Amstrad vs Sinclair Research

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

Amstrad is the older of the two, founded in 1968 — 5 years before Sinclair Research.

Founded: 1968; 1973
Status: Closed 2008; Closed 2025
Headquarters: Brentwood, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom
Industry: electronics industry; electronics industry
Founders: Alan Sugar; Clive Sinclair
Legal form: private company limited by shares; private company limited by shares
Parent: Sky Group; Not recorded
Website: amstrad.com; sinclair-research.co.uk

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on Amstrad and Sinclair Research.