cash box
Skip itSoft demand (-6.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible1.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Good6.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay£262K£262K/yr · 415K searches
Review moat
Okay1,991.85avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay£5.41–£19.18cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£9.27avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-6.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cash box is a £262K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (415K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cash box market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £232K–£278K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.8%
- Avg BSR
- #19
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 2.9%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
41
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
22%
- REQUISITE NEEDS25%
- Crinwaki15%
- Amazon Basics11%
- Cathedral Products10%
- ACCURATE9%
- H S8%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Top cash box search terms
- cash box158K/yr
- cash tin36K/yr
- cash boxes with keys44K/yr
- money box with key22K/yr
- lockable money box24K/yr
- petty cash tin21K/yr
- money tin with key16K/yr
- small lock box15K/yr
- petty cash box8K/yr
- cash boxes11K/yr
Top cash box products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Requisite Needs Metal Money Box Tin 6 Steel Cash Safe Box Petty Cash Deposit Tin with Lock 2 Keys for Security (BLACK)
REQUISITE NEEDS£6.054.6★1,197 rev
Amazon Basics Cash Box with Lock Key and Money Tray 9 x 30 x 24 cm (H x W x D) Black
Amazon Basics£14.744.3★317 rev
Cash Box with Key Money Tin Box with Tray Lockable Money Saving Box for Home Office and Events 25 * 18 * 9cm
Crinwaki£11.774.7★338 rev
ACCURATE 6 Inch Steel Cash Box with Lock & 2 Keys Assorted color
ACCURATE£6.024.5★461 rev
H&S Money Box with Key - 6 inch Money Saving Box with Lock - Small Lockable Petty Cash Tin Safe with Coin Tray for Coins Notes - Locking Metal Safe Box with 2 Keys - Black
H S£6.994.4★8,340 rev
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Basics Cash Box with Lock Key and Money Tray 9 x 30 x 24 cm (H x W x D) Black
Amazon Basics£14.74317 rev
Best House | Metal Cash Money Box with Lock and Key | Cash Box with Slot | 6 Inch | RED | Pack of 1 | 6 Compartments Lockable Portable with Removable Change Tray for Home Office and Events
Best House Another Fine Product£7.41227 rev
Best House | Metal Money Coin Box with 2 Keys | Petty Cash Box | 8 Inch | BLACK | Pack of 1 | Lockable Portable with Removable Change Tray for Home Office and Events
Best House Another Fine Product£9.06227 rev
Cash Box with Key Money Tin Box with Tray Lockable Money Saving Box for Home Office and Events 25 * 18 * 9cm
Crinwaki£11.77338 rev
Money Tin Box with Key Portable Cash Box with Coin Tray Small Cash Tin for Home Office and Events (Pink-small)
Crinwaki£7.75490 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Burg-Wächter lockable cash box with key and coin insert small sheet steel Money 5015 turquoise-green
Burg-Wachter£7.254.6★
Westcott Lockable Cash Box (20 cm) Black | Lockable cash box made of sheet steel with 2 keys | Removable coin tray with 3 compartments | E-51001 BLACK
Westcott£9.664.6★
Westcott Lockable Cash Box (large 30 cm) Black | Lockable cash box made of sheet steel with 2 keys | Removable coin tray with 5 compartments | E-51002 BLACK
Westcott£17.504.6★
Burg-Wachter 6 Cash Box - Black 152 x 80 x 115 CB01BK
Burg-Wachter£7.174.6★
Best House | Metal Cash Money Box with Lock and Key | Cash Box with Slot | 6 Inch | RED | Pack of 1 | 6 Compartments Lockable Portable with Removable Change Tray for Home Office and Events
Best House Another Fine Product£7.414.6★
What buyers say about cash box
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“As Advertised”
“Excellent product”
“Good value for money”
“just the right size”
“very sturdy”
“easy to use”
“Locks easy and does what it need to well”
“Its very good safe box”
“Well made”
“Plenty of space”
What buyers complain about
“Not large”
“Wont lock”
“Really poor quality”
“not as described at all totally fuming”
“The key was so brittle that it snapped in the lock straight away”
“Waste of money”
“The height is the only dimension that is stated correctly”
“Struggle to get tray out as it sticks a little flimsy hut does the job”
“Heavier than normal cash boxes”
“Within a couple of days the handle came loose on one side too”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cash box profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £262K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the cash box niche?
- 14 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cash box?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Locking Mechanism, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
- When does demand for cash box peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cash box niche?
- Listings span £5.41–£19.18; the average listing price is £9.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,992 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.