INSIGHTS - APRIL 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

20,700

Annual Sales

£53bn +

Employees

168,892

Economic Contribution 

£21bn

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Location of Rental & Leasing Companies

Rental & Leasing Companies by Size

67% Micro

26% Small

4% Mid

2% Large

0% Mega

Rental & Leasing Companies by Age

29% Young

25% Startup

24% Established

21% Mature

0% New

Fastest Growing Rental & Leasing Companies

36% Declining

21% Healthy

19% Rapid

14% High

9% Low

Rental & Leasing Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Rental & Leasing Industry Valuation

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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 20,700 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £53 billion .

The Industry employs around 168,892 people and contributes £21 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Rental & Leasing companies is London with 3,929 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 528.

The largest Rental & Leasing company is Motability Operations Group Plc with a turnover of £5.5bn. 67% 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 (29%) the oldest company is Old Trafford Bowling Club Limited founded in 1877.

Rental & Leasing industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Rock Rail East Anglia Plc with a 3 year growth rate of 144%. Other fast growing companies include L. Lynch (Holdings) Limited (132%), Synergy Hire Limited (128%) and Linde Mh Uk Limited (126%).

The UK Rental & Leasing Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 7.14x, Turnover multiple of 2.25x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.27x.