Big Yellow Group

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;28 years ago (1998)
Headquarters	Bagshot, England, UK
Key people	Nicholas Vetch (Chairman) James Gibson (Chief executive officer)
Revenue	£204.5 million (2025) [2]
Operating income	£215.0 million (2025) [2]
Net income	£201.9 million (2025) [2]
Number of employees	459 (2025) [2]
Website	bigyellow.co.uk

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]

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 [20]	199.62	259.57	239.83
2025 [2]	204.50	215.03	201.89

See also

• Safestore
• Lok'nStore
• Public Storage

References

1. "Big Yellow Group plc overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House . 26 August 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
2. "Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
3. "Revenues up". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
4. "BIG YELLOW GROUP PLC ORD 10P – London Stock Exchange". londonstockexchange.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
5. "The Self Storage Association UK Annual Survey" (PDF). p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2015.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Big Yellow Group Stores Up Profits after Increase". The Birmingham Post (England). 22 May 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2015.^{[ dead link ]}
11. "Group sell-off". Daily Post (Liverpool, England). 26 June 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
12. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
13. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
14. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
15. "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
16. "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
17. "Annual Report 2021" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
18. "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
19. "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
20. "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). Big Yellow Group. Retrieved 9 February 2025.