88% Micro
10% Small
1% Large
1% Mid
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 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
133,676
Annual Sales
£125bn +
Employees
802,405
Economic Contribution
£87bn
Tags
Location of Design Companies
Design Companies by Size
Largest Design Companies
Turnover
Amazon Online Uk Limited
£2.2bn
Minerva Bidco Limited
£1.9bn
Minerva Equity Limited
£1.9bn
Dazn Group Limited
£1.8bn
Design Companies by Age
30% Established
29% Young
23% Startup
15% Mature
2% New
Oldest Design Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Design Companies
39% Declining
18% Healthy
17% Rapid
13% High
13% Low
Fastest Growing Design Companies
3yr CAGR
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 133,676 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £125 billion .
The Industry employs around 802,405 people and contributes £87 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Design companies is London with 36,659 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,528.
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.
15% of the Design Industry is made up of 15% Mature but the majority are Established businesses (30%) 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 Xyz Investment Holding Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 414%. Other fast growing companies include Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets Investments Limited (170%), Human Capability Foundation (162%) and Sum And Substance Ltd (157%).
The UK Design Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.94x, Turnover multiple of 1.15x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.32x.
