Knitted and crocheted fabrics
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
738
Active companies
392
Formed in latest 12 months
60
Median active-company age
4.8 years
Revenue known
11
Importers
62
Exporters
41
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 738 |
| Active companies | 392 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 60 |
| Importers | 62 |
| Exporters | 41 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 11 known, 381 unknown (2.8%).
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 | 9 |
| 2026-01 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026-04 | 5 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 2 | 13 |
| 2026-08 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 336 |
| Active | 324 |
| Dormant | 68 |
| Liquidation | 10 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 57 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 44 |
| Inner London - East | 39 |
| Inner London - West | 26 |
| Outer London - South | 15 |
| West Midlands | 15 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 14 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 13 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 12 |
Geography coverage: 385 known, 7 unknown (98.2%).
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 | 192 |
| 1m-15m | 42 |
| 15m-54m | 2 |
Revenue-range coverage: 236 known, 156 unknown (60.2%).
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 | 120 |
| Small | 106 |
| Medium | 1 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 68 |
Company-size coverage: 296 known, 96 unknown (75.5%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 58 |
| 1–9 | 136 |
| 10–49 | 30 |
| 50–249 | 4 |
Employee coverage: 228 known, 164 unknown (58.2%).
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 | 56 |
| 1–3 years | 93 |
| 3–5 years | 50 |
| 5–10 years | 80 |
| 10–20 years | 51 |
| 20+ years | 62 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 392 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 |
|---|---|
| 13910 | 392 |
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 | 31 |
| Exporter only | 10 |
| Both | 31 |
| Neither | 320 |
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 | 26 | £2,817,234,972 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 25 | £694,165,147 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 18 | £43,488,684 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 17 | £8,684,671 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 17 | £654,929,991 | 2016-05-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 15 | £76,629,673 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 13 | £4,252,713 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 13 | £999,706,233 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 10 | £6,476,682 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 96 — Miscellaneous manufactured goods | 9 | £5,331,557 | 2020-10-01 – 2026-03-01 |
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 | 27 | £473,549,207 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 17 | £216,287,302 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 11 | £107,719,464 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 65 — Headgear and accessories | 10 | £35,591,275 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 10 | £91,381,286 | 2016-05-01 – 2025-07-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 9 | £19,594,430 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 8 | £1,308,195 | 2016-05-01 – 2024-04-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 8 | £3,269,316 | 2016-10-01 – 2026-01-01 |
| 51 — Wool and animal hair products | 6 | £14,346,431 | 2017-08-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 95 — Toys, games, and sports equipment | 6 | £32,629,832 | 2016-03-01 – 2025-02-01 |
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 | 27 | 369 | 23 | 94.1% |
| Holding company | 0 | 369 | 23 | 94.1% |
| Solo founder | 231 | 369 | 23 | 94.1% |
| Ecommerce | 11 | 40 | 352 | 10.2% |
| Website | 47 | 52 | 340 | 13.3% |
| 27 | 52 | 340 | 13.3% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Jerseytex Ltd. | £20,148,931 |
| Palm Beach Manufacturing Co. Limited | £4,064,359 |
| Herdwear Ltd | £194,973 |
| For The Love Of Scrubs Birmingham C.i.c. | £74,419 |
| Crafted By Cat Ltd | £57,585 |
| Elena Maliuk Limited | £27,958 |
| Hobbi Crochet Ltd | £6,240 |
| The Weavers' Cottage Yarn Ltd | £3,769 |
| Medi Kletz & Co Ltd | £1,945 |
| Tangled Fibres Ltd. | £1,468 |
Revenue coverage: 11 known, 381 unknown (2.8%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Other textiles (not elsewhere classified) | 1,762 |
| Soft furnishings | 1,656 |
| Finishing of textiles | 1,267 |
| Household textiles | 887 |
| Other technial and industrial textiles | 448 |
| Weaving of textiles | 415 |
| Textile fibres | 289 |
| Felt, other non-woven products | 197 |
| Canvas goods, sacks, etc | 191 |
| Woven/tufted carpets and rugs | 166 |
| Jute and knotted carpets, mats and the like | 160 |
| Ropes, nets, other cordage | 101 |
SIC classification
SIC 13910 — Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics
Includes
manufacture and processing of knitted or crocheted fabrics:, pile and terry fabrics, net and window furnishing type fabrics knitted on Raschel or similar machines, other knitted or crocheted fabrics, manufacture of imitation fur by knitting
Excludes
manufacture of net and window furnishing type fabrics of lace knitted on Raschel or similar machines see ##13.99, manufacture of knitted and crocheted apparel, see ##14.39