Who owns UK companies in Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores?

937 of the 4,668 companies registered under SIC 47510 (Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,886 individual shareholders and 199 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 2.6% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 18% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• 82% are owned entirely by individuals, compared with 66% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 290 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 8.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet SIC 47910 · 25,475 companies · 12% majority-owned by a company
• Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets SIC 47990 · 8,700 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating SIC 47110 · 7,809 companies · 10% majority-owned by a company
• Other retail sale in non-specialised stores SIC 47190 · 7,239 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores SIC 47710 · 4,960 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company
• Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians) SIC 47789 · 3,470 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Other retail sale of food in specialised stores SIC 47290 · 2,787 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
• Retail of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised store SIC 47599 · 2,673 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 192 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 47510, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 7 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 1 June 2020 and 9 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.