89% Micro
10% Small
1% Mid
0% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - DECEMBER 2024
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
152,946
Annual Sales
£138bn +
Employees
1,140,079
Economic Contribution
£57bn
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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% Established
25% Startup
11% Mature
0% New
Oldest Personal Service Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Personal Service Companies
36% Declining
23% Healthy
18% Rapid
14% 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 152,946 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £138 billion .
The Industry employs around 1,140,078 people and contributes £57 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Personal Service companies is London with 45,619 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,955.
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 (14%), the fastest growing company is Easyjet Holidays Transport Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 281%. Other fast growing companies include Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property (No.4) Limited (225%), Nuclear Waste Services Limited (197%) and Kevin Steven Fryer Ltd (190%).
The UK Personal Service Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.46x, Turnover multiple of 1.72x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.07x.
