Who owns UK companies in Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery?

821 of the 5,109 companies registered under SIC 46150 (Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,794 individual shareholders and 266 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 2.9% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 23% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• 13% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 257 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.

Company size and age

The median company in this industry was incorporated 6.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 46900 · 10,459 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods SIC 46190 · 3,843 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of clothing and footwear SIC 46420 · 3,007 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
• Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products SIC 46180 · 2,592 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages SIC 46342 · 2,163 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of other machinery and equipment SIC 46690 · 1,881 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts SIC 46520 · 1,667 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
• Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco SIC 46390 · 1,638 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 254 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 46150, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

About this data

Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 28 February 2021 and 10 June 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.

Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.