Charles Tyrwhitt

{{Short description|Men's clothing retailer}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts Limited

| logo = Charles Tyrwhitt.jpg

| type = Private limited company{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02914928 |title=Company information |work=Companies House |access-date=28 December 2020}}

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1986}}

| location = London, United Kingdom

| founder = Nicholas Wheeler

| industry = Clothing

| products = Men's wear and accessories

| revenue = {{Unbulleted list| {{increase}}GBP185 million (2022)}}{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02914928/filing-history/MzM2NTYyODUzNWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0|title=Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the 52 week period ended 30 July 2022|work=Companies House|date=17 January 2023|accessdate=10 September 2023}}

| net_income = {{Unbulleted list| {{increase}}GBP32 million (2022)}}

| num_employees = {{Unbulleted list| {{increase}}614 (2022)}}

| parent =

| homepage = [https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/ www.charlestyrwhitt.com]

}}

Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts Limited ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɪ|r|ɪ|t|}} {{respell|TIH|rit}}),{{cite web|url= https://www.charlestyrwhitt.com/uk/our-history/ |title= Charles Tyrwhitt history |work= Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts Limited |accessdate= 29 December 2020}} also known as CT Shirts, is a British multi-channel men's clothing retailer specialising in dress shirts, ties, suits, casualwear, shoes and accessories.

It was founded as a mail order company in 1986 by Nicholas Wheeler while he was a student at the University of Bristol:{{cite web|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article2599688.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612032004/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article2599688.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 12, 2011|title=Interview with Nick Wheeler|publisher=The Times|access-date=2015-11-23}} {{subscription required|date=November 2015}} Wheeler has stated that he started the business because he thought he "could make a shirt better than anybody else".{{Cite web |last=Klajn |first=Yoni |date=2021-09-14 |title=A Cut Above |url=https://mishpacha.com/a-cut-above-3/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Mishpacha Magazine |language=en-US}} In 1997, the company opened its first store on Jermyn Street in London, notable for its history in British shirt making.{{cite web |last=Tripathi |first=Shruti |url=http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/from-zero-to-190m-how-nick-wheeler-built-charles-tyrwhitt/9213.article |title=From zero to £190m: How Nick Wheeler built Charles Tyrwhitt | Interviews |publisher=LondonlovesBusiness.com |date=2014-11-12 |accessdate=2015-11-23 |archive-date=2017-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517104738/http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/entrepreneurs/from-zero-to-190m-how-nick-wheeler-built-charles-tyrwhitt/9213.article |url-status=dead }}

Wheeler's wife, Chrissie Rucker, is the founder and owner of The White Company.{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Oliver |date=31 January 2016 |title=Cotton queen |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/cotton-queen-vsv73bj0c2j |access-date=19 March 2024 |work=The Sunday Times}}