77% Micro
17% Small
4% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Warehousing Industry
UK Warehousing Industry Information
The warehouse industry includes warehousing and support activities for transportation, such as operating airports, harbours, tunnels, bridges, warehouses, storage facilities, cargo handling and passenger facilities.
Active Businesses
28,357
Annual Sales
£96bn +
Employees
369,247
Economic Contribution
£23bn
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Location of Warehousing Companies
Warehousing Companies by Size
Warehousing Companies by Age
40% Startup
33% Young
14% Established
13% Mature
0% New
Oldest Warehousing Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Warehousing Companies
35% Declining
23% Rapid
20% Healthy
14% High
8% Low
Fastest Growing Warehousing Companies
3yr CAGR
Warehousing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Warehousing Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Warehousing Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Warehousing Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Warehousing and support activities for transportation Industry Insights
There are 28,357 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £96 billion .
The Industry employs around 369,246 people and contributes £23 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Warehousing companies is London with 5,807 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 436.
The largest Warehousing company is Eg Group Holdings Limited with a turnover of £24bn. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
13% of the Warehousing Industry is made up of 13% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (40%) the oldest company is The Felixstowe Dock And Railway Company founded in 1875.
Warehousing industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Jas Forwarding (Uk) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 174%. Other fast growing companies include Egis Projects Uk Ltd (153%), Cavu Ecommerce (Emea) Limited (149%) and North Star Shipping (Aberdeen) Limited (107%).
The UK Warehousing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.38x, Turnover multiple of 1.66x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.60x.
