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Retail sale of books in specialised stores: 2,542 live UK companies with SIC code 47610

Updated November 7, 2026. Source: Companies House Free Company Data Product.

2,542 live UK companies list SIC code 47610, retail sale of books in specialised stores, in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. 462 of them were incorporated in the last 12 months and 98 have an accounts due date that had passed, and 164 have a proposal to strike them off the register.

The request: Every UK company with SIC code 47610, retail sale of books in specialised stores, incorporated since 2025, with registered address, accounts due dates and status. $10 of work on sign-up, no card.

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  • 2,542Live companies
  • 462Incorporated in the last 12 months
  • 98Accounts overdue
  • 164Strike off proposed
  • 47610SIC code
  • 1 November 2026Snapshot

Incorporations per year

Companies incorporated in each year that are still live in the 1 November 2026 snapshot. Companies that closed earlier are not counted, so older years read low.

Year incorporatedLive companies
2022152
2023188
2024244
2025434
2026 so far391

By region

RegionLive companies
London755
South East353
North West217
South West214
East of England193
West Midlands193
Yorkshire and The Humber153
East Midlands149
Scotland146
Wales82
North East56
Northern Ireland30

Towns with the most retail sale of books in specialised stores companies

Towns with 100 or more live companies; a link opens the page for this industry in that town.

TownRegionLive companies
LondonLondon583
ManchesterNorth West52
BirminghamWest Midlands45
LeicesterEast Midlands38
CardiffWales30
EdinburghScotland30
BristolSouth West27
GlasgowScotland23
BradfordYorkshire and The Humber20
NottinghamEast Midlands18
LiverpoolNorth West17
DerbyEast Midlands16
SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber16
Bury St EdmundsEast of England15
NorthamptonEast Midlands15
LeedsYorkshire and The Humber14
HarrowLondon13
BrightonSouth East12
CoventryWest Midlands12
CroydonLondon12
BelfastNorthern Ireland11
CheltenhamSouth West11
LutonEast of England11
AberdeenScotland10
BoltonNorth West10

Newest retail sale of books in specialised stores companies

Newest first. Each row links to the Companies House record.

CompanyNumberIncorporatedTownAccounts dueStatusSource
Tilly's Books and Music CICSC90757830 October 2026Strathaven30 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Hyggekyst Ltd1755226730 October 2026Holme30 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Paper Bear Ltd1755226230 October 2026Lutterworth30 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
When I’M Gone Ltd1754943428 October 2026London28 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Fenttiman Publishing Limited1754839928 October 2026Cambridge28 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
DW Comics Ltd1754673027 October 2026Fareham27 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
The Study Nook CIC1754605527 October 2026Gosport27 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Ebony & Ember Books Ltd1754513227 October 2026Durham27 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Once upon a Wine Cotswolds Ltd1754490027 October 2026Moreton-in-Marsh27 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
AL Hanabilah Bookstore Ltd1754354126 October 2026London26 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
The Folkestone Bookshop Ltd1753969924 October 2026Folkestone24 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Awigtownbook LtdSC90681123 October 2026Newton Stewart23 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Kirjyo Limited1753763423 October 2026London23 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Redsters Comics & Collectibles Ltd1753600822 October 2026Canterbury22 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Storye Ltd1753441321 October 2026Rochester21 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Kayra Ltd1753323621 October 2026London21 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Julian Mincher Associates Ltd1753279721 October 2026Rugby21 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Liminal Books LtdNI74466820 October 2026Portadown20 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Afterword Atelier Ltd1753136220 October 2026Bristol20 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
The next Chapter Bookshop Ltd1752994820 October 2026Torquay20 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Aljannah Traders Limited1752857019 October 2026Southall19 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Aloysia Press Ltd1752480816 October 2026London16 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Plot Twist Books & Brews CIC1752132814 October 2026Newcastle upon Tyne14 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
Zelkomira Limited1751954314 October 2026Essex14 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk
FJ Commerce Limited1751213710 October 2026Doncaster10 July 2028Activefind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are of live companies in the Companies House snapshot dated 1 November 2026. The snapshot holds basic company data only: no officers and no persons with significant control. A company is counted under each SIC code it lists, up to four. A region is the part of the UK a postcode area mostly falls in. This page uses Companies House data and is not endorsed by Companies House. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.