Tailor Made Clothing Alterations

What Tailor Made Clothing Alterations does

Tailor Made Clothing Alterations is a Birmingham-based, founder-owned garment services business operating three physical retail stores in the West Midlands (Harborne, Redditch, and Longbridge). Founded by John Tilley in 1995, who trained for seven years under distinguished tailor Ahmet Yusuf before establishing his own business, the company provides clothing alterations, repairs, restyling, and zip replacement across trousers, skirts, dresses, jackets, jeans, coats, leatherwear, curtains, and bridal and prom garments. Specialized offerings include wedding dress alterations with private fitting rooms, invisible mending that re-weaves damaged fabric using threads sourced from unseen parts of the garment, and same-day turnaround on common alterations such as trouser and skirt shortening.

The core technology is traditional: industrial sewing machinery and hand-finishing techniques operated by a small team of skilled tailors and seamstresses. There is no proprietary software, e-commerce platform, or mobile app; customers transact in-store or, for laundry and dry cleaning only, via a collect-and-deliver service. Ancillary revenue streams include dry cleaning (most items turned around in 24 hours), per-shirt or per-pound ironing, commercial and domestic laundry (including specialist sports laundry), wedding dress cleaning, and Rug Doctor carpet cleaning machine hire.

The revenue model is unit-priced, pay-as-you-go across all services, with alteration prices ranging from £10.95 to £29.95 and dry cleaning from £4.95 to £22.95 per item. Customer segments include individual consumers (the primary segment), brides and wedding parties, prom and formal-event attendees, pensioners (offered a 10% midweek discount), and a small B2B cohort comprising local hotels, restaurants, and sports teams using the commercial laundry service. The company is independently owned and operated with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, and no subsidiaries. Marketing is conducted through the company website, Facebook, X, YouTube, email, and downloadable 10% discount vouchers for new customers.

Name

Tailor Made Clothing Alterations

Legal name

Tailor Made

Website

https://tailor-made.uk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tailor Made Clothing Alterations is a Birmingham-based, founder-owned garment services company operating three stores in the West Midlands. It provides clothing alterations, bridal and prom fittings, dry cleaning, laundry, and invisible repairs to individual consumers and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clothing Alteration Services

NAICS

Drycleaning and Laundry Services (8123)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Tailoring & Made-to-Measure Adjustments (HSAJAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Formalwear Alterations (Bridal, Bridesmaid, Prom, Tuxedo) (HSAJAFAJ), Hemming & Length Adjustments (HSAJAFAA), Outerwear & Leather Alterations (Coats, Jackets, Leather) (HSAJAFAL), Patchwork, Mending & Darning (Knitwear/Denim) (HSAJAFAI), Specialty Garment Dry Cleaning (Delicates, Bridal, Formalwear) (HSAJADAF), Suit & Formalwear Care (Dry Clean, Press, Re-shape) (HSAJAGAC)

Keywords

• Clothing alterations
• Dry cleaning services
• Garment repairs
• Laundry services
• Bridal alterations

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clothing Alterations & Repairs: One-time transaction-based services for clothing alterations including hemming, waist alterations, zip replacement, and restyling. Prices range from £10.95 to £29.95 depending on garment type and complexity.
2. Dry Cleaning: Dry cleaning services for virtually all clothing items with most items available for collection in 24 hours. Prices range from £4.95 for ties to £22.95 for king size duvets.
3. Laundry Services: Commercial and domestic laundry services including collect and delivery, contract cleaning for hotels and restaurants, and specialist sports laundry. State-of-the-art laundry machines used.
4. Ironing Services: Per-item or per-weight ironing service for washed garments. Same/next day turnaround available.
5. Wedding & Bridalwear Alterations: Specialized bridal alteration services including fittings in private fitting rooms. Prices quoted when garments are brought in-store due to variation and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tailor Made provides clothing alterations and repairs, dry cleaning, laundry, ironing, and related garment services across three physical retail stores in the West Midlands (Harborne, Redditch, Longbridge). Services include hemming, restyling, zip replacement, bridal alterations, prom dress alterations, leatherwear alterations, curtain alterations, and invisible mending, with same-day turnaround available for many items.

Product overview

Tailor Made is a premium clothing alteration and repair company offering high-quality tailoring services across three store locations in the West Midlands (Harborne, Redditch, and Longbridge). Founded in 1995, the company provides a unified suite of garment services centered on alterations and repairs, complemented by dry cleaning, laundry, ironing, and carpet cleaning. The core offering consists of Clothing Alterations & Repairs supported by specialized services for Wedding & Bridalwear, Prom Dresses, and Leatherwear. Additional ancillary services include Curtain Alterations, Invisible Repairs, Laundry Services, Ironing, and Carpet Cleaning. Same-day service is available for many alterations, with a commitment to 'on time, every time' delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clothing Alterations & Repairs Professional tailoring service providing clothing alterations, repairs, restyling, and zip replacement for garments in all styles and materials, ensuring a perfect fit for individual consumers.
• Wedding & Bridalwear Alterations

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day service available for many alterations such as trouser and skirt shortening
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Ryman: N/A — omitted, weak comparability

Direct peers

• Blanc Tailoring: Bespoke and alterations tailoring service in the UK offering made-to-measure and alteration work. Comparable high-skill tailoring positioning.
• Cadogan Cleaners: UK dry cleaning and alterations operator with multiple branches. Comparable storefront model for garment care and alterations services.
• Jeeves of Belgravia: Premium London-based dry cleaning and tailoring service with concierge collection and delivery. Directly comparable premium positioning in garment care and alterations.
• The Zip Yard: UK alterations franchise specializing in clothing alterations and repairs via high-street stores. Closely comparable boutique tailoring format and service set.
• Bainbridge Cleaners: UK dry cleaning and garment care chain offering dry cleaning, laundry, and alterations through retail branches. Comparable service bundle and customer base.
• Johnson's Dry Cleaners: UK's largest dry cleaning chain with alterations services, operating physical stores nationwide. Comparable core offering of garment care plus tailoring services delivered through retail branches.
• Timpson: Large UK high-street chain offering shoe repairs, key cutting, dry cleaning, photo printing and garment alterations from physical stores. Directly comparable service mix and storefront distribution model to Tailor Made.

Emerging players

• Doorstep Dry Cleaning & Laundry (e.g., Laundrapp / ihateironing): UK digital-first laundry and dry cleaning operators with collection-and-delivery model. Adjacent competitor targeting younger consumers and signaling the direction of digital disruption for brick-and-mortar stores.

Broad incumbents

• Moss Bros: UK formalwear hire and retail chain offering in-house and partner alterations for suits and wedding wear. Overlaps on formalwear/alterations but operates a much wider retail-rental portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tailormade
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/tailormade
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tailor-made-clothing-alterations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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