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
31,753
Annual Sales
£53bn +
Employees
550,579
Economic Contribution
£21bn
Tags
68% Micro
26% Small
5% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
28% Young
27% Startup
22% Mature
21% Established
2% New
37% Declining
23% Rapid
18% Healthy
14% High
9% Low
Accommodation Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Accommodation Industry Valuation
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Accommodation Industry Valuation
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There are 31,753 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £53 billion .
The Industry employs around 550,578 people and contributes £21 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Accommodation companies is London with 6,149 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 501.
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% Established 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 Rocco Forte & Family (London) Limited (183%), Meridian Hotel Operations Limited (155%) and London Britannia Hotel Limited (154%).
The UK Accommodation Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.64x, Turnover multiple of 2.52x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.09x.