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The '''Big Yellow Group''' is a [[Self storage|self-storage]] company based in [[Bagshot]], England.<ref name="DP 1">{{cite news|title=Revenues up|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127266605.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329164405/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127266605.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|work=Daily Post (Liverpool, England)|date=19 January 2005|url-access=subscription |via=[[HighBeam]]}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="LSE">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB0002869419GBGBXSTMM|title=BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC ORD 10P – London Stock Exchange|work=londonstockexchange.com|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> Big Yellow has the highest brand awareness in the sector.<ref name="SSA 2015">{{Cite web|title=The Self Storage Association UK Annual Survey |url=http://www.ssauk.com/wp-content/pubs/SSAUKAnnualSurvey2015.pdf |page=25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125123657/http://www.ssauk.com/wp-content/pubs/SSAUKAnnualSurvey2015.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref>
The '''Big Yellow Group''' is a [[Self storage|self-storage]] company based in [[Bagshot]], England.<ref name="DP 1">{{cite news|title=Revenues up|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127266605.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329164405/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127266605.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 March 2015|access-date=7 February 2015|work=Daily Post (Liverpool, England)|date=19 January 2005|url-access=subscription |via=[[HighBeam]]}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="LSE">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB0002869419GBGBXSTMM|title=BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC ORD 10P – London Stock Exchange|work=londonstockexchange.com|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> Big Yellow has the highest [[brand awareness]] in the sector.<ref name="SSA 2015">{{Cite web|title=The Self Storage Association UK Annual Survey |url=http://www.ssauk.com/wp-content/pubs/SSAUKAnnualSurvey2015.pdf |page=25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125123657/http://www.ssauk.com/wp-content/pubs/SSAUKAnnualSurvey2015.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2015 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Big Yellow support the charitable sector<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigyellow.co.uk/blog/category/charities/|title=Big Yellow: Charities|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> and have a related charitable foundation, the Big Yellow Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5090555/charity-overview|title=Charity Commission: Big Yellow Foundation|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>
Big Yellow support the charitable sector<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigyellow.co.uk/blog/category/charities/|title=Big Yellow: Charities|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> and have a related charitable foundation, the Big Yellow Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5090555/charity-overview|title=Charity Commission: Big Yellow Foundation|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref>


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]].<ref name="theargus.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5097827.jane-longhurst-the-verdict/|title=''The Argus'': Jane Longhurst – the Verdict|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref> He visited the storage unit 11 times while the body was there.<ref name="theargus.co.uk"/> Although he then removed the body from the unit, it was Big Yellow staff who noticed the smell and alerted police.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5097829.meet-the-man-who-caught-janes-killer/|title=''The Argus'': Meet the man who caught Jane's killer|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> Big Yellow have permanently sealed unit C50, as a mark of respect to Jane Longhurst.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
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]].<ref name="theargus.co.uk">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5097827.jane-longhurst-the-verdict/|title=''The Argus'': Jane Longhurst – the Verdict|access-date=22 November 2020}}</ref> He visited the storage unit 11 times while the body was there.<ref name="theargus.co.uk"/> After he removed the body from the unit, Big Yellow staff noticed the smell and alerted police.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5097829.meet-the-man-who-caught-janes-killer/|title=''The Argus'': Meet the man who caught Jane's killer|access-date=21 November 2020}}</ref> Big Yellow permanently sealed unit C50 as a mark of respect to Jane Longhurst.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>


===Financials===
===Financials===

Revision as of 14:13, 27 July 2022

Big Yellow Group plc
Company typePublic
LSE: BYG
FTSE 250 component
ISINGB0002869419
IndustryStorage
Founded1998; 26 years ago (1998)
HeadquartersBagshot, England, UK
Number of locations
78 (2021) [1]
Key people
RevenueIncrease£135.2 million (2021)[1]
Increase £270.8 million (2021)[1]
Increase £265.2 million (2021)[1]
Number of employees
370 (2021) [1]
Websitewww.bigyellow.co.uk

The Big Yellow Group is a self-storage company based in Bagshot, England.[2] 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.[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] After he removed the body from the unit, Big Yellow staff noticed the smell and alerted police.[14] Big Yellow permanently sealed unit C50 as a mark of respect to Jane Longhurst.[14]

Financials

Financials
Year Revenue (£m) Operating Income (£m) Net Profit in (£m)
2016[15] 101.38 117.86 112.00
2017[16] 109.07 109.02 99.51
2018[17] 116.66 142.56 133.54
2019[18] 125.41 135.56 126.50
2020[19] 129.31 103.17 92.58
2021[1] 135.24 270.77 265.19

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Revenues up". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015 – via HighBeam.
  3. ^ "BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC ORD 10P – London Stock Exchange". londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  4. ^ "The Self Storage Association UK Annual Survey" (PDF). p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2015.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Big Yellow Group Stores Up Profits after Increase". The Birmingham Post (England). 22 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2015.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Group sell-off". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Big Yellow: Charities". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Charity Commission: Big Yellow Foundation". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b "The Argus: Jane Longhurst – the Verdict". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  14. ^ a b "The Argus: Meet the man who caught Jane's killer". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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