Textiles
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
9142
Active companies
5293
Formed in latest 12 months
998
Median active-company age
4.3 years
Revenue known
76
Importers
1153
Exporters
589
Top values shown in the chart
| Category | Companies |
|---|---|
| All companies | 9,142 |
| Active companies | 5,293 |
| Formed in latest 12 months | 998 |
| Importers | 1,153 |
| Exporters | 589 |
Revenue coverage among active companies: 76 known, 5217 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 52 | 94 |
| 2026-01 | 72 | 83 |
| 2026-02 | 44 | 93 |
| 2026-03 | 93 | 100 |
| 2026-04 | 70 | 73 |
| 2026-05 | 86 | 89 |
| 2026-06 | 83 | 52 |
| 2026-07 | 93 | 194 |
| 2026-08 | 75 | 82 |
| 2026-09 | 61 | 71 |
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 | 4,532 |
| Dissolved | 3,749 |
| Dormant | 761 |
| Liquidation | 96 |
| In Administration | 2 |
| Insolvency Proceedings | 1 |
| Voluntary Arrangement | 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 | 692 |
| Inner London - East | 656 |
| Inner London - West | 485 |
| Outer London - West and North West | 378 |
| Outer London - East and North East | 336 |
| West Midlands | 250 |
| West Yorkshire | 234 |
| Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | 195 |
| Outer London - South | 187 |
| Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | 154 |
Geography coverage: 5272 known, 21 unknown (99.6%).
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 | 2,390 |
| 1m-15m | 589 |
| 15m-54m | 45 |
| 54m+ | 33 |
Revenue-range coverage: 3057 known, 2236 unknown (57.8%).
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 | 1,519 |
| Small | 1,366 |
| Medium | 16 |
| Large | 54 |
| Holding | 22 |
| Dormant | 761 |
Company-size coverage: 3738 known, 1555 unknown (70.6%).
Top values shown in the chart
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 0 | 958 |
| 1–9 | 1,767 |
| 10–49 | 172 |
| 50–249 | 21 |
| 250+ | 1 |
Employee coverage: 2919 known, 2374 unknown (55.1%).
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 | 937 |
| 1–3 years | 1,213 |
| 3–5 years | 653 |
| 5–10 years | 1,137 |
| 10–20 years | 643 |
| 20+ years | 710 |
Incorporation-date coverage: 5293 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 | 5,293 |
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 | 671 |
| Exporter only | 107 |
| Both | 482 |
| Neither | 4,033 |
Top imports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 516 | £10,596,540,285 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 508 | £18,991,600,972 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 448 | £33,180,422,276 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 338 | £18,174,337,892 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 299 | £473,158,579 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 271 | £699,818,381 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 259 | £337,282,594 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 240 | £426,552,786 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 218 | £334,120,501 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 84 — Machinery, boilers, and mechanical appliances; parts | 218 | £17,128,602,833 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
Top exports HS2 categories
Top values shown in the chart
| HS2 category | Companies | GBP | Available dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 — Various textile products, sets, used clothing, and rags | 255 | £1,790,258,454 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 62 — Clothing and accessories, not knitted or crocheted | 208 | £2,207,375,270 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 61 — Clothing and accessories made by knitting or crocheting | 177 | £2,248,659,865 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 58 — Special woven and decorative fabrics | 165 | £177,638,227 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 94 — Furniture, Lighting, and Prefabricated Buildings | 157 | £1,715,062,405 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 54 — Man-made filaments and related materials | 156 | £393,515,377 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 59 — Treated or layered fabrics for industrial use | 156 | £536,296,650 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 55 — Man-made staple fibers | 148 | £112,899,315 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 52 — Cotton products | 132 | £249,336,924 | 2016-01-01 – 2026-05-01 |
| 60 — Knitted or crocheted fabrics | 123 | £163,421,460 | 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 | 343 | 4,761 | 532 | 89.9% |
| Holding company | 3 | 4,761 | 532 | 89.9% |
| Solo founder | 3,125 | 4,761 | 532 | 89.9% |
| Ecommerce | 317 | 832 | 4,461 | 15.7% |
| Website | 982 | 1,059 | 4,234 | 20.0% |
| 531 | 1,059 | 4,234 | 20.0% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ralawise Limited | £168,321,596 |
| Metal (k) Trading Ltd | £130,679,237 |
| Cleland Mciver Limited | £77,682,615 |
| Beechfield Brands Limited | £66,069,137 |
| B.t.c. Activewear Limited | £54,653,291 |
| Ashley Wilde Group Limited | £48,803,660 |
| Kvadrat Limited | £38,258,999 |
| Riva Paoletti Limited | £30,313,328 |
| Ctr (group) Limited | £30,033,427 |
| Jmp Wilcox & Co Limited | £24,842,713 |
Revenue coverage: 76 known, 5217 unknown (1.4%).
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 | 47,426 |
| Food | 17,440 |
| Clothing and footwear | 17,314 |
| Perfume and cosmetics | 9,745 |
| Agricultural products | 8,213 |
| Household goods n.e.c. | 7,702 |
| Electronic & telecom equipment | 7,489 |
| Beverages | 7,199 |
| Vehicle parts and accessories | 7,061 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 7,003 |
| Other equipment n.e.c. | 6,621 |
| Computers & peripherals, software | 5,023 |
| 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 | 3,793 |
| Watches and jewellery | 3,600 |
| Chemical products | 2,834 |
| Metals and metal ores | 2,464 |
| Other | 14,764 |
SIC classification
SIC 46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Includes
wholesale of yarn, wholesale of fabrics, wholesale of household linen etc., wholesale of haberdashery: needles, sewing thread etc.
Excludes
wholesale of textile fibres, see ##46.76