Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of workwear?

188 of the 725 companies registered under SIC 14120 (Manufacture of workwear) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 425 individual shareholders and 101 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 39% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
• 38% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• 67% have a shareholder holding 75% or more (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 60% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 61 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.

Company size and age

The median company in this industry was incorporated 12.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. SIC 14190 · 980 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of other women's outerwear SIC 14132 · 407 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of other men's outerwear SIC 14131 · 275 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of other knitted and crocheted apparel SIC 14390 · 69 companies
• Manufacture of women's underwear SIC 14142 · 65 companies
• Manufacture of leather clothes SIC 14110 · 64 companies
• Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery SIC 14310 · 30 companies
• Manufacture of men's underwear SIC 14141 · 24 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 94 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 14120, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

About this data

Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 1 February 2021 and 6 June 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.

Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.