84 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery (SIC code 14310), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 16.5% dissolution rate — 84 of 115 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 200% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 89% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company in this sector is 16.5 years old, suggesting established and stable operators. London leads with 27% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 200% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">16.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 16.5 years old. Geographic concentration: 27% in LONDON.
There are 84 active companies classified under SIC code 14310 (Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery) in the UK, out of 115 total registered.
SIC code 14310 stands for "Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (23), LEICESTER (7).
The average active manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery company in the UK is 16.5 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1946.
Our database contains 863 data signals across 7 categories for active manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery companies. The largest category is Governance with 362 signals from 4 government sources.
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