There are 7,766 active companies in the retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store sector in the UK (SIC code 47599). 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 0.4% dissolution rate — 7,766 of 9,277 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 149.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 94% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 10.4 years. 66 large companies, 8 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 15% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 87 government contracts valued at £338.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1902.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 149.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">0.4% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 10.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 15% in LONDON.
Companies in the retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store sector have been awarded 87 government contracts worth £338.2M in total.
There are 7,766 active companies classified under SIC code 47599 (Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store) in the UK, out of 9,277 total registered.
SIC code 47599 stands for "Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store". 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 (1,198), BIRMINGHAM (176), MANCHESTER (149).
The average active retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store company in the UK is 10.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1902.
Our database contains 53,392 data signals across 11 categories for active retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store companies. The largest category is Governance with 24,987 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.