INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

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

136,572

Annual Sales

£84bn +

Employees

1,139,436

Economic Contribution 

£43bn

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Location of Health Activities Companies

Health Activities Companies by Size

84% Micro

14% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Health Activities Companies by Age

32% Startup

31% Young

27% Established

6% Mature

5% New

Fastest Growing Health Activities Companies

33% Declining

21% Rapid

20% Healthy

15% High

11% Low

Health Activities Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Health Activities Industry Valuation

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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 136,572 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £84 billion .

The Industry employs around 1,139,436 people and contributes £43 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Health Activities companies is London with 32,505 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,778.

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 Operose Health Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 310%. Other fast growing companies include Human Capability Foundation (162%), Prenetics Emea Limited (132%) and Metabolic Healthcare Ltd (128%).

The UK Health Activities Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.63x, Turnover multiple of 1.46x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.14x.