29,820 active companies in the UK are classified under non-specialised wholesale trade (SIC code 46900). 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 12.2% dissolution rate — 29,820 of 40,269 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 364.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 114% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.4 years. 503 large companies, 130 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 24% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 1,077 government contracts valued at £4.1B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1872.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 364.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The non-specialised wholesale trade sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.2% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 24% in LONDON.
Companies in the non-specialised wholesale trade sector have been awarded 1,077 government contracts worth £4119.3M in total.
There are 29,820 active companies classified under SIC code 46900 (Non-specialised wholesale trade) in the UK, out of 40,269 total registered.
SIC code 46900 stands for "Non-specialised wholesale trade". 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 (7,300), MANCHESTER (1,691), BIRMINGHAM (707).
The average active non-specialised wholesale trade company in the UK is 8.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1872.
Our database contains 196,439 data signals across 12 categories for active non-specialised wholesale trade companies. The largest category is Governance with 90,038 signals from 6 government sources.
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