INSIGHTS - APRIL 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

129,778

Annual Sales

£96bn +

Employees

1,134,587

Economic Contribution 

£41bn

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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

34% Young

30% Startup

29% Established

6% Mature

1% New

Fastest Growing Health Activities Companies

33% Declining

22% Rapid

19% 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 129,778 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £96 billion .

The Industry employs around 1,134,587 people and contributes £41 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Health Activities companies is London with 30,965 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,657.

The largest Health Activities company is British United Provident Association Limited(the) with a turnover of £14bn. 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 (34%) 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 Cera Care Limited (267%), Ambulatory Surgery International Ltd (145%) and Prenetics Emea Limited (132%).

The UK Health Activities Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.53x, Turnover multiple of 1.21x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.86x.