Big Yellow Group

Big Yellow Group plc is a self-storage company based in Bagshot, England.^[3] It is the largest self-storage company in the United Kingdom and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and listed on the London Stock Exchange.^[4] Big Yellow has the highest brand awareness in the sector.^[5]

Big Yellow Group plc

Formerly	Store Stuff Limited (August–September 1998) Cubic Self Storage Limited (1998–1999) The Big Yellow Holding Company Limited (1999–2000)[1]
Company type	Public
Traded as	LSE: BYG FTSE 250 component
ISIN	GB0002869419
Industry	Storage
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Headquarters	Bagshot, England, UK
Key people	Nicholas Vetch (Chairman) James Gibson (Chief executive officer)
Revenue	£199.6 million (2024)[2]
Operating income	£259.6 million (2024)[2]
Net income	£239.8 million (2024)[2]
Number of employees	464 (2024)[2]
Website	bigyellow.co.uk

History

Founded in 1998 by Nicholas Vetch, Philip Burks and James Gibson, the company has, as of 2021, 104 storage sites in the UK,^[2][6][7][8] 19 of which operate under the name Armadillo Self Storage. Philip Burks served as the property director of the company from 1998 to 2007.^[9]

In 2007, the company was converted into a real estate investment trust,^[10] and later that year entered into a partnership with funds managed by Pramerica Real Estates Investors to develop another 25 stores in the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland.^[8][11]

Financials

Financials

Year	Revenue (£m)	Operating Income (£m)	Net Profit (£m)
2016[12]	101.38	117.86	112.00
2017[13]	109.07	109.02	99.51
2018[14]	116.66	142.56	133.54
2019[15]	125.41	135.56	126.50
2020[16]	129.31	103.17	92.58
2021[17]	135.24	270.77	265.19
2022[18]	171.32	704.39	697.27
2023[19]	188.83	90.14	73.33
2024[2]	199.62	259.57	239.83

See also

• Safestore
• Lok'nStore
• Public Storage