68% Micro
25% Small
4% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Textiles & Fabrics Industry
UK Textiles & Fabrics Industry Information
The textile manufacturing industry involves the preparation and spinning of textile fibres, textile weaving and also the finishing of textiles and wearing apparel.
Active Businesses
4,952
Annual Sales
£8bn +
Employees
49,818
Economic Contribution
£3bn
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Location of Textiles & Fabrics Companies
Textiles & Fabrics Companies by Size
Largest Textiles & Fabrics Companies
Turnover
Burberry Limited
£2bn
Vil Ltd
£356.5m
John Cotton Group Limited
£331.3m
Textiles & Fabrics Companies by Age
28% Young
27% Mature
23% Established
22% Startup
0% New
Oldest Textiles & Fabrics Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Textiles & Fabrics Companies
37% Declining
24% Healthy
15% High
15% Rapid
10% Low
Fastest Growing Textiles & Fabrics Companies
3yr CAGR
Textiles & Fabrics Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of textiles Industry Insights
There are 4,952 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £8 billion .
The Industry employs around 49,817 people and contributes £3 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Textiles & Fabrics companies is London with 951 and the fewest are located in North East England with 100.
The largest Textiles & Fabrics company is Burberry Limited with a turnover of £2bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
22% of the Textiles & Fabrics Industry is made up of 22% Startup but the majority are Young businesses (28%) the oldest company is The Samnuggur Jute Factory Company Limited founded in 1874.
Textiles & Fabrics industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Balta Floorcovering Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 231%. Other fast growing companies include Design Go Limited (114%), Acs Clothing Limited (91%) and Airbase Uk Interiors Ltd (54%).
The UK Textiles & Fabrics Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.39x, Turnover multiple of 0.74x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.66x.
