88% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Maintenance Services Industry
UK Maintenance Services Industry Information
The facilities industry provides general support and maintenance services, such as the services within a client's facilities, the cleaning of buildings, industrial machinery, trains, buses and planes, street sweeping, snow and ice removal, landscape care and maintenance services.
Active Businesses
52,022
Annual Sales
£29bn +
Employees
605,639
Economic Contribution
£13bn
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Location of Maintenance Services Companies
Maintenance Services Companies by Size
Largest Maintenance Services Companies
Turnover
Mitie Fm Limited
£1bn
Mears Limited
£899.3m
Ocs Uk&i Limited
£841.8m
Equans Services Limited
£791.8m
Maintenance Services Companies by Age
34% Startup
32% Young
22% Established
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Maintenance Services Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Maintenance Services Companies
40% Declining
19% Healthy
17% Rapid
14% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Maintenance Services Companies
3yr CAGR
Sbfm Limited
52%
Maintenance Services Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Maintenance Services Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Maintenance Services Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Maintenance Services Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Services to buildings and landscape activities Industry Insights
There are 52,022 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £29 billion .
The Industry employs around 605,639 people and contributes £13 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Maintenance Services companies is London with 11,580 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 553.
The largest Maintenance Services company is Mitie Fm Limited with a turnover of £1bn. 88% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
11% of the Maintenance Services Industry is made up of 11% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (34%) the oldest company is Suffolk Sheep Society(the) founded in 1886.
Maintenance Services industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Uhs Estates Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 208%. Other fast growing companies include Chevron Green Services Limited (66%), Mitie Fm Limited (58%) and Sbfm Limited (52%).
The UK Maintenance Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.62x, Turnover multiple of 1.42x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.71x.
