88% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 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
51,727
Annual Sales
£29bn +
Employees
622,050
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% Young
32% Startup
23% Established
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Maintenance Services Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Maintenance Services Companies
39% Declining
20% Healthy
18% Rapid
15% 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 51,727 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £29 billion .
The Industry employs around 622,049 people and contributes £13 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Maintenance Services companies is London with 11,466 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 557.
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 Young businesses (34%) the oldest company is Suffolk Sheep Society(the) founded in 1886.
Maintenance Services industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Uhs Estates Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 267%. Other fast growing companies include Chevron Green Services Limited (66%), Mitie Fm Limited (58%) and Cenergist Limited (52%).
The UK Maintenance Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.37x, Turnover multiple of 1.58x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.84x.
