Womens Midweight Merino Activewear Thermal Bralette

Paul James Knitwear

£80

High-Performance Perforated Training Top Named after the Greek Goddess of Mother Earth, Gaia is a fitted-cropped women's bralette. Designed as an insulating layer, this longline soft bra top has perforated detail running through the centre back and underarm, with an elegant high neckline and deep tubular hem for extra comfort. Layer with our midweight long-sleeve merino top or midweight short-sleeve merino top for outdoor hikes or runs, or wear as a base layer. Product Summary Fitted True to size Midweight (68g) thermal layer 100% Italian spun extra fine merino wool sourced from Zenga Baruffa

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The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as PAUL JAMES KNITWEAR LIMITED, number 09683530. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Since 1976, every piece in our Heritage Collection is designed, produced and packaged in Leicestershire, England." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.