Textile equipment
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
294
Active companies
171
Formed in latest 12 months
18
Median active-company age
4.7 years
Revenue known
0
Importers
34
Exporters
27
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 294 |
| Active companies | 171 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 18 |
| Importers | 34 |
| Exporters | 27 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 0 known, 171 unknown (0.0%).
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 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 1 | 4 |
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 | 125 |
| Dissolved | 121 |
| Dormant | 46 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Liquidation | 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 |
|---|---|
| Greater Manchester | 21 |
| Inner London - East | 19 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 15 |
| West Midlands | 13 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 9 |
| Outer London - South | 9 |
| Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | 8 |
| South East Wales | 8 |
| Lancashire | 7 |
| West Yorkshire | 7 |
Geography coverage: 171 known, 0 unknown (100.0%).
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 | 70 |
| 1m-15m | 18 |
| 15m-54m | 3 |
Revenue-range coverage: 91 known, 80 unknown (53.2%).
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 | 42 |
| Small | 43 |
| Large | 1 |
| Holding | 1 |
| Dormant | 46 |
Company-size coverage: 133 known, 38 unknown (77.8%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 27 |
| 1–9 | 54 |
| 10–49 | 5 |
Employee coverage: 86 known, 85 unknown (50.3%).
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 | 17 |
| 1–3 years | 46 |
| 3–5 years | 25 |
| 5–10 years | 38 |
| 10–20 years | 16 |
| 20+ years | 29 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 171 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 | 171 |
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 | 6 |
| Both | 21 |
| Neither | 131 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 26 | £4,486,117,643 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 23 | £3,854,459,982 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 14 | £670,824,014 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 8 | £853,217,294 | 2016-03-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 8 | £8,297,213 | 2016-02-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 8 | £77,902,798 | 2016-06-01 – 2025-04-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 8 | £262,499,710 | 2020-01-01 – 2025-11-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 7 | £1,905,614 | 2017-01-01 – 2026-03-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 7 | £25,726,104 | 2016-04-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 7 | £308,614,983 | 2017-05-01 – 2024-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 22 | £821,290,311 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment | 12 | £620,885,800 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 90 — Optical and medical tools and devices | 8 | £395,637,300 | 2016-07-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 39 — Plastics and plastic products | 3 | £98,592,580 | 2023-01-01 – 2026-04-01 |
| 73 — Iron or Steel Products | 3 | £46,155,940 | 2016-10-01 – 2024-08-01 |
| 82 — Basic metal tools and utensils | 3 | £629,398 | 2018-07-01 – 2024-11-01 |
| 87 — Vehicles, parts, and accessories (not for trains or trams) | 3 | £129,337,501 | 2020-03-01 – 2023-10-01 |
| 32 — Tanning and dyeing products | 2 | £82,801,450 | 2016-01-01 – 2023-01-01 |
| 38 — Miscellaneous chemical products | 2 | £11,970,037 | 2019-10-01 – 2022-09-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 2 | £11,513,306 | 2018-11-01 – 2023-04-01 |
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 | 14 | 155 | 16 | 90.6% |
| Holding company | 0 | 155 | 16 | 90.6% |
| Solo founder | 104 | 155 | 16 | 90.6% |
| Ecommerce | 4 | 22 | 149 | 12.9% |
| Website | 31 | 31 | 140 | 18.1% |
| 15 | 31 | 140 | 18.1% |
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.
No usable values are available for this chart.
Revenue coverage: 0 known, 171 unknown (0.0%).
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 |
|---|---|
| Non-specialised | 47,447 |
| Food | 17,450 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,316 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,745 |
| Agricultural products | 8,214 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,705 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,491 |
| Beverages | 7,198 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,063 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 7,007 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,624 |
| Textiles | 5,292 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,026 |
| Pharma products | 4,522 |
| Building Materials & Sanitary | 4,381 |
| Hardware, plumbing & heating goods | 4,333 |
| Other intermediates products | 4,294 |
| Furniture, carpets and lighting equipment | 3,794 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,602 |
| Chemical products | 2,836 |
| Other | 17,064 |
SIC classification
SIC 46640 — Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines
Includes
wholesale of computer-controlled machinery for the textile industry and of computer-controlled sewing and knitting machines