INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

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

4,955

Annual Sales

£8bn +

Employees

50,735

Economic Contribution 

£2bn

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Location of Textiles & Fabrics Companies

Textiles & Fabrics Companies by Size

67% Micro

26% Small

5% Mid

2% Large

0% Mega

Largest Textiles & Fabrics Companies
Turnover
Vil Ltd
£329.9m
Textiles & Fabrics Companies by Age

26% Mature

25% Startup

24% Young

23% Established

2% New

Fastest Growing Textiles & Fabrics Companies

37% Declining

24% Healthy

15% High

15% Rapid

10% Low

Textiles & Fabrics Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation

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Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation

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Textiles & Fabrics Industry Valuation

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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 4,955 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £8 billion .

The Industry employs around 50,735 people and contributes £2 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Textiles & Fabrics companies is London with 929 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 96.

The largest Textiles & Fabrics company is Burberry Limited with a turnover of £2bn. 67% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.

23% of the Textiles & Fabrics Industry is made up of 23% Established but the majority are Mature businesses (26%) 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 Design Go Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 114%. Other fast growing companies include Airbase Uk Interiors Ltd (54%), Shd Holdings Limited (44%) and Tba Protective Technologies Limited (43%).

The UK Textiles & Fabrics Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.51x, Turnover multiple of 0.61x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.74x.