966 active UK companies are classified under manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness (SIC code 15120), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 17.1% dissolution rate — 966 of 1,296 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 228% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 118% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.0 years. London leads with 28% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 6 government contracts valued at £0.7M. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1919.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, October 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 228% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">17.1% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8 years old. Geographic concentration: 28% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness sector have been awarded 6 government contracts worth £0.7M in total.
There are 966 active companies classified under SIC code 15120 (Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness) in the UK, out of 1,296 total registered.
SIC code 15120 stands for "Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (271), WALSALL (19), MANCHESTER (18).
The average active manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness company in the UK is 8 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1919.
Our database contains 8,464 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddlery and harness companies. The largest category is Governance with 4,050 signals from 5 government sources.
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