May 1927
Pazery Bouffard and Company Limited
00229244
Little Bealings29 Mar 1928
G.parmigiani Figlio Limited
00237258
City of Westminster18 Feb 1929
BFS Group Limited
00239718
Slough22 May 1929
Brown & Gracie Limited
SC017256
Glasgow15 Apr 1933
C.J. Lang & Son Limited
SC017664
Tayside4 Jan 1934
Economy Tea Company Limited
00291967
Rochester10 Sept 1934
Essex Flour & Grain Company,limited
00312678
Waltham Forest4 Apr 1936
Horace Hickling & Co.,limited
00313616
Wrotham30 Apr 1936
Drury Tea and Coffee Company Limited (the)
00329819
Greenwich15 Jul 1937
A.f.blakemore and Son Limited
00391135
Willenhall15 Nov 1944
Ronald Martin (Butchers) Limited
00391405
Plymouth25 Nov 1944
Algerian Coffee Stores Limited
00420026
Ealing24 Sept 1946
H.r.higgins(coffee-Man)limited
00450593
Canterbury8 Mar 1948
John Tulloch (Shetland Products) Limited
SC026382
Shetland8 Jun 1948
Ye Olde Oak Foods Limited
00470877
Corby15 Jul 1949
Snowcrest Limited
00476173
Haringey16 Dec 1949
M.k.g.(food Products)limited
00478772
Nottingham25 Feb 1950
Targeter (UK) Limited
00487036
Hackney5 Oct 1950
Edmonds (London) Limited
00505401
Andover13 Mar 1952
John & Pascalis Limited
00511309
Brent10 Sept 1952
Norman Hargreaves & Sons Limited
00531798
Wakefield6 Apr 1954
May & Raeburn Limited
00533239
Ingatestone13 May 1954
Murdoch Norton Limited
00548490
Wellingborough30 Apr 1955
Bidfood Limited
00549410
Slough18 May 1955
F.g.halladey and Sons,limited
00554602
Loughton15 Sept 1955
John A.taylor & Sons Limited
00559337
Borehamwood29 Dec 1955
R.T.P. Crisps Limited
00570333
Sutton Coldfield15 Aug 1956
William Yule & Son Limited
SC031736
—5 Sept 1956
Philip Dennis Foodservice Limited
00571334
N Devon10 Sept 1956
Tropical Foods Limited
00598570
Birmingham7 Feb 1958
Envis Foods Limited
00616267
Worthing8 Dec 1958
John Mower & Co,limited
00619539
Hoddesdon26 Jan 1959
Londis(holdings)limited
00639798
Wellingborough16 Oct 1959
T.choithram & Sons(london)limited
00673744
Hillingdon31 Oct 1960
M. & G. Hooper Limited
00677963
Nottingham15 Dec 1960
W.mcclure Limited
00685360
Windermere6 Mar 1961
Smilde Food Group Ltd
00690486
Reigate21 Apr 1961
D.B. Ramsden & Company Limited
00694043
Brent31 May 1961
Brake Bros Foodservice Limited
00706764
Ashford (Ashford)30 Oct 1961
Felville Investment Co. Limited
00719605
Brent29 Mar 1962
W.g.chaffin & Co Limited
00719811
Newton Abbot29 Mar 1962