78% Micro
20% Small
2% Mid
1% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - APRIL 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
19,099
Annual Sales
£17bn +
Employees
137,998
Economic Contribution
£7bn
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Location of Membership Organisations Companies
Membership Organisations Companies by Size
Largest Membership Organisations Companies
Turnover
Nisa Retail Limited
£1.4bn
Priority Pass Limited
£451.7m
Membership Organisations Companies by Age
32% Mature
31% Established
21% Young
16% Startup
0% New
Oldest Membership Organisations Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Membership Organisations Companies
41% Declining
18% Healthy
17% Rapid
12% Low
11% High
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 19,099 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £17 billion .
The Industry employs around 137,998 people and contributes £7 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Membership Organisations companies is London with 5,685 and the fewest are located in North East England with 414.
The largest Membership Organisations company is Black Country Together C.i.c. with a turnover of £1.6bn. 78% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 2% Mid companies.
16% of the Membership Organisations Industry is made up of 16% 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 Disasters Emergency Committee (179%), Farmland Reserve Uk Limited (157%) and Jeremy Coller Foundation (128%).
The UK Membership Organisations Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 16.50x, Turnover multiple of 1.16x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.00x.
