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Games And Toys Businesses in UK

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

1,670
Businesses
92.5%
Active
9.4 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 342
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

10.2% of games and toys survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Established players are rarer here than across the UK economy as a whole.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Games and toys, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 32409 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by Games and toys. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 9.4 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Games and toys by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £28.2m
      £21.4m
      £20.6m
      £19.8m

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Games and toys businesses registered in each location.

      01London34220.5% of sector
      02Nottingham342% of sector
      03Bristol311.9% of sector
      04Birmingham251.5% of sector
      05Glasgow221.3% of sector