77% Micro
19% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
UK Leather Products Industry Information
The leather industry involves the tanning, dyeing and processing of the raw or finished materials used to make leather goods, luggage, bags and shoes. It also includes the manufacture of imitation leather products.
Active Businesses
1,066
Annual Sales
£2bn +
Employees
8,023
Economic Contribution
£336m
Tags
77% Micro
19% Small
3% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
29% Young
25% Startup
23% Mature
22% Established
0% New
39% Declining
23% Rapid
15% Healthy
14% High
9% Low
Leather Products Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Leather Products Industry Valuation
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Leather Products Industry Valuation
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Leather Products Industry Valuation
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There are 1,066 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £2 billion .
The Industry employs around 8,022 people and contributes £336 million to the economy.
The most popular location for Leather Products companies is London with 360 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 8.
The largest Leather Products company is New Balance Athletic Shoes (U.k.) Limited with a turnover of £679.8m. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
22% of the Leather Products Industry is made up of 22% Established but the majority are Young businesses (29%) the oldest company is Thomas Ware & Sons Limited founded in 1890.
Leather Products industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is New Balance Athletic Shoes (U.k.) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 28%. Other fast growing companies include J W Anderson Limited (25%), Scottish Leather Group Operations Limited (18%) and A.s.h.s. Limited (15%).
The UK Leather Products Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.79x, Turnover multiple of 1.36x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.61x.