68% Micro
26% Small
5% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
UK Accommodation Industry Information
The accommodation industry includes the provision of short-stay holiday accommodation to longer term student or worker accommodation in hotels, boarding houses, holiday lets, youth hostels, camping grounds, cabins, caravan parks etc.
Active Businesses
32,040
Annual Sales
£53bn +
Employees
552,139
Economic Contribution
£21bn
Tags
68% Micro
26% Small
5% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
28% Young
27% Startup
21% Established
21% Mature
3% New
36% Declining
24% Rapid
18% Healthy
14% High
8% Low
Accommodation Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Accommodation Industry Valuation
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There are 32,040 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £53 billion .
The Industry employs around 552,138 people and contributes £21 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Accommodation companies is London with 6,213 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 499.
The largest Accommodation company is Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc with a turnover of £3.7bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 5% Mid companies.
21% of the Accommodation Industry is made up of 21% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (28%) the oldest company is Crieff Hydro Limited founded in 1867.
Accommodation industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Staycity Uk Ltd. with a 3 year growth rate of 266%. Other fast growing companies include The Cumberland Hotel (London) Limited (217%), Marble Arch Hotel (London) Limited (210%) and Rocco Forte & Family (London) Limited (183%).
The UK Accommodation Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 13.08x, Turnover multiple of 2.91x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.73x.