KATIE'S KIDS CLOTHES LIMITED

What KATIE'S KIDS CLOTHES LIMITED does

Katie's Kids Clothes Limited was a privately held, for-profit UK micro-retailer (1-10 employees, founded 2018, based in Winkleigh, North Devon) that sold preloved (secondhand) children's clothing and reseller bundles to families and parents seeking affordable, sustainable apparel for children. The business operated through a combination of an online shop at katieskidsclothes.com and a physical storefront in North Devon, monetising via direct retail sales of donated or sourced secondhand garments rather than via subscriptions or wholesale contracts.

No proprietary technology, AI/ML, mobile app, or integrations were recorded; the technology footprint was limited to a standard e-commerce website. No funding rounds, venture backing, parent company, partnerships, patents, trademarks, or regulatory actions are disclosed, and the owners remain independent operators running parallel ventures (Sock Solutions and Rocket & Rose).

The company has explicitly ceased operations as of 2025: the website now displays a closure notice and directs former customers to the owners' upcoming escape-room venture (Fuddled Escape Rooms, planned summer 2026 in Barnstaple) and to their other active businesses. Operating status is closed; no successor entity within the preloved children's clothing vertical has been announced.

Name

KATIE'S KIDS CLOTHES LIMITED

Legal name

Katie's Kids Clothes

Website

https://katieskidsclothes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Katie's Kids Clothes Limited was a UK micro-retailer (founded 2018, North Devon) selling preloved children's clothing and reseller bundles online and via a physical storefront to families seeking affordable secondhand apparel. The business has ceased operations as of 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondhand Children's Apparel Retail

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers (458110)

SIC

Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Kids’ & Baby Apparel Retail (CRAAABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Off-Price Kids & Baby Apparel Retailers (CRAEABAG)

Keywords

• Preloved children's clothing
• Secondhand kids apparel
• Children's clothing resale
• Sustainable children's fashion
• Kids clothing bundles

Headquarters

HQ city

Crediton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Katie's Kids Clothes was a preloved (secondhand) children's clothing retail business operating through a physical storefront in North Devon, England and an online retail platform. The company sold preowned children's clothing as a sustainable, affordable shopping option and offered reseller bundles. The business has now closed and is no longer selling preloved clothing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Katie's Kids Clothes (preloved children's clothing) A preloved (secondhand) children's clothing retail offering for families and parents seeking affordable, sustainable apparel; operated through a physical storefront and an online website. The business has now closed.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Kidizen: A peer-to-peer marketplace focused exclusively on buying and selling preloved children's clothing and accessories. Directly comparable to Katie's Kids Clothes in target customer (parents), product category (used kids' apparel), and online resale model.
• Once Upon A Child: A North American chain of specialty resale stores for children's and maternity clothing. Directly comparable as a multi-store preloved kids' apparel retailer operating in a similar off-price resale format.
• Kid to Kid: A franchise chain of physical storefronts that buy and resell gently used children's clothing, toys, and equipment. Directly comparable in product mix and physical-store retail format serving the same preloved children's apparel niche.

Emerging players

• Depop: A UK-origin peer-to-peer social resale marketplace with strong children's and family clothing listings. Comparable as an emerging peer-to-peer platform overlapping the preloved kids' apparel segment in the same UK geography.

Broad incumbents

• Poshmark: A large social resale marketplace covering apparel across categories including children's clothing. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the secondhand apparel space overlapping with the preloved children's category.
• thredUP: A large-scale online resale platform with a dedicated children's and baby clothing category. Comparable as a broad incumbent in secondhand apparel that includes the same product vertical and target demographic.
• Vinted: A major European peer-to-peer resale marketplace with significant UK penetration and a large children's clothing category. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same UK market and preloved apparel category.

Regional players

• Wobbledots: A UK-based preloved children's clothing retailer selling secondhand baby and kids' wear. Comparable as a regional/UK peer operating in the same narrow vertical with a similar curated resale proposition.

Market position

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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