INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Fishing Industry

UK Fishing Industry Information

The fishing and aquaculture industry includes marine and freshwater environments, with the goal of capturing or gathering fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms and products.

Active Businesses

3,163

Annual Sales

£6bn +

Employees

12,646

Economic Contribution 

£1bn

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Location of Fishing Companies

Fishing Companies by Size

71% Micro

26% Small

2% Mid

1% Large

0% Mega

Fishing Companies by Age
Fastest Growing Fishing Companies

41% Declining

18% Rapid

17% Healthy

14% High

10% Low

Fishing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Fishing Industry Valuation

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Fishing 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 Fishing and aquaculture Industry Insights

There are 3,163 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £6 billion .

The Industry employs around 12,645 people and contributes £1 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Fishing companies is Scotland with 1,404 and the fewest are located in North East England with 54.

The largest Fishing company is Andrew Marr International Limited with a turnover of £1bn. 71% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.

17% of the Fishing Industry is made up of 17% Startup but the majority are Established businesses (33%) the oldest company is The Tollesbury And Mersea Native Oyster Fishery Company Limited founded in 1876.

Fishing industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Mardon Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 54%. Other fast growing companies include Severn Rivers Trust (29%), Inverlussa Shellfish Company Limited (27%) and Brixham Trawler Agents Limited (20%).

The UK Fishing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.13x, Turnover multiple of 1.52x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.40x.