54% Micro
32% Small
8% Mid
4% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Computer Equipment Industry
UK Computer Equipment Industry Information
The computers and electronics industry designs and uses integrated circuits to manufacture computers, peripherals, communications equipment, consumer electronics, measuring, testing and navigating equipment, irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment.
Active Businesses
6,215
Annual Sales
£35bn +
Employees
129,227
Economic Contribution
£12bn
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Location of Computer Equipment Companies
Computer Equipment Companies by Size
Computer Equipment Companies by Age
43% Mature
22% Established
22% Young
12% Startup
Oldest Computer Equipment Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Computer Equipment Companies
36% Declining
25% Healthy
15% High
13% Rapid
10% Low
Fastest Growing Computer Equipment Companies
3yr CAGR
Computer Equipment Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Computer Equipment Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Computer Equipment Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Computer Equipment Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products Industry Insights
There are 6,215 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £35 billion .
The Industry employs around 129,226 people and contributes £12 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Computer Equipment companies is South East England with 1,402 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 76.
The largest Computer Equipment company is Creo Medical Uk Limited with a turnover of £6.6bn. 54% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 8% Mid companies.
22% of the Computer Equipment Industry is made up of 22% Young but the majority are Mature businesses (43%) the oldest company is Charles Frodsham & Co Limited founded in 1893.
Computer Equipment industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Neatframe Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 161%. Other fast growing companies include Octric Semiconductors Limited (135%), Design Go Limited (114%) and Hawke Optics Limited (90%).
The UK Computer Equipment Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.71x, Turnover multiple of 2.17x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.57x.
