INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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

192,822

Annual Sales

£195bn +

Employees

887,813

Economic Contribution 

£71bn

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Location of Management Consulting Companies

Management Consulting Companies by Size

92% Micro

7% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Largest Management Consulting Companies
Turnover
Management Consulting Companies by Age

33% Young

28% Startup

27% Established

9% Mature

3% New

Fastest Growing Management Consulting Companies

39% Declining

18% Rapid

17% Healthy

13% High

12% Low

Fastest Growing Management Consulting Companies
3yr CAGR

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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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities Industry Insights

There are 192,822 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £195 billion .

The Industry employs around 887,813 people and contributes £71 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Management Consulting companies is London with 57,712 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,729.

The largest Management Consulting company is Vodafone Group Public Limited Company with a turnover of £30.8bn. 92% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.

9% of the Management Consulting Industry is made up of 9% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (33%) 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 Aegon Uk Plc (472%), Caroola Group Ltd (337%) and Dvorak Topco Limited (313%).

The UK Management Consulting Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.33x, Turnover multiple of 1.75x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.25x.