77% Micro
20% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - MARCH 2025
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
19,442
Annual Sales
£16bn +
Employees
141,485
Economic Contribution
£7bn
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Location of Membership Organisations Companies
Membership Organisations Companies by Size
Largest Membership Organisations Companies
Turnover
Co-op Wholesale Limited
£1.4bn
Priority Pass Limited
£637.4m
Membership Organisations Companies by Age
33% Mature
30% Established
22% Young
15% Startup
0% New
Oldest Membership Organisations Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Membership Organisations Companies
37% Declining
21% Healthy
19% Rapid
13% High
10% Low
Fastest Growing Membership Organisations Companies
3yr CAGR
Membership Organisations Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Membership Organisations Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Membership Organisations Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Membership Organisations Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
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 19,442 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £16 billion .
The Industry employs around 141,484 people and contributes £7 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Membership Organisations companies is London with 5,774 and the fewest are located in North East England with 419.
The largest Membership Organisations company is Co-op Wholesale Limited with a turnover of £1.4bn. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
15% of the Membership Organisations Industry is made up of 15% Startup but the majority are Mature businesses (33%) the oldest company is Liverpool Law Society founded in 1869.
Membership Organisations industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), the fastest growing company is Jeremy Coller Foundation with a 3 year growth rate of 144%. Other fast growing companies include Deloitte Nse Services Limited (126%), The James Dyson Foundation (101%) and Incorporated Society Of British Advertisers Limited (95%).
The UK Membership Organisations Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 8.55x, Turnover multiple of 1.63x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.72x.
