In short
This page lists 12 clothing manufacturers in England, Scotland and Wales that make garments for other brands. Each was checked against its own website and a public register or official page on 10 November 2026. Most publish no minimum order figure. Making in the UK suits small runs, fast repeats and a made here label. Making offshore suits 500 pieces or more per style and colour. CMB Sourcing Ltd. is in Bangladesh and is not on the list.
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This page lists 12 clothing manufacturers in the UK that make garments for other brands, from sampling studios in London to knitwear mills in Scotland. We opened each company's own website on 10 November 2026, wrote down only what the site says, and then checked one fact about each in a public register or official source, most often Companies House. We are CMB Sourcing Ltd., a knitwear and cap manufacturer and buying house in Bangladesh. We are not a British manufacturer and we are not on this list.
12 clothing manufacturers in the UK, checked
The list is alphabetical and is not a ranking. Each row gives what the company's own site says, and the last column names the register entry or official page we read. Where a company publishes no minimum order, we say so and do not guess.
| Manufacturer | Where | Makes | Minimum order it publishes | What we checked, and where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B S Suthi and Bros | Oldbury, West Midlands | Jackets, waterproofs, workwear, safety clothing, gilets and gowns. Cut, make and trim or fully factored. Says established 1969. Its site also offers production in Europe and elsewhere, so ask where your order will be made. | Not published | The Made in Britain members directory lists it at Houghton Street, Oldbury. Companies House: BS Suthi and Bros Limited, Active, registered office in Coventry. |
| CMT Studio (Plus Samples Ltd) | London | Evening wear, bridal, corsetry and soft tailoring. Sampling, toiles and small production runs in its London studio. Formerly known as Plus Samples. | Says low, and none for bridal. No figure for other work | Companies House: Plus Samples Ltd, the name in the site footer, Active since 2010, registered office in London NW10. |
| Elite Clothing Solutions | Ebbw Vale, South Wales | Bespoke garments, workwear and protective clothing, embroidery and printing. Says it is a not-for-profit social enterprise and a trading division of a charity. | Not published | A Welsh Government case study (7 December 2022) calls it an Ebbw Vale social enterprise clothing manufacturer. Its site names its parent charity, and Companies House lists E.L.I.T.E. Supported Employment Agency Ltd as Active, registered in 1994, registered office in Llantrisant. |
| Fabrika | Greenwich, London | Pattern making, sampling, grading, and cut, make and trim production in small and larger runs. | Not published | Companies House: Fabrika Ltd, Active, registered office at the Greenwich Design District address on the site. Also on the UKFT list of 17 February 2026. |
| Fashion-Enter Ltd | London N4 | Womenswear separates in jersey and woven, sampling and short runs. Says it is adapting to take in repairs, repurposing and recycling, and that the factory holds Fast Forward and SMETA audits. | Studio: 1 to 49 garments. Factory: bulk orders from 500 | Companies House: Fashion - Enter Ltd, Active since 2006, registered office in Beckenham, Kent. Also on the UKFT list of 17 February 2026. |
| Noost Knit | Ullapool, Scottish Highlands | Knitwear. Design, prototyping, knitting, finishing and white label production for other businesses. | No figure. Says it will work with you to find volumes that suit your business | Companies House: Noost Ltd, Active, registered office on West Argyle Street, Ullapool. Also on the UKFT list of 17 February 2026. |
| Paul James Knitwear | Leicester | Knitwear. Private label, white label and bespoke production. The group also has a factory in India, so ask which one will make your order. | Not published for private label | Companies House: Paul James Knitwear Limited, Active, registered office on Grace Road, Leicester. |
| Pinkfudge | Basingstoke, Hampshire | Stretch garments: cheerleading uniforms, gym wear and leggings. Cut, make and trim, pattern making and grading. | Not published | Companies House: Pinkfudge Manufacturing (UK) Limited, Active, registered office in Basingstoke. |
| Reshore Apparel | Hartlepool | Cut, make and trim for start-ups and brands: tailoring, womenswear, menswear, swimwear, activewear and childrenswear. Patterns and sampling. | Says flexible. No figure | Companies House: Apparel Inspired Ltd, the name in the site footer, Active since 2023, registered office in Harrogate. |
| Robert Mackie of Scotland | Stewarton, Ayrshire | Knitted hats, scarves and gloves. Design, knitting and finishing for other brands, in its own mill. | 200 pieces (50 per colourway). May vary by product | Companies House: Robert Mackie of Scotland Limited, Active, registered office at Holm Mill, Stewarton. Also on the UKFT list of 17 February 2026. |
| The Stitch Society | Keighley, Yorkshire | Workwear, aprons, smocks and jackets. Bespoke sampling through to ongoing production for business customers. | Says it has no minimum | Companies House: The Stitch Company Keighley Ltd, Active, registered office in Keighley. A University of Leeds partner listing names that company as trading as The Stitch Society. |
| Studio Sew.n | Gloucester | Product development studio and cut and sew contractor for smaller businesses, made in its Gloucester studio. | Says it has no minimum | Companies House: Studio Sew.n Ltd, Active since 2021, registered office on London Road, Gloucester. |
Nine are in England, two in Scotland and one in Wales. We could not confirm a manufacturer in Northern Ireland to this standard. We left out companies whose sites would not open on the day, brands that only make their own label, and firms whose sites say the sewing is done abroad. We also left out companies where the legal entity named on the site, or the only one we could match at Companies House, was dissolved or dormant, and companies where we could not confirm from their own site that the garments are sewn in the UK and that the business is trading today.
How to check a manufacturer in the UK yourself
Each check below is free. None replaces a visit or a sample.
- Companies House. Find the legal name in the site footer, then search it at Companies House. The entry shows whether the company is Active, when it was registered and its registered office, and it carries notices such as overdue accounts. It proves a legal entity exists, not that there is a factory. A registered office can differ from the factory: Fashion-Enter's is in Beckenham and its factory is in London N4.
- Made in Britain members directory. The directory lists members by sector, and each member's profile gives its address and what it makes. Its eligibility page says members must be manufacturers.
- UKFT. The trade association published a list of manufacturers that work with fashion start-ups on 17 February 2026. It is a list, not an audit.
- Make it British. It sells its full list of UK manufacturers. Its free article on manufacturers for small businesses names four companies on our list.
- Audits. Fashion-Enter names the Fast Forward and SMETA audits on its site. We read the claim, not the reports, so ask any factory for the date and result of its latest audit.
Made in the UK or made offshore: which fits your order
| What matters | Made in the UK | Made offshore |
|---|---|---|
| Order size | Often small. On this list two say they have no minimum, three say low or flexible, and only two publish a figure. | Larger. Our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour. |
| Speed and distance | No sea voyage and no customs entry. Repeats can be planned in short runs. | Our UK guide quotes an industry estimate of 60 to 120 days from order to shipment, which is not our own lead time, then forwarders' estimates of 22 to 50 days at sea. |
| The right to say where it was made | A garment sewn here was made here. The registered Made in Britain mark is a separate, private scheme: the organisation says only its members may use it. | The garment was made in Bangladesh, so a made in the UK claim would be untrue. |
| Fabric and product range | The companies on this list cover knitwear, workwear, stretch wear, occasion wear and sampling. Several work cut, make and trim, so you bring the fabric. | Wide fabric choice, and the factory usually buys the fabric for you. |
| Cost per piece at volume | Higher, because labour costs more. | Lower at volume, and lower again when the 0% duty rules are met. |
| Visits and communication | A short trip and the same working day. | Video calls, a time difference and a long flight. |
Make in the UK when the run is small, when you need fast repeats, when the label must say the garment was made here, or when the fit needs several rounds with you in the room.
Make offshore when you need 500 pieces or more per style and colour, when the product is a knitwear basic such as a T-shirt, polo or hoodie that you will reorder at volume, or when you want a wide choice of fabrics. The cost per piece is lower at that scale. You pay for it in planning: a larger commitment, and weeks of production and shipping.
On the label itself, we read one page: the Made in Britain eligibility page. It says a member must be a manufacturer whose own processes, in Great Britain or Northern Ireland, put the product through a substantial and transformative change. For a product that carries the mark, it says all of the labour that makes the finished product must be in Great Britain or Northern Ireland. Those are the organisation's own rules for its registered mark. They are not UK law, and the page does not set out the law on origin claims. We have not read an official page on that law, so ask Trading Standards before you print a made in the UK claim.
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If you make offshore: importing clothing from Bangladesh into the UK
These facts come from our guide for UK brands, updated 5 November 2026.
- Duty. Clothes made in Bangladesh enter the UK at 0% duty under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme when its rules are met. Without a valid claim, the UK Global Tariff of 12% applied to the garment codes we checked.
- Origin. For knitted garments cut and sewn from fabric and for most woven garments, the rule is manufacture from fabric, so the fabric may be imported. A T-shirt cut and sewn in Bangladesh from imported jersey meets the rule. The importer claims the preference with a Form A or an origin declaration on a commercial document, each valid for 2 years.
- VAT. Import VAT is 20%, and young children's clothing is zero-rated. Duty is charged on the customs value.
- After 2029. Bangladesh is scheduled to leave the least developed country group on 24 November 2029. The scheme gives a graduating country a 3-year transition, and current UK rules keep the garment codes we checked at 0% after that. Rules can change, so check the tariff before each season.
Where we fit
CMB Sourcing Ltd. is a knitwear and cap manufacturer and garments buying house in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. T-shirts, polos, hoodies and sweatshirts, activewear, sportswear and team kits, underwear and loungewear, swimwear, kidswear and babywear, and caps are made in our own factory, the factory of our sister company, Collective Studio Ltd. Denim, jackets, woven shirts, workwear and socks are sourced from audited partner factories that we name to you before production. Our orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, 2,000 for denim, jackets, woven shirts and workwear, and 5,000 for underwear and socks. Runs from 150 pieces are taken by our sister company. We have no office in the UK and we publish no prices. Send us your tech pack or a reference garment and we will quote from it.
Questions buyers ask.
How do I check that a UK clothing manufacturer is real?
Start with the company's own website and find its legal name, usually in the footer or on the terms page. Search that name at Companies House, which is free. The entry shows whether the company is Active, when it was registered, its registered office and the type of business it declared. Read any notice on the entry too, such as overdue accounts. Then compare the address with the one on the website. Companies House proves that a company exists. It does not prove there is a factory, so ask for a visit or a video call from the sewing floor, and ask which audits the factory holds. One company on this list, Fashion-Enter, names the Fast Forward and SMETA audits on its site. Ask to see the date and result of the latest one.
What is the minimum order for a UK clothing manufacturer?
It varies, and many do not publish one. Of the 12 manufacturers on this page, five publish no minimum on their own sites. Two say they have none: Studio Sew.n and The Stitch Society. Three more say their minimum is low or flexible, or that they will agree volumes with you, without giving a number. Only two publish a figure. Robert Mackie of Scotland lists 200 pieces, or 50 per colourway, for knitted accessories, and says this may vary by product. Fashion-Enter lists 1 to 49 garments for its studio and bulk orders from 500 for its factory. So ask each one directly, and say how many pieces per style and colour you want. A lower minimum usually means a higher cost per piece, because the cutting and set-up time is shared across fewer garments.
Can I use the Made in Britain mark on clothes sewn in the UK?
Only under the rules of Made in Britain, the organisation behind the mark. Its website says its registered trademarks must only be used by its members. Its eligibility page, read on 10 November 2026, says a member must be a manufacturer, and that its processes in Great Britain or Northern Ireland must put the product through a substantial and transformative change. For a product that carries the mark, it says all of the labour that makes the finished product must be in Great Britain or Northern Ireland. It also says a business selling goods made for it under a white label service must be registered as a sub-licensee. These are the organisation's own rules, not UK law. We have not read an official page on the law for made in the UK claims, so ask Trading Standards before you print.
Does it cost less to make clothes in the UK or in Bangladesh?
For a small run, the UK is often the sensible choice even though each piece costs more to sew. You avoid sea freight and customs paperwork, you can visit the workroom, and two UK studios on this list say they have no minimum. At volume the sum changes. Labour costs less in Bangladesh, and clothing that meets the origin rule enters the UK at 0% duty under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme, so the cost per piece falls as the order grows. The price of that saving is time and commitment: our own orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour, and the goods travel by sea. We publish no prices. We quote each style from its tech pack or a reference garment.
Do I pay import duty on clothing from Bangladesh in the UK?
Not if the rules are met. Our guide for UK brands, updated 5 November 2026, says clothes made in Bangladesh enter the UK at 0% duty under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme. For knitted garments cut and sewn from fabric and for most woven garments, the rule is manufacture from fabric, so the fabric may be imported. The importer must claim the preference with a valid proof of origin: a Form A or an origin declaration on a commercial document. Without a valid claim, the UK Global Tariff of 12% applied to the garment codes we checked. Import VAT is 20%, with young children's clothing zero-rated. Bangladesh is scheduled to leave the least developed country group on 24 November 2029, and the scheme gives a graduating country a 3-year transition, so check the tariff before each season.
Sources
Checked . Rules and figures change, so confirm anything that affects your pricing.
- Companies House, find and update company information: legal name, status, incorporation date, registered office and declared business of each company (read 10 November 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Made in Britain, membership eligibility: the organisation's own rules on who may join and what a product needs to carry its registered mark; it does not state UK law (read 10 November 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Made in Britain, home page: says its registered trademarks must only be used by members of Made in Britain (read 10 November 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Made in Britain, members directory, clothing and apparel: member names and profiles, including B S Suthi and Bros Ltd (opens in a new tab)
- UKFT, manufacturers that work with fashion start-ups (17 February 2026): names Fabrika, Fashion-Enter, Noost Knit and Robert Mackie of Scotland (opens in a new tab)
- Make it British, clothing manufacturers for small businesses (last updated 30 August 2025): names Fabrika, Pinkfudge, Plus Samples and Studio Sewn (opens in a new tab)
- Welsh Government, procurement case study: ELITE Clothing Solutions, Ebbw Vale social enterprise clothing manufacturer (7 December 2022) (opens in a new tab)
- University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour, partner listing: The Stitch Company Keighley Ltd trading as The Stitch Society (opens in a new tab)
- CMB Sourcing Ltd., guide for UK brands (updated 5 November 2026): duty, origin rule, VAT, transit and graduation facts used in the import section (opens in a new tab)