There are 1,110 active companies in the wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector in the UK (SIC code 46439). 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 10.1% dissolution rate — 1,110 of 1,478 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 256.3% 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 15.0 years. 58 large companies, 15 medium-sized firms operate in this sector. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 279 government contracts valued at £274.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1918.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 256.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">10.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 15 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) sector have been awarded 279 government contracts worth £274.2M in total.
There are 1,110 active companies classified under SIC code 46439 (Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)) in the UK, out of 1,478 total registered.
SIC code 46439 stands for "Wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, CD's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them)". 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 (247), MANCHESTER (42), BIRMINGHAM (18).
The average active wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) company in the UK is 15 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1918.
Our database contains 9,408 data signals across 12 categories for active wholesale of radio, television goods & electrical household appliances (other than records, tapes, cd's & video tapes and the equipment used for playing them) companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,531 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.