INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024

UK Membership Organisations Industry

UK Membership Organisations Industry Information

The membership industry includes organisations representing special interests and have a constituency of members such as interests of employees, religious, political, cultural, educational or recreational ideas and activities.

Active Businesses

19,276

Annual Sales

£17bn +

Employees

139,292

Economic Contribution 

£7bn

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Location of Membership Organisations Companies

Membership Organisations Companies by Size

77% Micro

20% Small

2% Mid

1% Large

0% Mega

Membership Organisations Companies by Age

32% Mature

30% Established

20% Young

17% Startup

1% New

Fastest Growing Membership Organisations Companies

37% Declining

21% Healthy

19% Rapid

12% High

11% Low

Membership Organisations Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Membership Organisations Industry Valuation

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Membership Organisations 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 Activities of membership organisations Industry Insights

There are 19,276 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £17 billion .

The Industry employs around 139,292 people and contributes £7 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Membership Organisations companies is London with 5,754 and the fewest are located in North East England with 410.

The largest Membership Organisations company is Black Country Together C.i.c. with a turnover of £1.6bn. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.

17% of the Membership Organisations Industry is made up of 17% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (32%) the oldest company is Liverpool Law Society founded in 1869.

Membership Organisations industry has a number of high growth companies (12%), the fastest growing company is Black Country Together C.i.c. with a 3 year growth rate of 842%. Other fast growing companies include Jeremy Coller Foundation (128%), Deloitte Nse Services Limited (126%) and The James Dyson Foundation (101%).

The UK Membership Organisations Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.54x, Turnover multiple of 1.58x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.27x.