Soft furnishings
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
2408
Active companies
1656
Formed in latest 12 months
217
Median active-company age
5.7 years
Revenue known
36
Importers
178
Exporters
99
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 2,408 |
| Active companies | 1,656 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 217 |
| Importers | 178 |
| Exporters | 99 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 36 known, 1620 unknown (2.2%).
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 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026-01 | 16 | 16 |
| 2026-02 | 17 | 13 |
| 2026-03 | 17 | 19 |
| 2026-04 | 22 | 22 |
| 2026-05 | 16 | 27 |
| 2026-06 | 16 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 13 | 55 |
| 2026-08 | 18 | 20 |
| 2026-09 | 9 | 13 |
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 | 1,458 |
| Dissolved | 700 |
| Dormant | 198 |
| Liquidation | 46 |
| In Administration | 4 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Receiver Action | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| West Yorkshire | 106 |
| Greater Manchester | 100 |
| Inner London - West | 92 |
| Inner London - East | 88 |
| West Midlands | 82 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 81 |
| Lancashire | 78 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 54 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 54 |
Geography coverage: 1640 known, 16 unknown (99.0%).
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 | 973 |
| 1m-15m | 149 |
| 15m-54m | 6 |
| 54m+ | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 1131 known, 525 unknown (68.3%).
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 | 617 |
| Small | 476 |
| Medium | 4 |
| Large | 9 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 198 |
Company-size coverage: 1307 known, 349 unknown (78.9%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 244 |
| 1–9 | 735 |
| 10–49 | 97 |
| 50–249 | 16 |
Employee coverage: 1092 known, 564 unknown (65.9%).
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 | 214 |
| 1–3 years | 301 |
| 3–5 years | 240 |
| 5–10 years | 434 |
| 10–20 years | 273 |
| 20+ years | 194 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 1656 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 |
|---|---|
| 13921 | 1,656 |
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 | 100 |
| Exporter only | 21 |
| Both | 78 |
| Neither | 1,457 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 80 | £5,057,542,278 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 75 | £2,218,062,653 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 65 | £124,045,645 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 56 | £142,346,492 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 49 | £178,183,927 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 45 | £4,234,938,667 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 39 | £117,627,531 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 35 | £62,940,394 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 33 | £58,188,936 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 31 | £4,813,309,830 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 58 | £1,216,752,372 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 54 | £335,796,338 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £1,088,338,954 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 20 | £1,251,013,906 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 19 | £36,080,153 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 19 | £25,199,099 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 16 | £62,227,059 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 83 — Miscellaneous metal items | 16 | £138,175,558 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 15 | £12,090,193 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 13 | £226,187,307 | 2016-09-01 – 2026-04-01 |
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 | 190 | 1,539 | 117 | 92.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 1,539 | 117 | 92.9% |
| Solo founder | 896 | 1,539 | 117 | 92.9% |
| Ecommerce | 44 | 131 | 1,525 | 7.9% |
| Website | 162 | 167 | 1,489 | 10.1% |
| 90 | 167 | 1,489 | 10.1% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Carmel Clothing Limited | £35,227,847 |
| Riva Paoletti Limited | £30,313,328 |
| Panaz Holdings Limited | £26,368,602 |
| Downland Bedding Company Limited(the) | £17,762,690 |
| Waverley Contract & Supply Limited | £14,774,875 |
| Bgrp Limited | £11,241,380 |
| George Smith Limited | £8,054,701 |
| Rainbow Blinds And Fabrics Limited | £4,180,109 |
| Airbase Uk Interiors Ltd | £3,998,920 |
| Dusal Limited | £3,544,005 |
Revenue coverage: 36 known, 1620 unknown (2.2%).
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 |
| Finishing of textiles | 1,267 |
| Household textiles | 887 |
| Other technial and industrial textiles | 448 |
| Weaving of textiles | 415 |
| Knitted and crocheted fabrics | 392 |
| 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 13921 — Manufacture of soft furnishings
Includes
manufacture of made-up soft furnishing articles of textile material including of knitted or crocheted fabrics: cushions, pouffes, pillows, curtains, furniture covers, blinds such as Festoon, Austrian, Roman, etc.
Excludes
canvas blinds and sunblinds, see ##13.92/2