77% Micro
20% Small
2% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
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
4,549
Annual Sales
£3bn +
Employees
20,206
Economic Contribution
£894m
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Location of Forestry Companies
Forestry Companies by Size
Largest Forestry Companies
Turnover
Tilhill Forestry Limited
£220.4m
Euroforest Holdings Limited
£121.6m
Scottish Woodlands Limited
£111.6m
Swl Limited
£111.6m
Euroforest Limited
£98.4m
Forestry Companies by Age
33% Established
27% Young
22% Mature
18% Startup
Oldest Forestry Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Forestry Companies
36% Declining
22% Healthy
18% Rapid
17% High
8% 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 4,549 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £3 billion .
The Industry employs around 20,206 people and contributes £894 million to the economy.
The most popular location for Forestry companies is South East England with 857 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 61.
The largest Forestry company is Tilhill Forestry Limited with a turnover of £220.4m. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
22% of the Forestry Industry is made up of 22% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (33%) the oldest company is James Finlay Limited founded in 1909.
Forestry industry has a number of high growth companies (17%), the fastest growing company is The Forest Of Marston Vale Trust with a 3 year growth rate of 56%. Other fast growing companies include Tweed Forum Limited (47%), Community Forest Trust (44%) 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 11.63x, Turnover multiple of 1.50x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.39x.
