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Textiles Businesses in LONDON

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

349
Businesses
87.7%
Active
8.9 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 349
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

6.4% of textiles 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 Textiles, 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 13990 · 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 Textiles. 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: 8.9 YRS

      Key companies

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

      £19.6m
      COLE FABRICS PLC
      West Bridgford
      £12.5m

      Where they are: top locations

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

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