66% Micro
27% Small
4% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
UK Rental & Leasing Industry
UK Rental & Leasing Industry Information
The leasing industry facilitates the renting and leasing all kinds of assets and intellectual property, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and industrial machinery, in return for a regular payments.
Active Businesses
21,334
Annual Sales
£54bn +
Employees
179,292
Economic Contribution
£20bn
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Location of Rental & Leasing Companies
Rental & Leasing Companies by Size
Largest Rental & Leasing Companies
Turnover
Lex Autolease Limited
£2.3bn
Rental & Leasing Companies by Age
31% Young
25% Established
23% Startup
21% Mature
0% New
Oldest Rental & Leasing Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Rental & Leasing Companies
34% Declining
22% Healthy
21% Rapid
16% High
8% Low
Fastest Growing Rental & Leasing Companies
3yr CAGR
Rental & Leasing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Rental & Leasing Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Rental & Leasing Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Rental & Leasing Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Rental and leasing activities Industry Insights
There are 21,334 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £54 billion .
The Industry employs around 179,291 people and contributes £20 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Rental & Leasing companies is London with 4,135 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 577.
The largest Rental & Leasing company is Prince S Trust Trading Limited with a turnover of £6.5bn. 66% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 4% Mid companies.
21% of the Rental & Leasing Industry is made up of 21% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (31%) the oldest company is Old Trafford Bowling Club Limited founded in 1877.
Rental & Leasing industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Prince S Trust Trading Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 1212%. Other fast growing companies include Van Oord Offshore Wind Uk Ltd. (267%), Lime Technology Limited (133%) and D&b Solutions Holdings Limited (116%).
The UK Rental & Leasing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.39x, Turnover multiple of 2.19x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.37x.
