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Textiles Clothing And Footwear Businesses in UK

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

3,468
Businesses
88%
Active
5.9 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 869
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

1.8% of textiles clothing and footwear survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. This is a young industry's graveyard as much as its nursery.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Textiles clothing and footwear, 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 47820 · 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 clothing and footwear. 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: 5.9 YRS

      Key companies

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

      £130,204
      £89,017
      £78,416
      £75,937

      Where they are: top locations

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

      01London86925.1% of sector
      02Manchester1233.5% of sector
      03Birmingham1002.9% of sector
      04Cardiff722.1% of sector
      05Glasgow471.4% of sector