Big Yellow Group
British self-storage company
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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]
- Store Stuff Limited (August–September 1998)
- Cubic Self Storage Limited (1998–1999)
- The Big Yellow Holding Company Limited (1999–2000)[1]
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| Company type | Public |
| LSE: BYG FTSE 250 component | |
| ISIN | GB0002869419 |
| Industry | Storage |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Bagshot, England, UK |
Key people |
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| Revenue |  £204.5 million (2025)[2] |
 £215.0 million (2025)[2] | |
| £201.9 million (2025)[2] | |
Number of employees | 459 (2025)[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
| 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 |