INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Financial Activities Industry

UK Financial Activities Industry Information

The other financial services industry provides services that are closely related to financial service activities such as administering financial markets, brokerage services, advisory and trustee services, fund management and risk management.

Active Businesses

21,543

Annual Sales

£168bn +

Employees

344,740

Economic Contribution 

£50bn

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Location of Financial Activities Companies

Financial Activities Companies by Size

72% Micro

22% Small

4% Mid

2% Large

1% Mega

Financial Activities Companies by Age

31% Young

30% Established

20% Startup

17% Mature

2% New

Fastest Growing Financial Activities Companies

34% Declining

24% Healthy

15% Rapid

14% High

13% Low

Financial Activities Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Financial Activities 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 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities Industry Insights

There are 21,543 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £168 billion .

The Industry employs around 344,740 people and contributes £50 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Financial Activities companies is London with 7,257 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 304.

The largest Financial Activities company is Glencore Energy Uk Ltd. with a turnover of £48bn. 72% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.

17% of the Financial Activities Industry is made up of 17% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (31%) the oldest company is Ulster Bank, Limited founded in 1867.

Financial Activities industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Shell Trading International Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 197%. Other fast growing companies include Royal London Mutual Insurance Society,limited(the) (179%), Kyte Broking Limited (170%) and Dl Hudson Limited (162%).

The UK Financial Activities Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.57x, Turnover multiple of 2.99x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.81x.