Big Yellow
National chain · distance Unknown · last check today
Open signals
0Nothing open. Silence is the usual and correct answer here: published prices move once or twice a year, so most weeks the only honest output is that nothing changed.
Financial position
Published resultsNo reported year is on file yet
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: Nothing reads an annual report or an RNS today. The Companies House collectors deliberately do not open accounts documents, and the news check stores headlines rather than figures. Until those rows are written this stays empty rather than estimated, because a plausible revenue figure is worse than no revenue figure.
Would fill it: One observation per reported period, keyed financials:<period end>, carrying revenueMinor, likeForLikeGrowthPct and closingOccupancyPct, with the annual report or the results RNS as its source URL. Two periods is enough to show the growth between them.
Filing punctuality
No register profile has been read
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: No Companies House number is confirmed on this record, so every register check skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Vault never resolves a name to a number, because names do not resolve.
Would fill it: The Companies House profile check: status, incorporation date, the accounts made-up-to date, the next due date and the published overdue flag.
Corporate register
No company is attached to this competitor
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: Vault never resolves a name to a number. Entity resolution cannot be automated here: the name Loc It Up alone resolves to a dissolved company and to an unrelated Hampshire one.
Would fill it: An eight character Companies House number, typed in by a person who has opened the company on the register and satisfied themselves it is this business. That unlocks the profile, filings, charges, officers and PSC checks in one go.
Commercial terms
0The things that actually decide whether a customer picks them over us. A term that is not published still gets a row, because "they do not publish a deposit" is itself information a customer notices.
No published rate has been read
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: Either the pages checked publish no price, or the price check has not run yet. The source coverage table below says which.
Would fill it: Their published price list: the rate for each size, the period it covers, and the VAT basis printed with it.
Terms as published
Deposit
Not published
A deposit can outweigh a small rate gap over a short stay, and a price table never shows it.
Minimum term
Not published
A shorter minimum than ours is a product difference, not a price difference.
Notice period
Not published
Insurance
Not published
Cover is roughly a tenth of industry turnover. A rival cheaper on rent who charges for cover can be dearer overall.
Insurance compulsory
Not parsed
Access hours
Not published
Whether cover is compulsory sits in their written terms, which Vault does not parse, so that row says not parsed rather than guessing from the presence of a premium. Where a term shows a range, different sizes on their page published different values. Access hours come off their Google business profile when that check is set up; CCTV is table stakes across the industry, so hours are the real differentiator.
Ancillary lines
No ancillary lines have been read
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: Either they publish no such lines, or the storefront checks have not run. Materials and merchandise are about a twenty-fifth of industry turnover, so this is worth having.
Would fill it: The one-off items alongside storage: containers for sale, packing materials, padlocks and van hire. A Shopify storefront publishes the lot in a structured feed, free.
Availability
No availability statement has been read
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: The pages checked never stated availability. Most operators publish none: of 43 local hosts tested only 3 expose any availability at all, and the nearest rival gates every unit type behind an enquiry form.
Would fill it: Sold-out badges on their own page, counted: how many sizes were shown as unavailable out of how many sizes were on the page.
Counts, never a percentage. Nobody in this market publishes occupancy, so there is no occupancy figure on this page and no modelled one either. Read these as the competitor's own marketing copy rather than as a stock system: a yard can badge a size sold out to create urgency, or leave a badge up long after a unit frees up. A row here is a state that persisted, which is why it carries a confirmation count rather than a single date.
Growth signals
What runs ahead of a competitor actually opening something. Planning is the one with a real head start: the median Swansea decision takes 55 days, and a build takes months after that.
Planning applications attributed to them
No application is attributed to this competitor
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: The planning ring is swept for the whole catchment rather than per competitor, because an application for a site nobody has heard of is the point of it. Applications only appear here once somebody attributes one to this record. Nothing is inferred from a name matching an applicant.
Would fill it: A planning application on the catchment ring that a person has tied to this operator: the reference, the authority, the address, the description and the status as published.
New pages on their site
No sitemap has been captured
Why, and what would fill it
Blocking it: The sitemap check has not produced a set yet. The source coverage table below says whether it is configured, skipped or failing.
Would fill it: Their sitemap URL set, captured weekly. Comparing one week's set with the last is the new branch detector: a location page goes up before anything opens.
News
25 items mention them, 16 confirmed as this company, last checked 8 Aug 2026.
- Ryanair posts 34pc drop in Q1 pre-tax profits, Big Yellow Q1 revenues up 2pc - Sharecast.comSharecast.com, 20 Jul 2026unconfirmed
- Contractor appointed to 60,000 sq ft Big Yellow Self Storage facility in Newcastle - Insider Media LtdInsider Media Ltd, 4 Aug 2026
- Blackstone Considers Acquiring Big Yellow Self-Storage - Inside Self-StorageInside Self-Storage, 13 Oct 2025
- BIG YELLOW Expands Newcastle Presence with New Sustainable Self-Storage Development - BDC MagazineBDC Magazine, 4 Aug 2026
- Big Yellow Divests Harrow Estate to Accelerate Self Storage Expansion Plans (BYG) - Yahoo Finance UKYahoo Finance UK, 15 Jun 2026
- US private equity giant Blackstone plots swoop on London-listed storage firm Big Yellow - This is MoneyThis is Money, 13 Oct 2025
- PTC, JPMI, Big Yellow Fish partner for seafarer wellness - The Manila TimesThe Manila Times, 4 Aug 2026unconfirmed
- Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts - MarketBeatMarketBeat, 2 Aug 2026unconfirmed
- Former Aldi demolished to make way for Big Yellow Storage - Leamington Nub NewsLeamington Nub News, 15 Dec 2025
Identity
- Kind
- National chain
- Website
- bigyellow.co.uk
- Platform
- Custom
- Distance
- Unknown
- Postcode
- Unknown
- Google place ID
- Unknown
Seeded from the 2026-08 Swansea price research. Companies House number needs human confirmation.
Companies House identity
No number confirmed, so every register check skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Add it below once you have opened the company on the register and satisfied yourself it is this business.
A chain above the small company threshold does publish revenue, but it publishes it in its results rather than on the register. The financial position panel says exactly which document each figure came from.
Tracking
Switching tracking off also switches off every check above, so nothing is fetched. Nothing is deleted.
Record history
No recorded changes yet.
Source coverage for this competitor
2 of 11 runningEvery check that could apply, whether it is set up or not. A check with no row is not an oversight to be discovered later: the reason it is absent is on the line.
| Check | How often | Last run | Status | What it said, or why it does not run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitemap URL setA weekly set-diff of their page list. New location pages are how a new branch shows up before it is announced. | weekly | today | Skipped | Skipped: Does not apply here |
| Prices and availabilityPublished asking prices, the terms printed beside them, and any sold-out badges. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No check is set up for this competitor yet. |
| Shopify price listTheir whole structured price list, including ancillary lines such as packing materials and containers for sale. | Not set up | Never | Absent | Only applies to a Shopify storefront. This one runs on Custom. |
| Companies House profileStatus, incorporation, accounts punctuality and insolvency history. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No confirmed company number, so this skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Vault never resolves a name to a number. |
| Companies House filingsWhat they filed and when, which is how the accounts dates below stay current. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No confirmed company number, so this skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Vault never resolves a name to a number. |
| Companies House chargesSecured borrowing, with the lender named. The best expansion-finance signal obtainable for free. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No confirmed company number, so this skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Vault never resolves a name to a number. |
| Officers and PSCDirectors and the people who actually own it, which is also how two apparently separate rivals turn out to be one family. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No confirmed company number, so this skips with NO_COMPANY_NUMBER. Vault never resolves a name to a number. |
| Planning applicationsApplications on a catchment ring. The median Swansea decision takes 55 days and the build takes months after that. | Not set up | Never | Absent | Watched for the whole catchment rather than per competitor, because an application from an operator nobody has heard of is the point of it. |
| NewsCoverage of the chains. Google News returns zero items for every local operator tested. | weekly | today | OK | Nothing has changed since 8 Aug 2026 |
| Google business profileOpening hours, temporary closure and photo count. Review text and ratings are never stored. | Not set up | Never | Absent | No Google place ID on record. The place ID is the only Maps field that may be stored indefinitely, and it is what this check keys on. |
| CaSSOA accredited yardsAccredited caravan and motorhome yards, their grade and their published annual price. | Not set up | Never | Absent | A directory of accredited caravan and motorhome yards rather than a per competitor feed. It matters where the yard takes vehicles. |
Deliberately not checked, and why
- A Stora or Storeganise storefront is never crawled. Those platforms are Vault's direct commercial rival and they host several tracked competitors and Loc It Up itself. Their Companies House checks still run, because that is an official government API rather than their server.
- Companies House waits on a human confirmed number. A wrong number would attribute another company's filings, charges and directors to this competitor, and a name does not resolve to a company.
- Review text, ratings and review counts are never stored. The Maps terms name that as prohibited scraping. The place ID is the only field that may be kept, and at a dozen reviews a year review velocity says nothing anyway.
- Raw HTML is never diffed. Two fetches of the same page seconds apart differ because the session token rotates, so a page diff is a false alarm every single week. Sets of URLs and structured parses are compared instead.
- Social posts are not collected. The platforms these yards actually post their offers on are closed to us, and a listening tool for six businesses that generate almost no mentions is not worth its price.
- No health score is computed for a named business. Every figure here is either printed on a page we read or filed on a public register, and an inference drawn from figures Vault itself flags as unverified is a commercial assertion about a real company.
Everything observed, newest first
26Ryanair posts 34pc drop in Q1 pre-tax profits, Big Yellow Q1 revenues up 2pc - Sharecast.com
NewsreportedSharecast.com, published 20 Jul 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Contractor appointed to 60,000 sq ft Big Yellow Self Storage facility in Newcastle - Insider Media Ltd
NewsreportedInsider Media Ltd, published 4 Aug 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
News coverage check
Newsobserved25 items mention them, 16 confirmed as this company across 5 feeds.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Blackstone Considers Acquiring Big Yellow Self-Storage - Inside Self-Storage
NewsreportedInside Self-Storage, published 13 Oct 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
BIG YELLOW Expands Newcastle Presence with New Sustainable Self-Storage Development - BDC Magazine
NewsreportedBDC Magazine, published 4 Aug 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Divests Harrow Estate to Accelerate Self Storage Expansion Plans (BYG) - Yahoo Finance UK
NewsreportedYahoo Finance UK, published 15 Jun 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
US private equity giant Blackstone plots swoop on London-listed storage firm Big Yellow - This is Money
NewsreportedThis is Money, published 13 Oct 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
PTC, JPMI, Big Yellow Fish partner for seafarer wellness - The Manila Times
NewsreportedThe Manila Times, published 4 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Group Plc (LON:BYG) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts - MarketBeat
NewsreportedMarketBeat, published 2 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Former Aldi demolished to make way for Big Yellow Storage - Leamington Nub News
NewsreportedLeamington Nub News, published 15 Dec 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
'It's an eyesore' - Council refuses to back down over Heswall's 'big yellow gate' - Wirral Globe
NewsreportedWirral Globe, published 6 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Former Aldi demolished to make way for Big Yellow Storage - Warwick Nub News
NewsreportedWarwick Nub News, published 15 Dec 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Blackstone cools on bid for self-storage group Big Yellow - Sky News
NewsreportedSky News, published 2 Dec 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
News | Blackstone weighs bid for in-play Big Yellow Self-Storage - CoStar
NewsreportedCoStar, published 13 Oct 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big yellow gate put up as part of £200,000 project but some people aren't happy - Liverpool Echo
NewsreportedLiverpool Echo, published 1 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Investor Outlook: Big Yellow Group PLC (BYG.L) Offers Compelling 18.62% Upside Potential - DirectorsTalk Interviews
NewsreportedDirectorsTalk Interviews, published 5 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Profits soar at Big Yellow Group as self-storage group eyes long term growth - Insider Media Ltd
NewsreportedInsider Media Ltd, published 15 Oct 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Self-storage firm Big Yellow ends talks with US investment giant Blackstone over takeover - This is Money
NewsreportedThis is Money, published 4 Dec 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Group PLC Revenue Breakdown, LSE:BYG - TradingView
NewsreportedTradingView, published 1 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Our View: Slow down for the big yellow bus - Commercial Dispatch
NewsreportedCommercial Dispatch, published 6 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Revenues up at Big Yellow following four self-storage openings - Insider Media Ltd
NewsreportedInsider Media Ltd, published 19 May 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Delivers Resilient Q1 and Accelerates UK Self Storage Expansion - The Globe and Mail
NewsreportedThe Globe and Mail, published 21 Jul 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Group Stock And 2 Rate Sensitive Picks Worth Watching Now - simplywall.st
Newsreportedsimplywall.st, published 7 Aug 2026.
Unconfirmed: the name matched, but nothing independent confirmed this is the same company.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Self Storage opens its doors to American Express acceptance - Retail Times
NewsreportedRetail Times, published 25 Nov 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Construction starts for Big Yellow Storage at former Aldi site - Leamington Nub News
NewsreportedLeamington Nub News, published 9 Feb 2026.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
Big Yellow Self Storage in play - Green Street News
NewsreportedGreen Street News, published 13 Oct 2025.
The name matched exactly and something independent corroborated it.
captured 8 Aug 2026 · confirmed 3 times, last on 8 Aug 2026 · news.google.com
A row is the life of one value, not one fetch: a check that finds the same figure again bumps the confirmation count instead of writing a new line, so a repeated value never looks like news.
What can and cannot be known about a national chain
A listed chain reports to the market, so revenue, like-for-like growth and closing occupancy are real published figures with a period end and a document behind them.
Knowable
- Revenue for each reported year, audited and published, with the growth between years.
- Like-for-like revenue growth and closing occupancy, as reported in their results.
- News coverage, which for the chains is genuinely plentiful.
- The register, and store pages and prices wherever they publish them.
Not knowable, and why
- Occupancy for the branch nearest us. Published occupancy is group-wide and cannot be cut to one store.
- Achieved rates. Published prices are asking rates, and the discount behind them is not published by anyone.
- Anything on a Stora or Storeganise storefront, which is never crawled at all.
- Review text and ratings, which may not be stored under the Maps terms.
Edit this competitor
Changing the website or confirming a company number sets up the checks that become possible. Nothing is ever removed automatically: a check that stops applying records its own skip reason, which stays visible above.