There are 7,500 active companies in the other retail sale of food in specialised stores sector in the UK (SIC code 47290). 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 14% dissolution rate — 7,500 of 9,977 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 288.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 120% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 5.9 years. London leads with 19% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 7 government contracts valued at £4.1M.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 288.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The other retail sale of food in specialised stores sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">14% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 5.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 19% in LONDON.
Companies in the other retail sale of food in specialised stores sector have been awarded 7 government contracts worth £4.1M in total.
There are 7,500 active companies classified under SIC code 47290 (Other retail sale of food in specialised stores) in the UK, out of 9,977 total registered.
SIC code 47290 stands for "Other retail sale of food in specialised stores". 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 (1,408), MANCHESTER (180), BIRMINGHAM (178).
The average active other retail sale of food in specialised stores company in the UK is 5.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1945.
Our database contains 65,506 data signals across 12 categories for active other retail sale of food in specialised stores companies. The largest category is Governance with 31,034 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.