236 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of women's underwear (SIC code 14142), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 9.3% dissolution rate — 236 of 312 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 202.2% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 119% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 7.3 years. The sector is heavily concentrated in London, which accounts for 40% of all companies.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 202.2% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of women's underwear sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">9.3% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 7.3 years old. Geographic concentration: 40% in LONDON.
There are 236 active companies classified under SIC code 14142 (Manufacture of women's underwear) in the UK, out of 312 total registered.
SIC code 14142 stands for "Manufacture of women's underwear". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (94).
The average active manufacture of women's underwear company in the UK is 7.3 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1920.
Our database contains 1,545 data signals across 8 categories for active manufacture of women's underwear companies. The largest category is Governance with 718 signals from 5 government sources.
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