89% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
UK Personal Service Industry
UK Personal Service Industry Information
The personal service industry includes services such as laundry and dry-cleaning of textiles, carpet cleaning, hairdressing, beauty treatment, spas, massage and therapy, tattoing, funerals and related activities.
Active Businesses
153,875
Annual Sales
£139bn +
Employees
1,149,926
Economic Contribution
£58bn
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Location of Personal Service Companies
Personal Service Companies by Size
Largest Personal Service Companies
Turnover
Mash Holdings Limited
£5.6bn
Rentokil Initial Plc
£5.4bn
Sellafield Limited
£2.7bn
Personal Service Companies by Age
38% Young
26% Startup
25% Established
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Personal Service Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Personal Service Companies
36% Declining
23% Healthy
18% Rapid
15% High
9% Low
Fastest Growing Personal Service Companies
3yr CAGR
Personal Service Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Personal Service Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Personal Service Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Personal Service Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Other personal service activities Industry Insights
There are 153,875 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £139 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,149,926 people and contributes £58 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Personal Service companies is London with 45,847 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,960.
The largest Personal Service company is Mash Holdings Limited with a turnover of £5.6bn. 89% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 1% Mid companies.
11% of the Personal Service Industry is made up of 11% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (38%) the oldest company is Southsea Clarence Esplanade Pier Company Limited(the) founded in 1860.
Personal Service industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Aviate Management Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 366%. Other fast growing companies include Easyjet Holidays Transport Limited (281%), Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property (No.4) Limited (225%) and Nuclear Waste Services Limited (197%).
The UK Personal Service Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.50x, Turnover multiple of 1.71x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.21x.
