89% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024
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
48,776
Annual Sales
£26bn +
Employees
586,151
Economic Contribution
£12bn
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Location of Maintenance Services Companies
Maintenance Services Companies by Size
Largest Maintenance Services Companies
Turnover
Mitie Fm Limited
£1bn
Ocs Uk&i Limited
£801.7m
Mears Limited
£757.2m
Ocs Group Uk Limited
£516.9m
Maintenance Services Companies by Age
36% Startup
31% Young
22% Established
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Maintenance Services Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Maintenance Services Companies
39% Declining
19% Healthy
19% Rapid
14% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Maintenance Services Companies
3yr CAGR
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 48,776 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £26 billion .
The Industry employs around 586,150 people and contributes £12 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Maintenance Services companies is London with 10,850 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 510.
The largest Maintenance Services company is Mitie Fm Limited with a turnover of £1bn. 89% 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 (36%) 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 267%. Other fast growing companies include Cenergist Limited (69%), Salisbury Integrated Services Limited (65%) and Nss Maintenance Limited (55%).
The UK Maintenance Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.09x, Turnover multiple of 1.13x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.59x.
