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Retail companies in United Kingdom — browse 846.6K records

Browse 846,642 retail companies in United Kingdom — registry-sourced from Companies House, scoped to NACE 47. Each record carries up to up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Companies House Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are TESCO PLC ($86.9B), TULA LIFE, INC. ($84B) and AMAZON EU SARL, UK BRANCH ($74.5B).

846.6K
Retail companies
30
NACE codes
104.1K
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Top companies

Largest retail companies in United Kingdom (2026)

The largest retail companies in United Kingdom by revenue are TESCO PLC ($86.9B), TULA LIFE, INC. ($84B) and AMAZON EU SARL, UK BRANCH ($74.5B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.

Last updated June 2026.

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Showing 25 of 846,642 UK retail companies· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record

Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating343,471$86.9B
Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores293$84B
Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores8,906$74.5B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating249,663$63.2B
Other retail sale of food in specialised stores145,000$41.5B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating130,800$36.1B
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores131,027$30.1B
Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores290$28.6B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating50,655$23B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating101,138$22.8B
Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores37,492$18.7B
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores73,333$17.5B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating67,478$17.3B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating34,697$14.6B
Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores90,364$14.2B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating54,855$14.2B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating69,000$14B
Other retail sale in non-specialised stores69,000$14B
Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores1,411$13.4B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating223,327$12.6B
Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores24,706$11.7B
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating49,030$10.7B
Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores1,733$10.6B
Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet64,733$9.4B
Dispensing chemist in specialised stores473$9.4B

This is a sample. The full database holds 846,642 UK retail companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.

Database overview

Retail companies in United Kingdom — database overview

Distributions across all 846,642 retail companies in United Kingdom — registry-sourced from Companies House and refreshed daily.

Company size (by employee band)

  • 1–9
    94%
  • 10–49
    5%
  • 50–199
    1%
  • 200–999
    0%
  • 1,000+
    0%

Sub-sector breakdown (NACE)

  • Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet23%
  • Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores13%
  • Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating9%
  • Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets8%
  • Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores7%
  • Other retail sale in non-specialised stores5%
  • Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores4%
  • Other retail sale of food in specialised stores3%
  • Other29%

Regional distribution

  • London
    25%
  • Manchester, Greater Manchester
    5%
  • Birmingham, West Midlands
    2%
  • Kent
    2%
  • Essex
    2%
  • Lancashire
    2%
  • Other
    62%

Revenue (USD)

  • Less than $100K
    62%
  • $100K – $1M
    34%
  • $1M – $10M
    3%
  • $10M – $100M
    1%
  • $100M+
    0%
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These distributions are computed from the full UK retail companies database, not the sample above.

Data coverage

What data is available on retail companies in United Kingdom

United Kingdom business database

Firmographics

Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Companies House Number — the stable Companies House identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for United Kingdom data.

Points of interest

Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across United Kingdom, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.

Tax IDs

Records carry the Companies House Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.

Group structure

InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.

Financials

Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from Companies House filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.

Data dictionary

Every attribute in the UK retail companies dataset

The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.

Identity

companyName
Registered legal name.
businessName
Trading / commercial name where it differs from the legal name.
tradeName
Additional registered trade name.
nationalID
Companies House Number — the official Companies House company identifier.
nationalIDIsVat
Flag indicating whether the national ID doubles as the VAT number.

Location

addressStreet
Registered street address.
postCode
Postal code.
city
City / locality.
province
Region / province / county.
country
Country (ISO).
longitude / latitude
Geocoded coordinates of the location.
geoLevel
Precision level of the geocode.

Web

website
Primary corporate URL.
webDomain
Normalised root domain.
websiteStatusFlag
Live / dead / redirect status from the last crawl.
websiteCrawlDate
Date the website was last checked.

Activity

altInternationalCode01–06
Up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes plus labels.
internationalCode
US SIC code.
localCode
National activity code.
infobelCode
Proprietary Infobel activity code.

Size

employeesHere
Headcount at this location.
employeesTotal
Total headcount across the entity (with Actual / Modeled flag).

Financials

salesVolume
Annual revenue in local currency.
salesVolumeEuros
Annual revenue converted to EUR.
salesVolumeDollars
Annual revenue converted to USD — shown in the table.
currency
Reporting currency.
yearStarted
Year the company was founded.
financialHistory
Multi-year revenue history where filed.

Status & legal

statusCodeName
HQ, branch or single-location indicator.
legalStatusCodeDescription
Legal form (e.g. limited company / corporation).

Group structure

familyMembers
Number of entities in the worldwide corporate family.
subsidiaryIndicator
Whether the entity is a subsidiary.
parentLinkage
Link to the parent company.
domesticLinkage / globalLinkage
Domestic and global ownership links.
hierarchyCode
Position within the corporate hierarchy.

Source comparison

Companies House vs InfobelPRO

Companies House gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.

AttributeCompanies HouseFree official registryInfobelPRO
Companies House NumberYesYes — on 99.9% of records
Legal name & registered addressYesYes
Company status (HQ / branch)YesYes — daily sync
NACE sub-sector classificationYesYes — up to 6 codes
Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD)Filings onlyYes — multi-currency
Employee countNoYes
Decision-maker contactsNoYes — licensed
Geocoded coordinatesNoYes
Corporate group structureFilings onlyYes — full hierarchy
API accessNoYes — REST API
Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet)NoYes
Update frequencyPeriodic (filings)Daily sync

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By the revenue shown in the directory above, the largest retail companies in United Kingdom include TESCO PLC ($86.9B), TULA LIFE, INC. ($84B) and AMAZON EU SARL, UK BRANCH ($74.5B). Sort the Revenue column or filter by sub-sector, size and region to explore the full ranking.
InfobelPRO lists 846,642 retail companies registered in United Kingdom, classified under NACE 47, sourced from Companies House. The directory covers all registered entities in scope, not a sampled subset.
London holds the largest share with 25% of United Kingdom's retail companies, followed by Manchester, Greater Manchester (5%) and Birmingham, West Midlands (2%). The region chart above shows the full distribution.
Retail companies in United Kingdom are classified under NACE 47 — 30 sub-sector codes appear in this segment. Each record can carry up to six NACE Rev. 2 activity codes, plus a US SIC code and the national activity code.
Core firmographics come directly from Companies House and are refreshed daily — new incorporations, address changes and status updates flow through within 24 hours of publication. Revenue and employee figures track annual report filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.
Yes. InfobelPRO combines registry-sourced firmographics with licensed contact data, processed under GDPR Article 6(1)(f) — legitimate interest and ICO guidance. Individual opt-outs are honoured and compliance documentation is available on request.

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Related directories

See all company directories in United Kingdom, explore the full United Kingdom business database In the US classification, related SIC codes include SIC 5141Groceries, General Line, SIC 5311Department Stores and SIC 5122Drugs, Drug Proprietaries, and Druggists' Sundries., or see how United Kingdom fits into the wider Europe business database.