387 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of footwear (SIC code 15200), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 12.5% dissolution rate — 387 of 511 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 232% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 105% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.4 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 37% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 11 government contracts valued at £5.8M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1895.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 232% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of footwear sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">12.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 37% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of footwear sector have been awarded 11 government contracts worth £5.8M in total.
There are 387 active companies classified under SIC code 15200 (Manufacture of footwear) in the UK, out of 511 total registered.
SIC code 15200 stands for "Manufacture of footwear". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (145), LEICESTER (15), NORTHAMPTON (10).
The average active manufacture of footwear company in the UK is 12.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1895.
Our database contains 2,992 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of footwear companies. The largest category is Governance with 1,252 signals from 5 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.