INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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

78,084

Annual Sales

£59bn +

Employees

415,125

Economic Contribution 

£27bn

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Location of Architectural & Engineering Companies

Architectural & Engineering Companies by Size

87% Micro

11% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Largest Architectural & Engineering Companies
Turnover
Architectural & Engineering Companies by Age

32% Young

27% Startup

26% Established

12% Mature

3% New

Fastest Growing Architectural & Engineering Companies

40% Declining

20% Healthy

15% Rapid

14% High

11% Low

Architectural & Engineering Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation

EBITDA Multiple

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Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation

Turnover Multiple

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Architectural & Engineering Industry Valuation

Net Asset Multiple

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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 78,084 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £59 billion .

The Industry employs around 415,124 people and contributes £27 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Architectural & Engineering companies is London with 15,995 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,251.

The largest Architectural & Engineering company is Johnson Matthey Plc with a turnover of £12.8bn. 87% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.

12% of the Architectural & Engineering Industry is made up of 12% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (32%) 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 Kintail Trustees Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 279%. Other fast growing companies include Solarpro Holding Plc (158%), Egis Projects Uk Ltd (153%) and Silverstream Technologies (Uk) Limited (123%).

The UK Architectural & Engineering Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.92x, Turnover multiple of 1.40x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.24x.