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Revision as of 12:46, 16 February 2022
Company type | Public |
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LSE: BYG FTSE 250 component | |
ISIN | GB0002869419 |
Industry | Storage |
Founded | 1998 |
Headquarters | Bagshot, England, UK |
Number of locations | 78 (2021) [1] |
Key people |
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Revenue | £135.2 million (2021)[1] |
£270.8 million (2021)[1] | |
£265.2 million (2021)[1] | |
Number of employees | 370 (2021) [1] |
Website | www.bigyellow.co.uk |
The Big Yellow Group is a self-storage company based in Bagshot, England.[2] The company is ranked the largest self-storage company in United Kingdom and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index and listed on the London Stock Exchange.[3] Big Yellow has the highest brand awareness in the sector.[4]
History
Founded in 1998 by Nicholas Vetch, Philip Burks and James Gibson, the company has, as of 2021, 104 storage sites in UK,[1][5][6][7] 19 of which operate under the name Armadillo Self Storage. Philip Burks served as the property director of the company from 1998 to 2007.[8]
In 2007, the company was converted into a real estate investment trust[9] 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.[7][10]
Big Yellow support the charitable sector[11] and have a related charitable foundation, the Big Yellow Foundation.[12]
In 2003 Graham Coutts sexually assaulted and murdered Jane Longhurst. Initially he kept the body in his flat in Hove, but then moved it in to a storage unit at Big Yellow in Brighton.[13] He visited the storage unit 11 times while the body was there.[13] Although he then removed the body from the unit, it was Big Yellow staff who noticed the smell and alerted police.[14] Big Yellow have permanently sealed unit C50, as a mark of respect to Jane Longhurst.[14]
Corporate affairs
Board of directors
- Nicholas Vetch (Executive Chairman)[15]
- James Gibson (Chief Executive Officer)[15]
- John Trotman (Chief Financial Officer)[15]
- Adrian Lee (Operations Director)[15]
- Tim Clark (Non-executive Director)[15]
- Richard Cotton (Non-executive Director)[15]
- Georgina Harvey (Non-executive Director)[15]
- Anna Kaey (Non-executive Director)[15]
- Steve Johnson (Non-executive Director)[15]
- Vince Niblett (Non-executive Director)[15]
Financials
Year | Revenue (£m) | Operating Income (£m) | Net Profit in (£m) |
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2016[16] | 101.38 | 117.86 | 112.00 |
2017[17] | 109.07 | 109.02 | 99.51 |
2018[18] | 116.66 | 142.56 | 133.54 |
2019[19] | 125.41 | 135.56 | 126.50 |
2020[20] | 129.31 | 103.17 | 92.58 |
2021[1] | 135.24 | 270.77 | 265.82 |
Significant shareholders
Shareholders holding the largest amount of shares in the company as of the last company Annual Report:
- Blackrock, Inc (8.4%)[20]
- Standard Life Aberdeen (4.9%)[20]
- Merian Global Investors Ltd (5.4%)[20]
- The Vanguard Group (4.3%)[20]
- FMR LLC (4.3%)[20]
- American Financial Group (3.4%)[20]
- MFS Investment Management (3.6%)[20]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Revenues up". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ "BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC ORD 10P – London Stock Exchange". londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "The Self Storage Association UK Annual Survey" (PDF). p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Big Yellow Group PLC Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis". Real Estate Weekly News. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ "Big Yellow is to get even bigger". The Mirror (London, England). 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ a b Big Yellow Group PLC (26 November 2007). "£150 million Partnership to develop up to 25 stores in the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Martin Flanagan (17 December 2010). "Blizzards hit profits as Goals Soccer Centres miss target". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 – via HighBeam.
- ^ "Big Yellow Group Stores Up Profits after Increase". The Birmingham Post (England). 22 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Group sell-off". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Big Yellow: Charities". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Charity Commission: Big Yellow Foundation". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "The Argus: Jane Longhurst – the Verdict". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b "The Argus: Meet the man who caught Jane's killer". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Goverance Report" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.