As a percentage of active companies, the worst year for wholesale of clothing and footwear was 1910 when it made up 0.17% of all trading businesses. In contrast, it reached its peak in 1943 when 0.45% of all active companies traded within wholesale of clothing and footwear.
Business that trade within the wholesale of clothing and footwear sector most commonly include these words in their company names: Clothing (953 companies), Uk (906 companies), Trading (748 companies), Fashion (603 companies), and London (448 companies).
Our map shows each region and county with the percentage of active companies within that area operating under SIC code 46420 - Wholesale Of Clothing And Footwear.
Data based on analysis of 3,089 towns and cities that have companies operating within wholesale of clothing and footwear their boundaries.
| City | Total Active | Percentage of Active Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Llanishen | 527 | 2.4% |
| Cardiff | 580 | 1.38% |
| Southwark | 410 | 1.23% |
| Ealing | 489 | 1.22% |
| Tower Hamlets | 493 | 1.17% |
| Manchester | 733 | 1.13% |
| Newham | 423 | 1.03% |
| Lytchett Matravers | 43 | 0.96% |
| Camden | 1,542 | 0.95% |
| Cambridge | 110 | 0.94% |
| Coventry | 239 | 0.91% |
| Islington | 730 | 0.83% |
| Croydon | 343 | 0.83% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 177 | 0.8% |
| Hackney | 750 | 0.74% |
| Rochdale | 45 | 0.73% |
| Leicester | 228 | 0.72% |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 21 | 0.64% |
| Oldham | 48 | 0.64% |
| Redbridge | 277 | 0.63% |
The towns and cities with the largest declines in wholesale of clothing and footwear include Lytchett Matravers, Manchester, and Llanishen.
| City | Dissolved Companies | Percentage of Dissolved Businesses |
|---|---|---|
| Lytchett Matravers | 42 | 1.3% |
| Manchester | 867 | 1.1% |
| Llanishen | 324 | 1.02% |
| Kington | 19 | 0.97% |
| Camden | 1,283 | 0.93% |
| Tower Hamlets | 500 | 0.91% |
| Salford | 102 | 0.88% |
| Newham | 454 | 0.88% |
| Rochdale | 56 | 0.86% |
| Barking and Dagenham | 165 | 0.78% |
| Leicester | 280 | 0.77% |
| Cardiff | 398 | 0.73% |
| Islington | 668 | 0.71% |
| Croydon | 302 | 0.7% |
| Hackney | 680 | 0.69% |
| Haringey | 201 | 0.68% |
| Blackburn | 49 | 0.68% |
| Southwark | 282 | 0.68% |
| Redbridge | 304 | 0.65% |
| Lewisham | 161 | 0.64% |
The oldest wholesale of clothing and footwear company is James Southall & Company Limited at 123 years, 6 months, and 11 days old.
| Company | Name | Incorporated | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
|
00066027 |
James Southall & Company Limited | 24 May 1900 | 123 years |
|
00133804 |
Arco Limited | 06 Feb 1914 | 109 years |
|
00144689 |
John Liscombe Limited | 25 Aug 1916 | 107 years |
|
00154611 |
Dcc Corporate Clothing Limited | 25 Apr 1919 | 104 years |
|
00158592 |
Cotswold Golf Limited | 06 Sep 1919 | 104 years |
|
SC010715 |
Park, Davidson & Co., Limited | 31 Oct 1919 | 104 years |
|
00161147 |
Dewhurst Dent P.L.C. | 01 Dec 1919 | 104 years |
|
00167923 |
Stratfords Limited | 01 Jun 1920 | 103 years |
|
00178798 |
Roland Burgess Limited | 02 Jan 1922 | 101 years |
|
00203669 |
Chanel Limited | 06 Feb 1925 | 98 years |
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|---|---|---|---|
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There are 20,040 active WHOLESALE OF CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR companies in the UK as of Dec 2023. There have been 40,968 such businesses incorporated in total, of which 20,249 have been dissolved.
The most common words used by companies are CLOTHING, UK, TRADING, FASHION, and LONDON.
The towns and cities with the most activity are: Llanishen, Cardiff, Southwark, Ealing, and Tower Hamlets.
Last updated: 05 Dec 2023 10:20