88% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
UK Architectural & Engineering Industry
UK Architectural & Engineering Industry Information
The architectural and engineering industry provides architectural, engineering, building inspection, surveying, mapping services and other analytical testing services.
Active Businesses
76,563
Annual Sales
£55bn +
Employees
395,145
Economic Contribution
£25bn
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Location of Architectural & Engineering Companies
Architectural & Engineering Companies by Size
Largest Architectural & Engineering Companies
Turnover
Johnson Matthey Plc
£14.9bn
Technipfmc Plc
£5.4bn
Costain Group Plc
£1.4bn
Architectural & Engineering Companies by Age
34% Young
27% Established
26% Startup
13% Mature
0% New
Oldest Architectural & Engineering Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Architectural & Engineering Companies
40% Declining
19% Healthy
15% Rapid
14% High
12% Low
Fastest Growing Architectural & Engineering Companies
3yr CAGR
Architectural & Engineering Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis Industry Insights
There are 76,563 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £55 billion .
The Industry employs around 395,144 people and contributes £25 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Architectural & Engineering companies is London with 15,583 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,211.
The largest Architectural & Engineering company is Johnson Matthey Plc with a turnover of £14.9bn. 88% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
13% of the Architectural & Engineering Industry is made up of 13% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (34%) the oldest company is West Yorkshire Society Of Architects founded in 1885.
Architectural & Engineering industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Wave Optics Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 162%. Other fast growing companies include Solarpro Holding Plc (158%), Egis Projects Uk Ltd (153%) and Grimshaw International Limited (110%).
The UK Architectural & Engineering Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 12.46x, Turnover multiple of 1.28x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.38x.
