Company Directory / Consumer Goods
Public · LSE:HRNFor profitConsumer GoodsMargate, Kent, United Kingdom
Hornby
Hornby is a manufacturer and retailer specializing in model trains, model railways, and model locomotive bundles.
- Founded
- 1907 119 years ago
- Staff
- 251-500 168 on LinkedIn
- Followers
- 6k on LinkedIn
- Funding
- $33M as listed, USD
The company’s principal business is the design, development, production and supply of hobby and toy products. The company distributes its product through a network of specialist and multiple retailers throughout the UK and to over 100 countries worldwide. The company markets its products under the following brands – Hornby, Scalextric, Airfix, Humbrol, Corgi, Tri-ang, Rovex, Jouef (France), Lima (Italy), Rivarossi (Europe & USA), Electrotren (Spain), Arnold (Europe), Pocher & Bassett-Lowke.
Set against six million companies
Size
251-500 people: larger than 92% of companies with a size listed. 168 people list it on LinkedIn.
Age
119 years old.
Reach
Website ranked #274,592 in the world for traffic, about 146k visits a month. 5,972 followers on LinkedIn.
What it does
ManufacturingToys
What it is known for
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What its website runs on
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Funding, as listed
$33M raised in total
- Rounds3
- LatestPost ipo equity, Feb 2024
- Latest amountUSD 15,076,560
- Investors5, 3 leading
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Every detail we hold
Everything the source datasets list about Hornby, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.
The company
- Name
- Hornby
- Type
- For profit
- Status
- Public · LSE:HRN
- Founded
- 1907
- Founders
- Frank Hornby
- Industry
- Consumer Goods
- Categories
- Manufacturing, Toys
Where
- City
- Margate
- Region
- Kent
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Markets
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
- Retail locations
- 1
Size and reach
- Staff band
- 251-500
- People on LinkedIn
- 168
- LinkedIn followers
- 5,972
- Web traffic rank
- #274,592
- Monthly web visits
- 146,279
- Annual revenue
- $68M
Funding, as listed
- Total
- $33,000,000 USD
- Rounds
- 3
- Latest round
- Post ipo equity
- Latest round date
- Feb 2024
- Latest amount
- 15,076,560 USD
- Investors
- 5
- Lead investors
- 3
- Stock listing
- LSE:HRN
- Listing status
- public
Corporate family
- Sub-organisations
- 1
- Acquisitions made
- 5
Classification
- NAICS
- 339930
- Keywords
- 8 listed, shown above
- Technologies
- 18 detected, shown above
About this record
- Sources
- Crunchbase, LinkedIn, Apollo
- Last imported
- Sept 2026
Growth, as the source summarises it
Hornby experienced delivery delays due to Red Sea disruption, which negatively impacted sales and increased debts. Additionally, Hornby acquired Corgi Model Club in a deal worth up to £600,000. Furthermore, Hornby entered into a consultancy deal with a prominent business figure.
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