76% Micro
17% Small
4% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2025
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
27,763
Annual Sales
£88bn +
Employees
374,947
Economic Contribution
£24bn
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Location of Warehousing Companies
Warehousing Companies by Size
Largest Warehousing Companies
Turnover
Eg Group Holdings Limited
£22.7bn
British Airways Plc
£14.3bn
Martin-brower Uk Ltd
£7.1bn
Gxo Logistics Uk Limited
£1.8bn
Warehousing Companies by Age
38% Young
32% Startup
16% Established
14% Mature
0% New
Oldest Warehousing Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Warehousing Companies
32% Declining
26% Rapid
21% 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 27,763 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £88 billion .
The Industry employs around 374,946 people and contributes £24 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Warehousing companies is London with 6,063 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 367.
The largest Warehousing company is Eg Group Holdings Limited with a turnover of £22.7bn. 76% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
14% of the Warehousing Industry is made up of 14% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (38%) 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 Lime Management Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 137%. Other fast growing companies include Close Brothers Vehicle Hire Limited (105%), Gerlach Customs Services Uk Limited (104%) and Brightsun Travel (Uk) Limited (94%).
The UK Warehousing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.72x, Turnover multiple of 1.50x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.26x.
