INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Post and Courier Industry

UK Post and Courier Industry Information

The postal and courier industry includes activities such as pickup, transport and delivery of letters and parcels, home delivery services, messenger services, sorting and processing facilities.

Active Businesses

9,969

Annual Sales

£16bn +

Employees

181,387

Economic Contribution 

£8bn

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Location of Post and Courier Companies

Post and Courier Companies by Size

88% Micro

10% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Largest Post and Courier Companies
Turnover
Post and Courier Companies by Age

38% Startup

37% Young

17% Established

5% Mature

3% New

Fastest Growing Post and Courier Companies

50% Declining

18% Rapid

14% Healthy

10% High

8% Low

Post and Courier Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Post and Courier Industry Valuation

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Post and Courier Industry Valuation

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Post and Courier Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Postal and courier activities Industry Insights

There are 9,969 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £16 billion .

The Industry employs around 181,387 people and contributes £8 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Post and Courier companies is London with 2,284 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 63.

The largest Post and Courier company is Royal Mail Group Limited with a turnover of £7.4bn. 88% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.

5% of the Post and Courier Industry is made up of 5% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (38%) the oldest company is Holt & Haskell Limited founded in 1946.

Post and Courier industry has a number of high growth companies (10%), the fastest growing company is Tero Trans Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 38%. Other fast growing companies include Arrowhead Couriers Ltd (37%), Dhl Global Match (Uk) Limited (26%) and Citysprint (Uk) Limited (23%).

The UK Post and Courier Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.92x, Turnover multiple of 0.94x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.65x.