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

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Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

UK SIC 2007 · 47520ISIC 47 · Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesG · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Live companies2,751main activity SIC 47520
New, past 12 months2198.0% of live
Median age10 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration732.7%
Oldest1899incorporated 15 Feb 1899

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

01002003004002011: 6920112012: 642013: 9020132014: 892015: 9020152016: 682017: 8420172018: 1022019: 9020192020: 1002021: 11420212022: 972023: 13920232024: 1612025: 24320252026: 186

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
524
North West
294
South East
284
West Midlands
271
Scotland
238
Yorkshire and The Humber
235
East of England
205
East Midlands
203
South West
194
Northern Ireland
116
Wales
109
North East
75

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

2,751 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 56.

CompanyTownIncorporated
E.taylor,sons,& Company,limited
00060700
Rawtenstall15 Feb 1899
E.C. Theedam Limited
00079326
Redditch4 Dec 1903
Hargreaves & Son,limited
00080653
Buxton (High Peak)15 Apr 1904
Robinson & Neal Limited
00084087
Eastbourne29 Mar 1905
ST Ann's Manufacturing Company Limited
00098617
Southend-on-Sea30 Jun 1908
Thomas Brooker & Sons Limited
00101749
Hitchin25 Feb 1909
R. G. Laughlin & Sons, Limited
R0000617
—12 May 1909
Clare Fishers Limited
00115155
Radcliffe7 Apr 1911
Mallett & Son, Limited
00116580
Barnstaple30 Jun 1911
Barnitts Limited
00129307
York2 Jun 1913
J.g.banfield & Sons,limited
00133168
Tenbury Wells2 Jan 1914
Odell and Company Limited
00140012
Milton Keynes19 Apr 1915
J.j.stephenson & Co.(leeds)limited
00150619
Leeds (Leeds)3 Jun 1918
J.rowlatt & Sons Limited
00151132
Wellingborough7 Aug 1918
Hardware Supply Company (Middlesbrough) Limited
00169792
Middlesbrough21 Aug 1920
H.& J.cutlack Limited
00182477
Ely15 Jun 1922
Morris (Redditch) Limited
00196243
Redditch7 Mar 1924
C.brewer & Sons Limited
00203852
Eastbourne16 Feb 1925
Woollons & Harwood Limited
00211385
York28 Jan 1926
R. & A. Urie, Limited
SC014078
—29 Mar 1926
Crawford & Wilson Limited
NI000324
Omagh16 Apr 1926
T.ward & Son,limited
00222877
Barrow-in-Furness29 Jun 1927
W.young & Son,limited
00227642
Croydon27 Jan 1928
R.b.johnson & Co.limited
00238344
March30 Mar 1929
Fred Williamson,& Sons,limited
00239476
Eastbourne11 May 1929
Symphony Coatings (East) Limited
00239886
Gloucester28 May 1929
C.M. Hesford & Company Limited
00252866
Ormskirk19 Dec 1930
Wharton & Cook Limited
00264164
Birmingham4 Apr 1932
W.e.anfield & Company Limited
00275811
Cheshire11 May 1933
Trewartha,gregory & Doidge Limited
00306969
Callington12 Nov 1935
W.H. Jackson Limited
00316574
Blackpool17 Jul 1936
Simpsons Paints Limited
00333320
Chalfont St Peter4 Nov 1937
P.blagg Limited
00337099
Stockport22 Feb 1938
Coopers (Great Yarmouth) Limited
00338945
Norwich6 Apr 1938
M. Marcus Limited
00360234
Islington1 Apr 1940
John Owen & Sons (Builders Merchants) Limited
00369251
Denton (Tameside)9 Sept 1941
Musgrave & Co. (Tools) Limited
00375855
Lincoln31 Aug 1942
Ernest W.lucas & Co.limited
00381871
Royal Sutton Coldfield23 Jul 1943
G.johns & Sons Limited
00384076
Harlow26 Nov 1943
Peter Howard Limited
00387497
Swindon10 May 1944
McKee & Birnie, Limited
NI001789
—11 Jul 1944
W.p.wakefield Limited
00388840
Tower Hamlets21 Jul 1944
Hugh McManus & Sons, Limited
NI001803
Randalstown29 Aug 1944
R.N. Carr Limited
00396972
Faversham13 Jul 1945
Blackett (Newcastle) Limited
00401780
Newcastle upon Tyne11 Dec 1945
R.& J.jeffries Limited
00408742
Birmingham6 Apr 1946
Nickson's Limited
00416627
Garstang6 Aug 1946
R.g.e.harvey Limited
00418217
Usk28 Aug 1946
Wm.riley & Sons Limited
00425216
Audley6 Dec 1946
Wilmond Engineering Co. Limited
00430822
Hitchin7 Mar 1947