62% Micro
29% Small
5% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Other Manufacturing Industry
UK Other Manufacturing Industry Information
The other manufacturing industry covers the production of a broad range of goods such as games & toys, musical instruments, sports goods, jewellery, medical and dental instruments...
Active Businesses
22,048
Annual Sales
£68bn +
Employees
312,517
Economic Contribution
£24bn
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Location of Other Manufacturing Companies
Other Manufacturing Companies by Size
Largest Other Manufacturing Companies
Turnover
Creo Medical Uk Limited
£6.6bn
Smith & Nephew Plc
£4.5bn
Awe Plc
£1.8bn
Other Manufacturing Companies by Age
33% Mature
26% Established
24% Young
17% Startup
0% New
Oldest Other Manufacturing Companies
Established
Pz Cussons Plc
1884
Fastest Growing Other Manufacturing Companies
32% Declining
26% Healthy
16% Rapid
15% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Other Manufacturing Companies
3yr CAGR
Tesa Uk Ltd
78%
Other Manufacturing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Other Manufacturing Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Other Manufacturing Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Other Manufacturing Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Other manufacturing Industry Insights
There are 22,048 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £68 billion .
The Industry employs around 312,516 people and contributes £24 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Other Manufacturing companies is London with 3,529 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 463.
The largest Other Manufacturing company is Creo Medical Uk Limited with a turnover of £6.6bn. 62% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
17% of the Other Manufacturing Industry is made up of 17% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (33%) the oldest company is Vinters Engineering Limited founded in 1867.
Other Manufacturing industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Cmr Surgical Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 91%. Other fast growing companies include Tesa Uk Ltd (78%), Niras Group (Uk) Ltd (75%) and Sega Amusements International Limited (75%).
The UK Other Manufacturing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.84x, Turnover multiple of 1.80x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.42x.
