195 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of live animals (SIC code 46230), 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 9.5% dissolution rate — 195 of 253 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 280.7% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 111% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.9 years. London leads with 6% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1906.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 280.7% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of live animals sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 6% in LONDON.
There are 195 active companies classified under SIC code 46230 (Wholesale of live animals) in the UK, out of 253 total registered.
SIC code 46230 stands for "Wholesale of live animals". 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 (11).
The average active wholesale of live animals company in the UK is 8.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1906.
Our database contains 1,128 data signals across 8 categories for active wholesale of live animals companies. The largest category is Governance with 582 signals from 5 government sources.
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