Parking enforcement companies provide a service to commercial and public sector landowners who suffer from abuse to their land – typically car parks.
- The British Parking Association
- The BPA is the trade association for parking enforcement companies. They represent the interests of their members – for example, lobbying when Parliament is reviewing practices and suggesting controls.
- The POPLA appeal process
- Members of the BPA support an appeals process called POPLA (Parking on Private Land Appeals). According to their 2023 Annual Report, they handled 93,000 appeals in 2023 – allowing 14,840 but refusing 51,501 appeals. Over 22,000 appeals were not contested by the operators. You can log your case with them and supply details over the Internet. Bear in mind that engaging with POPLA may mean that you lose any available discounts for prompt payment.
- Company Names & Key Data
The average Gross Profit margin across all industries is around 35%. The most profitable business sectors include banking, construction contractors, computer, legal and management consultants … and, then, there’s parking enforcement companies.
The examples below are taken from the published, annual Financial Accounts of some of the prominent parking enforcement companies.
ParkingEye Limited (Company 05134454)
40 Eaton Avenue, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 7NA. 2023 Accounts: Turnover £57,485,000. Gross Profit £37,371,000 (65%). Employees 324.
UK Parking Control Ltd (Company 05104383)
Acquired by Palladian Investment Partners in October 2023. 2023 Financial Accounts: Turnover £40,258,993. Gross Profit £20,618,710 (51%). Employees 307.
Euro Car Parks Limited (Company 01270612)
30 Dorset Square, London, NW1 6QJ. 2023 Accounts: Turnover (including clients share) £103,948,653. Gross Profit £23,951,371 (40%). Employees 321.
Creative Car Park Limited (Company 05571660)
Consolidated 2023 accounts (Project Neptune Topco). Turnover £30,425,239. Gross Profit £19,645,124 (64%). Employees 135.
UK Car Park Management – Owned by Agena Group (11979273).
2023 Accounts: Turnover £26,900,000. Gross Profit £17,100,000 (63%). Employees 258.
Parking Control Management (UK) Limited (Company 04395994)
(was The UK Parking Group). Financial Accounts 2024: Turnover £25,451,318. Gross Profit £18,178,092 (71%). Employees 56.
Gemini Parking Solutions London Ltd (Company 8214352)
Park and Control UK (Company NI071262)
National Parking Control Group Limited (Company 13196674).
Plus a host of other smaller companies.