Workwear
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
1159
Active companies
704
Formed in latest 12 months
77
Median active-company age
6.3 years
Revenue known
14
Importers
126
Exporters
95
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 1,159 |
| Active companies | 704 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 77 |
| Importers | 126 |
| Exporters | 95 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 14 known, 690 unknown (2.0%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2026-01 | 6 | 12 |
| 2026-02 | 7 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026-04 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 7 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-08 | 5 | 12 |
| 2026-09 | 3 | 12 |
Window: 2024-01 to 2026-09.
Company status
What this shows: all current Companies House status values. Companies House Active records with dormant accounts are shown as Dormant; the remaining Companies House Active records are shown as Active. Blank and missing values are combined as Unknown.
Top values shown in the chart
| Status | Companies |
|---|---|
| Active | 615 |
| Dissolved | 435 |
| Dormant | 89 |
| Liquidation | 20 |
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 | 53 |
| Inner London - West | 51 |
| West Midlands | 49 |
| Greater Manchester | 48 |
| Shropshire and Staffordshire | 30 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 25 |
| Lancashire | 25 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 21 |
Geography coverage: 700 known, 4 unknown (99.4%).
Revenue ranges
What this shows: active companies grouped into the platform’s ordered estimated-revenue bands.
Top values shown in the chart
| Revenue range | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0-1m | 371 |
| 1m-15m | 81 |
| 15m-54m | 8 |
| 54m+ | 6 |
Revenue-range coverage: 466 known, 238 unknown (66.2%).
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 | 222 |
| Small | 212 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 15 |
| Holding | 4 |
| Dormant | 89 |
Company-size coverage: 545 known, 159 unknown (77.4%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 138 |
| 1–9 | 252 |
| 10–49 | 50 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
Employee coverage: 446 known, 258 unknown (63.4%).
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 | 74 |
| 1–3 years | 146 |
| 3–5 years | 75 |
| 5–10 years | 152 |
| 10–20 years | 118 |
| 20+ years | 139 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 704 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 |
|---|---|
| 14120 | 704 |
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 | 47 |
| Exporter only | 16 |
| Both | 79 |
| Neither | 562 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 95 | £8,110,363,420 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 80 | £8,589,072,826 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 51 | £2,704,874,887 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 48 | £556,720,000 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 42 — Leather goods, travel bags, and animal harnesses | 43 | £1,073,668,811 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 40 | £6,483,145,689 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 40 | £149,287,583 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 37 | £5,666,098,548 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 36 | £1,068,022,562 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 34 | £160,505,829 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 74 | £1,235,840,107 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 55 | £1,039,934,077 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 43 | £178,904,386 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 38 | £376,513,787 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 34 | £1,349,273,870 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 33 | £2,440,567,648 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 33 | £1,306,740,285 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 29 | £33,384,941 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 28 | £2,504,098,453 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 64 — Footwear and related items | 27 | £272,167,963 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
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 | 65 | 610 | 94 | 86.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 610 | 94 | 86.6% |
| Solo founder | 342 | 610 | 94 | 86.6% |
| Ecommerce | 42 | 95 | 609 | 13.5% |
| Website | 120 | 123 | 581 | 17.5% |
| 89 | 123 | 581 | 17.5% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Leo Textiles Limited | £26,561,066 |
| Rockfall Uk Limited | £21,643,953 |
| W.i.p. (workwear) Limited | £19,716,707 |
| Alpha Solway Limited | £16,928,030 |
| Hazchem Safety Ltd | £12,549,865 |
| Future Garments Limited | £9,715,050 |
| Tibard Limited | £7,673,728 |
| Ballyclare Limited | £7,466,859 |
| Ichiro International Ltd | £396,452 |
| My Vis Ltd | £96,617 |
Revenue coverage: 14 known, 690 unknown (2.0%).
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 | 6,284 |
| Women's fabric outerwear | 2,306 |
| Men's fabric outerwear | 1,503 |
| Leather clothes | 643 |
| Women's underwear | 438 |
| Other knitted and crocheted apparel | 357 |
| Men's underwear | 178 |
| Knitted and crocheted hosiery | 124 |
| Fur apparel, skins | 39 |
SIC classification
SIC 14120 — Manufacture of workwear
Excludes
manufacture of footwear, see ##15.20, manufacture of fire-resistant and protective safety clothing, see ##32.99, repair of wearing apparel, see ##95.29