84% Micro
15% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 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
139,678
Annual Sales
£87bn +
Employees
1,151,070
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% Young
31% Established
31% Startup
6% Mature
0% New
Oldest Health Activities Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Health Activities Companies
33% Declining
21% Healthy
21% Rapid
15% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Health Activities Companies
3yr CAGR
Zoe Limited
235%
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 139,678 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £87 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,151,069 people and contributes £44 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Health Activities companies is London with 33,175 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,860.
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 Young 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%), 352 Medical Limited (126%) and Dentaprime Uk Plc (109%).
The UK Health Activities Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.37x, Turnover multiple of 1.46x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.06x.
