69% Micro
26% Small
4% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Accommodation Industry
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
30,692
Annual Sales
£49bn +
Employees
532,509
Economic Contribution
£20bn
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Location of Accommodation Companies
Accommodation Companies by Size
Accommodation Companies by Age
30% Young
25% Startup
22% Established
22% Mature
0% New
Oldest Accommodation Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Accommodation Companies
41% Declining
19% Rapid
18% Healthy
12% High
11% Low
Fastest Growing Accommodation Companies
3yr CAGR
Accommodation Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Accommodation Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Accommodation Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Accommodation Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Accommodation Industry Insights
There are 30,692 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £49 billion .
The Industry employs around 532,508 people and contributes £20 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Accommodation companies is London with 5,910 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 473.
The largest Accommodation company is Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc with a turnover of £3.1bn. 69% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
22% of the Accommodation Industry is made up of 22% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (30%) the oldest company is Crieff Hydro Limited founded in 1867.
Accommodation industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is St Giles Hotel (Heathrow) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 110%. Other fast growing companies include London Portman Hotel Limited (109%), Sunborn International (Uk) Limited (99%) and London Britannia Hotel Limited (94%).
The UK Accommodation Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.75x, Turnover multiple of 2.56x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.02x.
