88% Micro
10% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Design Industry
UK Design Industry Information
The other professional services industry includes specialised activities such as fashion, interior, graphic and industrial design, photography, translation and interpretation, environmantal consulting and surveying as well as miscellaneous consulting activities.
Active Businesses
133,968
Annual Sales
£119bn +
Employees
763,194
Economic Contribution
£80bn
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Location of Design Companies
Design Companies by Size
Largest Design Companies
Turnover
Amazon Online Uk Limited
£2.2bn
Minerva Equity Limited
£2.2bn
Minerva Bidco Limited
£2.2bn
Design Companies by Age
33% Established
30% Young
20% Startup
17% Mature
0% New
Oldest Design Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Design Companies
39% Declining
19% Healthy
17% Rapid
13% High
12% Low
Fastest Growing Design Companies
3yr CAGR
Vertigis Ltd
142%
Design Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Design Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Design Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Design Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Other professional, scientific and technical activities Industry Insights
There are 133,968 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £119 billion .
The Industry employs around 763,193 people and contributes £80 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Design companies is London with 36,756 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,541.
The largest Design company is Amazon Online Uk Limited with a turnover of £2.2bn. 88% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Large companies.
17% of the Design Industry is made up of 17% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (33%) the oldest company is London And Suburban Land And Building Company Limited(the) founded in 1863.
Design industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Knowledge Transfer Network Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 162%. Other fast growing companies include Human Capability Foundation (162%), Sum And Substance Ltd (157%) and Ardyne Technologies Limited (146%).
The UK Design Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 11.17x, Turnover multiple of 1.21x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.10x.
