INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024

UK Repair Services Industry

UK Repair Services Industry Information

The other services industry includes the repair and maintenance of consumer electronics, home and garden equipment, footwear and leather goods, furniture, clothing and clothing accessories, sporting goods, musical instruments and other household goods.

Active Businesses

9,087

Annual Sales

£3bn +

Employees

27,650

Economic Contribution 

£1bn

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Location of Repair Services Companies

Repair Services Companies by Size

89% Micro

10% Small

1% Mid

0% Large

0% Mega

Repair Services Companies by Age

31% Startup

31% Young

24% Established

15% Mature

0% New

Fastest Growing Repair Services Companies

36% Declining

21% Rapid

19% Healthy

15% High

8% Low

Repair Services Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Repair Services Industry Valuation

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Repair Services 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 Repair of computers and personal and household goods Industry Insights

There are 9,087 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £3 billion .

The Industry employs around 27,650 people and contributes £1 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Repair Services companies is London with 2,280 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 112.

The largest Repair Services company is Computacenter (Uk) Limited with a turnover of £1.3bn. 89% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.

15% of the Repair Services Industry is made up of 15% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (31%) the oldest company is Fujitsu Services Limited founded in 1907.

Repair Services industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Albion Computers Plc with a 3 year growth rate of 28%. Other fast growing companies include George Tarratt Limited (27%), Dataquest Group Limited (26%) and Servatech Limited (25%).

The UK Repair Services Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 4.09x, Turnover multiple of 0.49x and a Net Asset multiple of 0.57x.