Fabric & Haberdashery Stores
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
7794
Active companies
4581
Formed in latest 12 months
654
Median active-company age
5.2 years
Revenue known
68
Importers
622
Exporters
186
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 7,794 |
| Active companies | 4,581 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 654 |
| Importers | 622 |
| Exporters | 186 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 68 known, 4513 unknown (1.5%).
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 | 45 | 63 |
| 2026-01 | 84 | 63 |
| 2026-02 | 58 | 65 |
| 2026-03 | 49 | 93 |
| 2026-04 | 51 | 55 |
| 2026-05 | 52 | 85 |
| 2026-06 | 48 | 36 |
| 2026-07 | 43 | 110 |
| 2026-08 | 40 | 74 |
| 2026-09 | 33 | 56 |
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 | 4,151 |
| Dissolved | 3,122 |
| Dormant | 430 |
| Liquidation | 87 |
| In Administration | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Inner London - East | 442 |
| Inner London - West | 400 |
| Greater Manchester | 330 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 297 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 260 |
| West Midlands | 232 |
| West Yorkshire | 167 |
| Surrey, East and West Sussex | 157 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 120 |
| South East Wales | 116 |
Geography coverage: 4544 known, 37 unknown (99.2%).
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 | 2,693 |
| 1m-15m | 308 |
| 15m-54m | 11 |
| 54m+ | 8 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3020 known, 1561 unknown (65.9%).
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 | 1,721 |
| Small | 1,215 |
| Medium | 3 |
| Large | 16 |
| Holding | 3 |
| Dormant | 430 |
Company-size coverage: 3388 known, 1193 unknown (74.0%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 793 |
| 1–9 | 2,014 |
| 10–49 | 130 |
| 50–249 | 7 |
| 250+ | 3 |
Employee coverage: 2947 known, 1634 unknown (64.3%).
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 | 644 |
| 1–3 years | 1,022 |
| 3–5 years | 582 |
| 5–10 years | 1,100 |
| 10–20 years | 725 |
| 20+ years | 508 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 4581 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 |
|---|---|
| Directly assigned to this segment | 4,581 |
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 | 474 |
| Exporter only | 38 |
| Both | 148 |
| Neither | 3,921 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 243 | £9,609,551,627 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 236 | £5,435,535,940 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 179 | £11,144,593,384 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 171 | £12,866,482,677 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 132 | £294,676,866 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 127 | £162,421,790 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 117 | £213,039,303 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 102 | £73,248,399 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 84 | £132,090,201 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 74 | £8,335,845,028 | 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 | 70 | £808,077,165 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 68 | £398,774,745 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 55 | £586,316,541 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 53 | £903,277,610 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 45 | £45,455,072 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 44 | £142,263,171 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 42 | £71,329,870 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 33 | £97,963,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 53 — Various natural fibers from plants, paper yarn, and fabrics made from paper yarn | 32 | £41,291,069 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 30 | £13,556,593 | 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 | 440 | 4,301 | 280 | 93.9% |
| Holding company | 0 | 4,301 | 280 | 93.9% |
| Solo founder | 2,597 | 4,301 | 280 | 93.9% |
| Ecommerce | 241 | 447 | 4,134 | 9.8% |
| Website | 508 | 547 | 4,034 | 11.9% |
| 198 | 547 | 4,034 | 11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Harry Corry Limited | £50,870,919 |
| Bedeck Limited | £44,887,072 |
| Cht Holdings Limited | £26,833,000 |
| Cotterhill Limited | £22,208,000 |
| Welspun Uk Limited | £20,177,000 |
| Saltash Limited | £15,190,039 |
| Lochcarron Of Scotland Limited | £8,835,796 |
| Clever Stuff (international) Ltd | £6,099,902 |
| Pepe Jeans London Limited | £1,186,954 |
| Falcon Fabrics Limited | £1,110,949 |
Revenue coverage: 68 known, 4513 unknown (1.5%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Online & mailorder | 220,055 |
| Other: vending machines, door-to-door, etc | 53,904 |
| Department stores | 40,202 |
| Hyper & supermarkets, general stores | 38,685 |
| Clothing Stores | 31,314 |
| Stalls | 18,497 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 14,843 |
| Other specialised stores | 14,552 |
| Specialised food stores n.e.c. | 13,006 |
| Cosmetics Store | 11,592 |
| Home furnishing stores | 11,297 |
| Outdoor & Sporting Goods Stores | 10,503 |
| Watches and jewellery stores | 9,345 |
| Garden & Pet Supply Stores | 8,197 |
| Pharmacy | 8,043 |
| Bakeries & Confectionery | 7,898 |
| Beverage stores | 6,002 |
| Butchers | 5,878 |
| Mobile phone stores | 5,856 |
| Flooring Store | 5,778 |
| Other | 63,811 |
SIC classification
SIC 47510 — Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores
Includes
retail sale of fabrics, retail sale of knitting yarn, retail sale of basic materials for rug, tapestry or embroidery making, retail sale of textiles, retail sale of haberdashery: needles, sewing thread etc.
Excludes
retail sale of clothing, see ##47.71