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Clothing Businesses in UK

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

24,440
Businesses
87.3%
Active
8.6 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 6,217
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

8% of clothing 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 Clothing, 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 47710 · 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 Clothing. 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: 8.6 YRS

      Key companies

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

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active Clothing businesses registered in each location.

      01London6,21725.4% of sector
      02Manchester6772.8% of sector
      03Birmingham5752.4% of sector
      04Glasgow3221.3% of sector
      05Cardiff3201.3% of sector