Knitted and crocheted hosiery
UK companies organised by the CorpSignals industry, segment, and subsegment taxonomy.
Company snapshot
What this shows: the size and current activity of this classification, plus recent formations, company age, revenue coverage, and trade participation.
All companies
235
Active companies
127
Formed in latest 12 months
26
Median active-company age
6.2 years
Revenue known
3
Importers
32
Exporters
23
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 235 |
| Active companies | 127 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 26 |
| Importers | 32 |
| Exporters | 23 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 3 known, 124 unknown (2.4%).
Company formations
What this shows: monthly incorporations and dissolutions from 1 January 2024, including companies of every current status.
Latest ten months shown in the chart
| Month | Formed | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 2 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-08.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values; blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 127 |
| Dissolved | 102 |
| Liquidation | 6 |
Active companies by UK region
What this shows: active companies with a known ITL2 region. The UK map falls back to a bar chart if map data cannot be loaded.
Top values shown in the chart
| ITL2 region | Companies |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 17 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 17 |
| Inner London - West | 12 |
| Greater Manchester | 8 |
| Outer London - South | 7 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 6 |
| West Midlands | 6 |
| West Yorkshire | 6 |
| Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 4 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 3 |
Geography coverage: 126 known, 1 unknown (99.2%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
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| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 48 |
| 1m-15m | 22 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
| 54m+ | 1 |
Revenue-range coverage: 73 known, 54 unknown (57.5%).
Company size and employees
What this shows: active companies by published size category and by reported employee count.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company size | Companies |
|---|---|
| Micro | 31 |
| Small | 38 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Large | 2 |
| Dormant | 25 |
Company-size coverage: 97 known, 30 unknown (76.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 15 |
| 1–9 | 33 |
| 10–49 | 16 |
| 50–249 | 2 |
Employee coverage: 66 known, 61 unknown (52.0%).
Active-company age
What this shows: how long currently active companies have been incorporated.
Top values shown in the chart
| Age band | Companies |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 24 |
| 1–3 years | 21 |
| 3–5 years | 15 |
| 5–10 years | 18 |
| 10–20 years | 19 |
| 20+ years | 30 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 127 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
Classification breakdown
What this shows: active companies across the next taxonomy level; direct assignments are labelled separately. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| 14310 | 127 |
International trade
What this shows: active-company participation in imports and exports, followed by the ten HS2 categories involving the most distinct companies.
Top values shown in the chart
| Trade participation | Companies |
|---|---|
| Importer only | 13 |
| Exporter only | 4 |
| Both | 19 |
| Neither | 91 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 16 | £1,312,033,160 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 14 | £495,475,772 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 51 — Wool and animal hair products | 11 | £29,505,128 | 2016-11-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 11 | £7,125,947 | 2016-12-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 11 | £12,360,621 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 10 | £29,905,724 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 10 | £17,708,070 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 48 — Paper and Paperboard Products | 9 | £160,002,558 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 9 | £4,367,277 | 2017-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 9 | £20,804,842 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 20 | £308,917,728 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 16 | £192,518,904 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 7 | £93,333,223 | 2018-07-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 5 | £21,246,978 | 2016-08-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 5 | £64,746,973 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 56 — Textile padding, felt, and nonwoven fabrics; special yarns; ropes and cables | 4 | £6,193,183 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 4 | £4,985,140 | 2017-11-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 4 | £193,939,059 | 2021-03-01 – 2026-02-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 4 | £173,739,840 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 51 — Wool and animal hair products | 3 | £11,367,171 | 2017-03-01 – 2025-06-01 |
Business and digital traits
What this shows: active companies identified with selected ownership, business-model, and online-presence traits.
Values shown in the chart with data coverage
| Trait | Companies | Known | Unknown | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family business | 10 | 114 | 13 | 89.8% |
| Holding company | 0 | 114 | 13 | 89.8% |
| Solo founder | 77 | 114 | 13 | 89.8% |
| Ecommerce | 8 | 22 | 105 | 17.3% |
| Website | 29 | 30 | 97 | 23.6% |
| 20 | 30 | 97 | 23.6% |
Leading active companies
What this shows: the ten active companies with the highest non-missing revenue, with company number used as the deterministic tie-breaker.
Top values shown in the chart
| Company | Revenue |
|---|---|
| Misirli Uk Limited | £16,805,152 |
| Funn Hosiery Ltd | £17,092 |
| Dl Empire Ltd | £4,546 |
Revenue coverage: 3 known, 124 unknown (2.4%).
Related classifications
What this shows: sibling classifications ranked by distinct active companies, excluding the current node. The top 20 are shown and remaining values are combined as Other.
Top values shown in the chart
| Classification | Companies |
|---|---|
| Sportswear, baby clothes, hats, gloves, ties etc | 6,269 |
| Women's fabric outerwear | 2,304 |
| Men's fabric outerwear | 1,522 |
| Workwear | 711 |
| Leather clothes | 647 |
| Women's underwear | 440 |
| Other knitted and crocheted apparel | 371 |
| Men's underwear | 175 |
| Fur apparel, skins | 41 |
SIC classification
SIC 14310 — Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery
Includes
manufacture of hosiery, including socks, tights and pantyhose