INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Farming Industry

UK Farming Industry Information

The farming industry involves the production of crop and animal products, including organic agriculture and genetically modified crops as well as hunting, trapping and related activities.

Active Businesses

27,024

Annual Sales

£38bn +

Employees

160,289

Economic Contribution 

£9bn

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Location of Farming Companies

Farming Companies by Size

59% Micro

36% Small

3% Mid

1% Large

0% Mega

Farming Companies by Age

35% Mature

26% Established

20% Young

18% Startup

1% New

Fastest Growing Farming Companies

33% Declining

25% Healthy

17% High

17% Rapid

9% Low

Farming Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Farming Industry Valuation

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Farming Industry Valuation

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Farming Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities Industry Insights

There are 27,024 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £38 billion .

The Industry employs around 160,288 people and contributes £9 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Farming companies is East of England with 3,972 and the fewest are located in North East England with 722.

The largest Farming company is Frontier Agriculture Limited with a turnover of £2.4bn. 59% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.

18% of the Farming Industry is made up of 18% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (35%) the oldest company is Broughton Auction Co Limited(the) founded in 1877.

Farming industry has a number of high growth companies (17%), the fastest growing company is Emmett Farms (Uk) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 141%. Other fast growing companies include White Rose Farms Limited (108%), Wold Farms Limited (83%) and Lough Erne Investments Limited (59%).

The UK Farming Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.84x, Turnover multiple of 0.99x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.56x.