77% Micro
21% Small
2% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Forestry Industry
UK Forestry Industry Information
The forestry industry manages plantations, forests and woodlands to provide timber products such as roundwood, firewood and charcoal and also includes wild growing non-wood products.
Active Businesses
4,358
Annual Sales
£3bn +
Employees
16,992
Economic Contribution
£824m
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Location of Forestry Companies
Forestry Companies by Size
Largest Forestry Companies
Turnover
Tilhill Forestry Limited
£237.5m
Euroforest Holdings Limited
£123.6m
Swl Limited
£117.3m
Scottish Woodlands Limited
£117.3m
Euroforest Limited
£101.3m
Forestry Companies by Age
32% Established
27% Young
21% Mature
20% Startup
0% New
Oldest Forestry Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Forestry Companies
34% Declining
21% Healthy
20% Rapid
16% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Forestry Companies
3yr CAGR
Forestry Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Forestry Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Forestry Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Forestry Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Forestry and logging Industry Insights
There are 4,358 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £3 billion .
The Industry employs around 16,992 people and contributes £824 million to the economy.
The most popular location for Forestry companies is South East England with 816 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 56.
The largest Forestry company is Tilhill Forestry Limited with a turnover of £237.5m. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
20% of the Forestry Industry is made up of 20% Startup but the majority are Established businesses (32%) the oldest company is James Finlay Limited founded in 1909.
Forestry industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is The National Forest Company with a 3 year growth rate of 49%. Other fast growing companies include Community Forest Trust (44%), Coombes Forestry Limited (43%) and Grimsthorpe & Drummond Castle Trust Limited (41%).
The UK Forestry Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.91x, Turnover multiple of 1.64x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.05x.
