96 active UK companies are classified under wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines (SIC code 46640), a specialised sector. This sector falls under Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 5.5% dissolution rate — 96 of 107 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 333.3% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 81% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 12.4 years. London leads with 17% of companies in this sector.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, August 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 333.3% of active companies formed since 2020.
The wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">5.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 12.4 years old. Geographic concentration: 17% in LONDON.
Companies in the wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines sector have been awarded 2 government contracts worth £0.1M in total.
There are 96 active companies classified under SIC code 46640 (Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines) in the UK, out of 107 total registered.
SIC code 46640 stands for "Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines". It belongs to Section G — Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (16), MANCHESTER (8), LEICESTER (6).
The average active wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines company in the UK is 12.4 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1958.
Our database contains 667 data signals across 6 categories for active wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines companies. The largest category is Governance with 296 signals from 4 government sources.
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