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Recreational And Sports Goods Businesses in UK

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

1,336
Businesses
91.1%
Active
8.7 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 101
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

6.7% of recreational and sports goods 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 Recreational and sports goods, 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 77210 · 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 Recreational and sports goods. 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: 8.7 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active Recreational and sports goods by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      £248,838
      £60,089
      £42,803
      £38,089

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Recreational and sports goods businesses registered in each location.

      01London1017.6% of sector
      02Bristol201.5% of sector
      03Manchester201.5% of sector
      04Birmingham181.3% of sector
      05Glasgow161.2% of sector