16,783 active companies in the UK are classified under agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods (SIC code 46190). This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 0.2% dissolution rate — 16,783 of 20,121 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 343.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 112% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.0 years. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 239 government contracts valued at £947.5M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1897.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 343.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods sector have been awarded 239 government contracts worth £947.5M in total.
There are 16,783 active companies classified under SIC code 46190 (Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods) in the UK, out of 20,121 total registered.
SIC code 46190 stands for "Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (4,676), KINGTON (712), MANCHESTER (470).
The average active agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods company in the UK is 5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1897.
Our database contains 96,168 data signals across 12 categories for active agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods companies. The largest category is Governance with 53,438 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.