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Antiques Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's Antiques sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

Businesses in the UK

2,068

93.8% active

Avg age

13.5 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

428 active businesses

01 - Market

Antiques market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for Antiques businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of Antiques businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active Antiques companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 1,475 companies
  • Ltd 583 companies
  • PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital) 6 companies
  • PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital, Use Of 'Limited' Exemption) 2 companies
  • Community Interest Company 2 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for Antiques.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
96
2-5 years
363
5-10 years
592
10-20 years
539
20+ years
419

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

EUROPEAN MASTER PICTURES LIMITED

08584470 • London

Total Assets: £109,699,309

Active 25/06/2013
#2

A_ & J_ SPEELMAN LIMITED

01235975 • LONDON

Total Assets: £54,288,418

Active 02/12/1975
#3

SAM FOGG LTD

02086240 • LONDON

Total Assets: £41,783,186

Active 30/12/1986
#4

WARTSKI LIMITED

01416179 • LONDON

Total Assets: £22,415,441

Active 21/02/1979

06 - Locations

Where they are.

Ranked by the number of active Antiques businesses registered in each location.

  1. 01

    London

    428 active businesses

    20.7% of sector 428
  2. 02

    Unknown

    21 active businesses

    1% of sector 21
  3. 03

    Edinburgh

    19 active businesses

    0.9% of sector 19
  4. 04

    Leeds

    19 active businesses

    0.9% of sector 19
  5. 05

    Birmingham

    18 active businesses

    0.9% of sector 18