82% Micro
14% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
UK Transport Industry Information
The land transportation industry includes the transport of passengers and freight via road and rail using services such as bus, train, taxi, tram, removal services, haulage services and pipelines.
Active Businesses
68,096
Annual Sales
£140bn +
Employees
882,951
Economic Contribution
£61bn
Tags
82% Micro
14% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
35% Startup
33% Young
16% Established
10% Mature
5% New
37% Declining
20% Rapid
19% Healthy
14% High
10% Low
Transport Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
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There are 68,096 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £140 billion .
The Industry employs around 882,951 people and contributes £61 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Transport companies is London with 11,996 and the fewest are located in North East England with 1,210.
The largest Transport company is Bp Gas Marketing Limited with a turnover of £13.8bn. 82% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
10% of the Transport Industry is made up of 10% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (35%) the oldest company is The Festiniog Railway Company founded in 1832.
Transport industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Hull Trains Company Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 163%. Other fast growing companies include Riviera Tours (Transport) Limited (136%), Beat The Street (Uk) Limited (100%) and Romsey Coaches Limited (98%).
The UK Transport Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.56x, Turnover multiple of 2.17x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.93x.