There are 4,876 active companies in the manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. sector in the UK (SIC code 14190). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.6% dissolution rate — 4,876 of 6,206 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 226.9% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 113% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.0 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 33% of all companies. Companies in this sector hold 68 government contracts valued at £300.2M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1893.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 226.9% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.6% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7 years old. Geographic concentration: 33% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. sector have been awarded 68 government contracts worth £300.2M in total.
There are 4,876 active companies classified under SIC code 14190 (Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.) in the UK, out of 6,206 total registered.
SIC code 14190 stands for "Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (1,594), MANCHESTER (93), BIRMINGHAM (77).
The average active manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. company in the UK is 7 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1893.
Our database contains 28,761 data signals across 10 categories for active manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. companies. The largest category is Governance with 14,600 signals from 6 government sources.
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