68% Micro
26% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024
UK Sewerage Industry
UK Sewerage Industry Information
The sewerage industry operates sewer systems and treatment facilities for the treatment of waste water and performs maintenance and cleaning of sewers and drains.
Active Businesses
903
Annual Sales
£4bn +
Employees
18,760
Economic Contribution
£2bn
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Location of Sewerage Companies
Sewerage Companies by Size
Largest Sewerage Companies
Turnover
Northumbrian Water Limited
£918.9m
Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig
£841.3m
Glas Cymru Anghyfyngedig
£841.3m
Sewerage Companies by Age
25% Established
25% Startup
24% Young
23% Mature
3% New
Oldest Sewerage Companies
Established
W.j.hatt Limited
1937
Fastest Growing Sewerage Companies
36% Declining
23% Healthy
16% High
14% Rapid
11% Low
Fastest Growing Sewerage Companies
3yr CAGR
Sewerage Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Sewerage Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Sewerage Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Sewerage Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Sewerage Industry Insights
There are 903 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £4 billion .
The Industry employs around 18,760 people and contributes £2 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Sewerage companies is South East England with 131 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 24.
The largest Sewerage company is Anglian Water Services Limited with a turnover of £1.5bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
23% of the Sewerage Industry is made up of 23% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (25%) the oldest company is Tuke And Bell Limited founded in 1912.
Sewerage industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Sapphire Utility Solutions Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 52%. Other fast growing companies include Independent Water Networks Limited (42%), Caledonian Environmental Levenmouth Treatment Services Limited (39%) and Hartsmil Limited (36%).
The UK Sewerage Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 13.80x, Turnover multiple of 4.99x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.98x.
