Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores: UK companies
23,764 live UK companies list retail sale of clothing in specialised stores as their main trade, or 0.4% of the register. It ranks 38th among the 60 trades we cover. 4,458 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 488 still live from 2015. 2,625 (11.0%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 332 |
| 2013 | 422 |
| 2014 | 474 |
| 2015 | 488 |
| 2016 | 541 |
| 2017 | 693 |
| 2018 | 959 |
| 2019 | 1,094 |
| 2020 | 1,209 |
| 2021 | 1,198 |
| 2022 | 1,291 |
| 2023 | 1,766 |
| 2024 | 2,482 |
| 2025 | 4,458 |
| 2026 | 3,543 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Leeds Cricket Football and Athletic CompanyFormed 1889
- Moss Bros GroupFormed 1914
- Tom MorrisFormed 1916
- Old & CampbellFormed 1918
- William MajorFormed 1922
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Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 47710) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.