Who owns UK companies in Wholesale of clothing and footwear?

3,007 of the 17,587 companies registered under SIC 46420 (Wholesale of clothing and footwear) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 6,624 individual shareholders and 1,233 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 4.7% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 29% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
• 70% 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 934 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 6.8 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 46900 · 10,459 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods SIC 46190 · 3,843 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
• Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products SIC 46180 · 2,592 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages SIC 46342 · 2,163 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of other machinery and equipment SIC 46690 · 1,881 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts SIC 46520 · 1,667 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
• Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco SIC 46390 · 1,638 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics SIC 46450 · 1,622 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

The 1,000 companies and other entities holding shares in the most companies under SIC 46420, out of 1,177 named as shareholders on those companies' latest confirmation statements. 71 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 5 January 2021 and 18 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.