There are 2,443 active companies in the retail sale in commercial art galleries sector in the UK (SIC code 47781). This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. Of 2,696 total registrations, 1 companies are no longer active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 198.5% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 96% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.1 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 38% of all companies. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1876.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 198.5% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 8.1 years old. Geographic concentration: 38% in LONDON.
Companies in the retail sale in commercial art galleries sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £0.0M in total.
There are 2,443 active companies classified under SIC code 47781 (Retail sale in commercial art galleries) in the UK, out of 2,696 total registered.
SIC code 47781 stands for "Retail sale in commercial art galleries". 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 (921), GLASGOW (29), BRISTOL (26).
The average active retail sale in commercial art galleries company in the UK is 8.1 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1876.
Our database contains 16,378 data signals across 11 categories for active retail sale in commercial art galleries companies. The largest category is Governance with 7,741 signals from 5 government sources.
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