911 active UK companies are classified under retail sale of hearing aids (SIC code 47741), a specialised sector. 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 4.6% dissolution rate — 911 of 995 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 190.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 92% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.5 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in Fareham, which accounts for 38% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 190.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The retail sale of hearing aids sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">4.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 38% in FAREHAM.
Companies in the retail sale of hearing aids sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £7.4M in total.
There are 911 active companies classified under SIC code 47741 (Retail sale of hearing aids) in the UK, out of 995 total registered.
SIC code 47741 stands for "Retail sale of hearing aids". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in FAREHAM (349), LONDON (53), DARWEN (31).
The average active retail sale of hearing aids company in the UK is 7.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1942.
Our database contains 8,458 data signals across 8 categories for active retail sale of hearing aids companies. The largest category is Governance with 4,185 signals from 4 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.