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

English

Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialised stores

UK SIC 2007 · 47630ISIC 47 · Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcyclesG · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
Live companies963main activity SIC 47630
New, past 12 months13514.0% of live
Median age4 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration40.4%
Oldest1975incorporated 30 Apr 1975

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

0501001502002011: 720112012: 142013: 1920132014: 102015: 1220152016: 172017: 3320172018: 602019: 5820192020: 652021: 6520212022: 952023: 10020232024: 882025: 15020252026: 108

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
332
South East
116
East of England
81
North West
80
South West
75
Yorkshire and The Humber
67
West Midlands
67
Scotland
46
East Midlands
41
Wales
28
North East
15
Northern Ireland
13

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

963 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 20.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Banquet Gravity Dip Limited
01210073
Kingston upon Thames30 Apr 1975
Multichannel Solutions for Entertainment (Mse) Trading As Exertis Mse Limited
NI022579
Belfast14 Apr 1989
Piccadilly Records Limited
02458753
Manchester11 Jan 1990
Recordtheme Limited
02667549
Rye2 Dec 1991
The Independent Record Shop Limited
02766755
Cheltenham23 Nov 1992
Sendit.com Limited
NI027136
Belfast31 Dec 1992
Classical CD Limited
02847680
Matlock25 Aug 1993
Hemwalk Limited
02872238
Bletchley16 Nov 1993
One Nation Vinyl Distribution Ltd.
02884540
Camden4 Jan 1994
Prem Commercial Limited
03565218
Braintree15 May 1998
Fas FWD Entertainments Ltd
03750883
Lambeth13 Apr 1999
River Records Limited
SC200911
Edinburgh21 Oct 1999
Keymailrecords Ltd
04052358
Camberley14 Aug 2000
Urban Edge Entertainment Limited
04156141
Brent8 Feb 2001
Promo Records Limited
04250141
Swadlincote11 Jul 2001
Grooves Live Limited
SC230628
Kirkwall22 Apr 2002
Rootdown Limited
SC232962
Glasgow19 Jun 2002
Sugarbush Records Limited
04473187
Royal Tunbridge Wells29 Jun 2002
Raucous Music Limited
04474951
Horndean2 Jul 2002
The Left Legged Pineapple Limited
04578998
Loughborough31 Oct 2002
Leigh Record Exchange Limited
04701612
Southend-on-Sea18 Mar 2003
Harold Moores Records Limited
04730743
Redditch11 Apr 2003
Resident Music Limited
04750898
Brighton and Hove1 May 2003
G.O. Records (Hull) Limited
04845661
Kingston upon Hull25 Jul 2003
Townsend Music Limited
04870030
Burnley18 Aug 2003
Red Rock Records & Cd's Limited
04887617
Poole4 Sept 2003
Music Media International Ltd
04912007
Hammersmith and Fulham25 Sept 2003
H T S (Scotland) Limited
SC263208
Angus10 Feb 2004
DJ Friendly Records Limited
05159746
Brighton and Hove22 Jun 2004
Sound Knowledge Limited
05240343
Marlborough24 Sept 2004
Rubadub Limited
SC277273
Glasgow9 Dec 2004
Commercial Recordings Ltd
NI054326
Co Tyrone14 Mar 2005
Elvis Shakespeare Limited
SC282234
—29 Mar 2005
The Record Shop Limited
05451496
Amersham12 May 2005
The Store for Music Limited
05493018
Addlestone28 Jun 2005
The Record Mill Limited
05566606
Haworth16 Sept 2005
Head Records Limited
05717467
Birmingham22 Feb 2006
Polar Bear Classical Limited
05776893
Leeds (Leeds)11 Apr 2006
CS Digital Limited
05833735
Horsham31 May 2006
Diverse Music and Vinyl Limited
06175001
Newport (Newport)21 Mar 2007
Blues Boy Records Limited
06273753
Redbridge8 Jun 2007
Fishhousepunch Limited
06353350
Ludlow28 Aug 2007
Vinyl Exchange Limited
06503262
Manchester13 Feb 2008
Hi-Tech Music Ltd
06531691
Smethwick12 Mar 2008
Logo Fiasco Limited
06569429
Croydon17 Apr 2008
Insularis Solutions Ltd
SC344906
Glasgow25 Jun 2008
Bleep Limited
06684190
Camden29 Aug 2008
Sister Ray (2008) Ltd
06713667
Brighton and Hove2 Oct 2008
Body & Mind Coaching Limited
06757605
Bury St Edmunds25 Nov 2008
Project Groove Limited
06831887
Stoke-on-Trent27 Feb 2009