77% Micro
19% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
UK Clothing & Fashion Industry
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
5,867
Annual Sales
£7bn +
Employees
44,086
Economic Contribution
£2bn
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Location of Clothing & Fashion Companies
Clothing & Fashion Companies by Size
Largest Clothing & Fashion Companies
Turnover
Burberry Limited
£2bn
J.barbour & Sons,limited
£321.8m
Castlecrafts Limited
£190m
Clothing & Fashion Companies by Age
37% Young
25% Established
22% Startup
16% Mature
0% New
Oldest Clothing & Fashion Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Clothing & Fashion Companies
37% Declining
21% Rapid
19% Healthy
15% High
7% Low
Fastest Growing Clothing & Fashion Companies
3yr CAGR
Clothing & Fashion Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Clothing & Fashion Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Clothing & Fashion Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Clothing & Fashion 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 wearing apparel Industry Insights
There are 5,867 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £7 billion .
The Industry employs around 44,085 people and contributes £2 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Clothing & Fashion companies is London with 2,245 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 87.
The largest Clothing & Fashion company is Burberry Limited with a turnover of £2bn. 77% 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 (37%) the oldest company is Quantum Clothing Group Limited founded in 1865.
Clothing & Fashion industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), 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 11.73x, Turnover multiple of 1.84x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.89x.
