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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.

Businesses in the UK

24,440

87.3% active

Avg age

8.6 yrs

Average company age

Top location

London

6,217 active businesses

01 - Market

Clothing market shaped by new incorporations.

New company registrations for Clothing businesses over the last six years.

02 - Outlook

Sector signals.

A composite view of Clothing businesses in the UK across six key dimensions.

Opportunity score · composite (0-100)

5-year forecast · new incorporations

03 - Business profile

Business profile.

Breakdown of active Clothing companies by category.

  • Private Limited Company 17,820 companies
  • Ltd 6,449 companies
  • PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, Limited By Guarantee, No Share Capital) 66 companies
  • Private Limited Guarant Nsc 54 companies
  • Community Interest Company 39 companies

04 - Economics

Structure & age.

Company status split and age distribution for Clothing.

Status split

Distribution of company statuses across all records.

Company age bands

0-2 years
1,536
2-5 years
8,129
5-10 years
8,014
10-20 years
3,774
20+ years
1,872

Age distribution

05 - Competitors

Key companies.

Company Status Date of Incorporation
#1

AK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED

05150258 • Peterborough

Total Assets: £171,998,776

Active 10/06/2004
#2

FRACTAL DNA LIMITED

14231613 • SOUTHALL

Total Assets: £80,000,000

Active 13/07/2022
#3

YOURS CLOTHING LIMITED

02886196 • Peterborough

Total Assets: £71,086,640

Active 11/01/1994
#4

REPRESENT CLOTHING LIMITED

09221485 • BOLTON

Total Assets: £47,525,116

Active 16/09/2014

06 - Locations

Where they are.

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

  1. 01

    London

    6,217 active businesses

    25.4% of sector 6,217
  2. 02

    Manchester

    677 active businesses

    2.8% of sector 677
  3. 03

    Birmingham

    575 active businesses

    2.4% of sector 575
  4. 04

    Glasgow

    322 active businesses

    1.3% of sector 322
  5. 05

    Cardiff

    320 active businesses

    1.3% of sector 320