968 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery (SIC code 46360), 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 is experiencing rapid growth, with 275.1% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 107% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 6.8 years. London leads with 22% of companies in this sector. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1902.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, June 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 275.1% of active companies formed since 2020.
The average active company in this sector is 6.8 years old. Geographic concentration: 22% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery sector have been awarded 3 government contracts worth £107.6M in total.
There are 968 active companies classified under SIC code 46360 (Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery) in the UK, out of 1,165 total registered.
SIC code 46360 stands for "Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery". 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 (211), MANCHESTER (33), BIRMINGHAM (16).
The average active wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery company in the UK is 6.8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1902.
Our database contains 6,310 data signals across 10 categories for active wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,045 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.