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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]

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] 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.[10][11]

Financials

See also

References

  1. Big Yellow Group plc overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK Companies House, 1998-08-26, retrieved 2024-02-11^
  2. Annual Report 2025 Big Yellow Group, retrieved 27 January 2026^
  3. Revenues up Daily Post (Liverpool, England), 19 January 2005, 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^
  6. Big Yellow Group PLC Fundamental Company Report Including Financial, SWOT, Competitors and Industry Analysis Real Estate Weekly News, 8 March 2013, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  7. Big Yellow is to get even bigger The Mirror (London, England), 19 May 2009, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  8. Blizzards hit profits as Goals Soccer Centres miss target The Scotsman, 17 December 2010, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  9. Big Yellow Group Stores Up Profits after Increase The Birmingham Post (England), 22 May 2007, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  10. £150 million Partnership to develop up to 25 stores in the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland 26 November 2007, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  11. Group sell-off. Daily Post (Liverpool, England), 26 June 2008, retrieved 7 February 2015^
  12. Annual Report 2016 retrieved 11 Mar 2021^
  13. Annual Report 2017 retrieved 11 Mar 2021^
  14. Annual Report 2018 retrieved 11 Mar 2021^
  15. Annual Report 2019 retrieved 11 Mar 2021^
  16. Annual Report 2020 retrieved 11 Mar 2021^
  17. Annual Report 2021 Big Yellow Group, retrieved 16 February 2022^
  18. Annual Report 2022 Big Yellow Group, retrieved 16 February 2023^
  19. Annual Report 2023 Big Yellow Group, retrieved 12 February 2024^
  20. Annual Report 2024 Big Yellow Group, retrieved 9 February 2025^