315 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of audio tapes, records, cds and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played (SIC code 46431), 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 8.7% dissolution rate — 315 of 391 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 197.1% 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 11.0 years. London leads with 23% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 197.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of audio tapes, records, cds and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.7% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 11 years old. Geographic concentration: 23% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of audio tapes, records, cds and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played sector have been awarded 1 government contracts worth £0.1M in total.
There are 315 active companies classified under SIC code 46431 (Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played) in the UK, out of 391 total registered.
SIC code 46431 stands for "Wholesale of audio tapes, records, CDs and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played". 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 (73), EDINBURGH (7), MANCHESTER (6).
The average active wholesale of audio tapes, records, cds and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played company in the UK is 11 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1961.
Our database contains 2,384 data signals across 9 categories for active wholesale of audio tapes, records, cds and video tapes and the equipment on which these are played companies. The largest category is Governance with 997 signals from 3 government sources.
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