84% Micro
14% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
UK Health Activities Industry
UK Health Activities Industry Information
The health industry provides services, treatment and support in hospitals, medical nursing homes, dental and other general medical practice activities.
Active Businesses
138,826
Annual Sales
£85bn +
Employees
1,132,044
Economic Contribution
£44bn
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Location of Health Activities Companies
Health Activities Companies by Size
Largest Health Activities Companies
Turnover
Nuffield Health
£1.4bn
Lloyds Clinical Limited
£1.3bn
Spire Healthcare Limited
£1.3bn
Health Activities Companies by Age
32% Startup
31% Young
30% Established
6% Mature
0% New
Oldest Health Activities Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Health Activities Companies
33% Declining
22% Healthy
21% Rapid
15% High
9% Low
Health Activities Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Health Activities Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Health Activities Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Health Activities Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Human health activities Industry Insights
There are 138,826 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £85 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,132,044 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Health Activities companies is London with 32,973 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,851.
The largest Health Activities company is Sciensus Pharma Services Limited with a turnover of £1.7bn. 84% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
6% of the Health Activities Industry is made up of 6% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (32%) the oldest company is Lister Institute Of Preventive Medicine(the) founded in 1891.
Health Activities industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Zoe Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 235%. Other fast growing companies include Human Capability Foundation (162%), Fcn Group Ltd (130%) and 352 Medical Limited (126%).
The UK Health Activities Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.57x, Turnover multiple of 1.36x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.75x.
