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Wholetextiles Businesses in UK

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

4,127
Businesses
90.1%
Active
12.8 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 1,134
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

18.4% of wholetextiles survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Slightly more of these businesses stand the test of time than the UK average.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for Wholetextiles, 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 46410 · 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 Wholetextiles. 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: 12.8 YRS

      Key companies

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

      £171.4m
      £130.7m
      £77.7m
      £48.8m

      Where they are: top locations

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

      01London1,13427.5% of sector
      02Manchester3077.4% of sector
      03Leicester1182.9% of sector
      04Birmingham892.2% of sector
      05Bradford591.4% of sector