Who owns UK companies in Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores?
729 of the 5,278 companies registered under SIC 47650 (Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,490 individual shareholders and 180 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 3.3% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 21% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 14% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 23% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 74% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 3.3% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 79% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 21% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 14% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 89% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 56% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.1% | 0.7% |
* Among the 259 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 5.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 30% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 50% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.0% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 8.0% | 4.3% |
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 177 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 47650, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 3 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JM HOLDING FZ-LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 3 |
| 2 | EXCALIBUR SPORTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 3 | JRR HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15018999 | 2 |
| 4 | ABDUL MALIK | UK company | 16927174 | 1 |
| 5 | ACELINK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 06555538 | 1 |
| 6 | ADAM DAVIES | UK company | 13692231 | 1 |
| 7 | ADAM GRANT | UK company | 09385306 | 1 |
| 8 | ADAMIC ENTERPRISES LLC FOR MATTHEW ADAMIC | Company | — | 1 |
| 9 | ADVENTURE TOYS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15955103 | 1 |
| 10 | AJB LTD | UK company | 11489968 | 1 |
| 11 | ALAN MORGAN | UK company | 11408251 | 1 |
| 12 | ALDA CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 05015437 | 1 |
| 13 | AMBESSA, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 14 | AMRASK LIMITED | UK company | 16738959 | 1 |
| 15 | ANDREW ARMSTRONG | UK company | 13992921 | 1 |
| 16 | ANDREW EVANS | UK company | SC750291 | 1 |
| 17 | ANDREW WOOD | UK company | 04647504 | 1 |
| 18 | ASIF ALI | UK company | 16474874 | 1 |
| 19 | B-TECHNOLOGY SP. Z O.O. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 20 | BARRY HOWARD | UK company | OC309606 | 1 |
| 21 | BEACON GAMES LTD | UK company | 14736754 | 1 |
| 22 | BEHIND THE OAK LTD | UK company | 15807606 | 1 |
| 23 | BEIJING BOSHI WODA TRADING CO., LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | BHOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15222311 | 1 |
| 25 | BLACKMARSH LTD | UK company | 16093147 | 1 |
| 26 | BRIAN HARRIS | UK company | 00674008 | 1 |
| 27 | BTANGYANG PROPERTIES LTD | UK company | SC564676 | 1 |
| 28 | CALLUM CLARKE | UK company | SC861007 | 1 |
| 29 | CAMERON CUNNINGHAM | UK company | 05480988 | 1 |
| 30 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 31 | CHANCE AND COUNTERS LIMITED | UK company | 09731016 | 1 |
| 32 | CHRIS OWEN | UK company | 09370463 | 1 |
| 33 | CHRISTOPHER JOHN ELLIOTT | UK company | 13864425 | 1 |
| 34 | CIARAN KILMARTIN HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | SC672872 | 1 |
| 35 | CRAIG CASH | UK company | 03913405 | 1 |
| 36 | DARREN GILL | UK company | 13311763 | 1 |
| 37 | DAVID BURNS | UK company | 14794639 | 1 |
| 38 | DAVID CAREY | UK company | 06974364 | 1 |
| 39 | DAVID JAMES | UK company | 06431400 | 1 |
| 40 | DAVID SMITH | UK company | 15865366 | 1 |
| 41 | DE MONTFORT MEDIA LTD | UK company | 11339029 | 1 |
| 42 | DUCKLINGS TOY SHOP LIMITED | UK company | 07663228 | 1 |
| 43 | EARLY EXCELLENCE NEWCO LIMITED | UK company | 13237962 | 1 |
| 44 | EARLY EXCELLENCE NEWCO TRUSTEE LIMITED | UK company | 16275285 | 1 |
| 45 | ELAINE WILSON | UK company | 11128689 | 1 |
| 46 | ENRICH DESIGN LIMITED | UK company | 06529780 | 1 |
| 47 | EPIC TOYS LTD | UK company | 14787117 | 1 |
| 48 | EVENTIM UK LIMITED | UK company | 06804119 | 1 |
| 49 | FORDTECH LIMITED | UK company | 10227823 | 1 |
| 50 | GEEK RETREAT STORES LTD | UK company | SC739357 | 1 |
| 51 | GEORGE HARDY/CRAFTY MOVE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 52 | GLENN WARD | UK company | 07081625 | 1 |
| 53 | GLOBE INVEST LIMITED | UK company | 15412013 | 1 |
| 54 | GOLDENEYE GROUP LTD | UK company | 13045095 | 1 |
| 55 | GUY MARTIN | UK company | 10538891 | 1 |
| 56 | HAMID KHAN | UK company | 16958583 | 1 |
| 57 | HAMLEYS GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08167684 | 1 |
| 58 | HARRISON HOW LTD | UK company | 00848203 | 1 |
| 59 | HARROGREAT LTD | UK company | 10903273 | 1 |
| 60 | HELEN ASHTON | UK company | 10320220 | 1 |
| 61 | HYPER BICYCLES INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 62 | I FINCH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14282765 | 1 |
| 63 | IAN BAILEY | UK company | 09666012 | 1 |
| 64 | IAN GREEN | UK company | 04627907 | 1 |
| 65 | IAN QUINN | UK company | 08507907 | 1 |
| 66 | ICO PARTNERS LIMITED | UK company | 06602655 | 1 |
| 67 | JACK HEALY | UK company | 14654241 | 1 |
| 68 | JACK PALMER | UK company | 15907389 | 1 |
| 69 | JACK STONE | UK company | 15220737 | 1 |
| 70 | JACOB RALPH | UK company | 16361800 | 1 |
| 71 | JACQUELINE STEVENSON | UK company | 15997448 | 1 |
| 72 | JADLAM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13207240 | 1 |
| 73 | JAMES HALL | UK company | 12566004 | 1 |
| 74 | JAMES LESTER | UK company | 09700259 | 1 |
| 75 | JAMES MITCHELL | UK company | 07938787 | 1 |
| 76 | JAMES PRICE | UK company | 10833825 | 1 |
| 77 | JANET MARTIN | UK company | 15270013 | 1 |
| 78 | JCB SERVICE | UK company | 00564955 | 1 |
| 79 | JONATHAN POTTER | UK company | 01253609 | 1 |
| 80 | JONATHAN WHITE | UK company | 05099209 | 1 |
| 81 | JULIA HARDY/CRAFTY MOVE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 82 | K AND K BAXTER LIMITED | UK company | 04728568 | 1 |
| 83 | KEVIN WHITE | UK company | 15861470 | 1 |
| 84 | L-FOUNDERS OF LOYALTY WESTERN EUROPE BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 85 | LAPLAND WORLD LIMITED | UK company | 15856212 | 1 |
| 86 | LEE GIBSON | UK company | NI732487 | 1 |
| 87 | LUCY GOODWIN | UK company | 09988328 | 1 |
| 88 | LUKE WOODS | UK company | 12258917 | 1 |
| 89 | LYNNE HUNT | UK company | 16725962 | 1 |
| 90 | MAGIC BOX INT. TOYS, S.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 91 | MAGIC BOX ORBIS S.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 92 | MAHMOOD ALI | UK company | 17283497 | 1 |
| 93 | MARA NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 14905734 | 1 |
| 94 | MARGARETE STEIFF GMBH | UK company | FC022623 | 1 |
| 95 | MARIASON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07287444 | 1 |
| 96 | MARTELLS LIMITED | UK company | 13265146 | 1 |
| 97 | MATTHEW ADAMS | UK company | 07824277 | 1 |
| 98 | MATTHEW COLLINS | UK company | 08243532 | 1 |
| 99 | MATTHEW TAYLOR | UK company | 15385296 | 1 |
| 100 | MATTHEW WEST | UK company | SC799344 | 1 |
| 101 | MCNALLY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC608618 | 1 |
| 102 | MEC COMMUNICATION LTD | UK company | 11509594 | 1 |
| 103 | MEI LI | UK company | 10702539 | 1 |
| 104 | MEYOU HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10151431 | 1 |
| 105 | MICHAEL PARKER | UK company | NI685317 | 1 |
| 106 | MICHELLE WILKINS | UK company | 16080872 | 1 |
| 107 | MIGHTY JAXX INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 108 | MOHAMMAD IQBAL | UK company | 16663778 | 1 |
| 109 | MUHAMMAD ABDUL REHMAN | UK company | 17053763 | 1 |
| 110 | MUHAMMAD KHAN | UK company | 16424779 | 1 |
| 111 | MY HEALTH STOP LTD | UK company | 13900569 | 1 |
| 112 | NEOSAP LTD | UK company | 11246451 | 1 |
| 113 | NERF ACTION XPERIENCE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13888026 | 1 |
| 114 | NEXT GENERATION SALES LTD | UK company | 10545318 | 1 |
| 115 | NICHOLAS JONES | UK company | 06606737 | 1 |
| 116 | NIRMAL SINGH | UK company | 11043932 | 1 |
| 117 | NIRVANA INVESTMENTS LLC-FZ FOR DILESH MEHTA | Company | — | 1 |
| 118 | NIST COMMERCE LTD | UK company | 11970662 | 1 |
| 119 | OLAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 13998201 | 1 |
| 120 | OLIVER DAVIES | UK company | 08017706 | 1 |
| 121 | OLIVER THOMAS | UK company | 14268839 | 1 |
| 122 | OXFORD EXPERIENCE LIMITED | UK company | 02186395 | 1 |
| 123 | PARABLE GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15558637 | 1 |
| 124 | PAUL BUCK | UK company | 16536510 | 1 |
| 125 | PAUL MARSHALL | UK company | 08550659 | 1 |
| 126 | PAUL RIGBY | UK company | 07129638 | 1 |
| 127 | PETER DIXON | UK company | 11036170 | 1 |
| 128 | PETITE AMELIE HOLDING B.V | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 129 | POCKET PLANET LTD. | UK company | 10983758 | 1 |
| 130 | POP MART UK LIMITED | UK company | 13595245 | 1 |
| 131 | PPH VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 16034287 | 1 |
| 132 | QUASAR ARC LTD | UK company | 16482837 | 1 |
| 133 | RAILS CONNECT LTD | UK company | 12986230 | 1 |
| 134 | RAVINDER SINGH | UK company | 15505266 | 1 |
| 135 | RAXA GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15888355 | 1 |
| 136 | REBELLION PUBLISHING HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 02771597 | 1 |
| 137 | REGENCY HAMPERS LTD | UK company | 04246038 | 1 |
| 138 | RELIANCE BRANDS HOLDING UK LIMITED | UK company | 12071632 | 1 |
| 139 | REZWAN RAHMAN | UK company | 15074169 | 1 |
| 140 | RICHARD CLARK | UK company | 08814704 | 1 |
| 141 | RICHARDS LEE | UK company | 04822904 | 1 |
| 142 | ROBERT PALMER | UK company | 10088291 | 1 |
| 143 | ROBERT POWELL | UK company | 07098866 | 1 |
| 144 | ROBERT SMITH | UK company | 12472568 | 1 |
| 145 | ROBINSON PORTFOLIO LTD | UK company | 14683330 | 1 |
| 146 | ROBOTIME INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | NI727295 | 1 |
| 147 | RWD IMPACT LTD | UK company | SC608444 | 1 |
| 148 | RYAN GREGORY | UK company | 10875794 | 1 |
| 149 | S FINCH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14281811 | 1 |
| 150 | SABIR ALI | UK company | 17293382 | 1 |
| 151 | SAIF ALI | UK company | 16900541 | 1 |
| 152 | SAMUEL BROWN | UK company | 15063864 | 1 |
| 153 | SARAH ROSE | UK company | 07882902 | 1 |
| 154 | SAVERY HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16089375 | 1 |
| 155 | SHANGHAI XINYUN E-COMMERCE CO.LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 156 | SIDE QUEST GAMING LTD | UK company | 17056211 | 1 |
| 157 | SILVER CLOUD ENTERPRISES LTD | UK company | 15705906 | 1 |
| 158 | SIMBA TOYS GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 159 | SIMON READ | UK company | 08227632 | 1 |
| 160 | SIMON WEIR | UK company | 13796276 | 1 |
| 161 | STEPHEN MACKIN | UK company | NI633045 | 1 |
| 162 | STEPHEN MARSHALL | UK company | SC876550 | 1 |
| 163 | STURD HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13884329 | 1 |
| 164 | THE HAMLEYS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 02352435 | 1 |
| 165 | THOMAS HUGHES | UK company | 11433135 | 1 |
| 166 | THOROGOOD HOLDING LTD | UK company | 13017876 | 1 |
| 167 | TREASURE TROVE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15280256 | 1 |
| 168 | TROLL TRADER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 09503421 | 1 |
| 169 | TROLL TRADER LIMITED | UK company | 07196319 | 1 |
| 170 | TRUSTEES LIMITED (JOINTLY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 171 | UAVTEK LIMITED | UK company | 10445956 | 1 |
| 172 | UNION STORES LIMITED | UK company | SC649570 | 1 |
| 173 | VERNON SMITH | UK company | 00277124 | 1 |
| 174 | VIVI'S AUNTIE GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 12992025 | 1 |
| 175 | WILDED LIMITED | UK company | 14156131 | 1 |
| 176 | Y247 HOLDING CO | Company | — | 1 |
| 177 | YUAN YUAN | UK company | 16807711 | 1 |
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 14 February 2021 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.