INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024

UK Management Consulting Industry

UK Management Consulting Industry Information

The management consultancy industry provides advice and assistance to businesses on strategic and organisational planning, financial planning, marketing objectives, human resource, production and scheduling, as well as head office functions..

Active Businesses

193,807

Annual Sales

£197bn +

Employees

881,251

Economic Contribution 

£73bn

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Location of Management Consulting Companies

Management Consulting Companies by Size

91% Micro

8% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Largest Management Consulting Companies
Turnover
Management Consulting Companies by Age

36% Young

30% Established

24% Startup

10% Mature

0% New

Fastest Growing Management Consulting Companies

37% Declining

22% Healthy

19% Rapid

13% High

9% Low

Management Consulting Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Management Consulting Industry Valuation

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Management Consulting Industry Valuation

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Management Consulting Industry Valuation

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UK Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities Industry Insights

There are 193,807 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of  £197 billion .

The Industry employs around 881,251 people and contributes £73 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Management Consulting companies is London with 58,196 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,745.

The largest Management Consulting company is Vodafone Group Public Limited Company with a turnover of £30.8bn. 91% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.

10% of the Management Consulting Industry is made up of 10% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (36%) the oldest company is Vc Equity Partners Ltd founded in 1883.

Management Consulting industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Siderise (Holdings) Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 1086%. Other fast growing companies include Rio Tinto Iron Ore Atlantic Limited (641%), Aegon Uk Plc (472%) and Horizon Bidco Limited (421%).

The UK Management Consulting Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.99x, Turnover multiple of 1.39x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.97x.