State of UK buy-and-build, Autumn 2026 · Electronics / Electrical

UK electronics / electrical consolidation: Autumn 2026

UK deals by buy-and-build platforms in electronics / electrical since January 2022, as filed at Companies House

Buy-and-build platforms have made at least 21 UK deals in electronics / electrical since January 2022, as filed at Companies House, by 17 different platforms, 3 of them buying in the last twelve months.

Deals per year

UK deals as filed at Companies House Still filling in: less than a year of filings behind it

Source: ExitRadar analysis of Companies House filings. Free to reuse with attribution to ExitRadar.

Deals in the twelve months to 25 October 2026

Platforms buying in the last twelve months

23.8%

Companies at £250k–£5m EBITDA already part of a group

£986k

Typical EBITDA going in (median)

Independent companies in our top band for exit readiness today

Who owns the trade

941 active UK electronics / electrical companies have £250k–£5m of EBITDA. 23.8% of them are already part of a group; the rest, owned by individuals, are the pool buy-and-build platforms buy from.

Part of a group 23.8%Owned through a personal holding company 18.9%Owned directly by individuals 57.3%

Source: ExitRadar analysis of Companies House filings. Free to reuse with attribution to ExitRadar.

Inside the trade

Sub-trade	Deals
Scientific & measurement instruments	1

Bought companies labelled from their own descriptions; a company can sit in more than one sub-trade. Source: ExitRadar analysis of Companies House filings. Free to reuse with attribution to ExitRadar.

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How we count

A deal is a change of control filed on the register of people with significant control, from a company's individual owners to a buy-and-build platform; two companies bought on one day count once. Asset purchases and deals outside the UK are missed, so every count is a floor. Full method and the cross-sector report.

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