78% Micro
18% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
UK Clothing & Fashion Industry Information
Clothing manufacturing, also known as the garment industry, involves all stages in the production of apparel, including design, cutting and sewing of any clothing items such as outerwear, underwear, workwear, formal or casual clothing and accessories.
Active Businesses
6,004
Annual Sales
£6bn +
Employees
45,409
Economic Contribution
£1bn
Tags
78% Micro
18% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
34% Young
27% Startup
22% Established
16% Mature
2% New
43% Declining
19% Rapid
17% Healthy
13% High
8% Low
Clothing & Fashion Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Clothing & Fashion Industry Valuation
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Clothing & Fashion Industry Valuation
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Clothing & Fashion Industry Valuation
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There are 6,004 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £6 billion .
The Industry employs around 45,409 people and contributes £1 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Clothing & Fashion companies is London with 2,319 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 85.
The largest Clothing & Fashion company is Burberry Limited with a turnover of £2bn. 78% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
16% of the Clothing & Fashion Industry is made up of 16% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (34%) the oldest company is Quantum Clothing Group Limited founded in 1865.
Clothing & Fashion industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Bioworld International Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 65%. Other fast growing companies include Crystal Martin Holdings Limited (64%), Brandand Limited (51%) and Randa Uk Limited (51%).
The UK Clothing & Fashion Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.40x, Turnover multiple of 1.86x and a Net Asset multiple of 4.11x.