List of the largest companies in the UK
The list of the largest companies in the UK contains the Forbes Magazine in the list Forbes Global 2000 published the largest listed companies in the UK .
The ranking of the annual list of the 2000 largest publicly traded companies in the world is calculated from a combination of sales , net profit , assets and market value . The placements of the companies in the equally weighted categories were added together to form a rank. The table also shows the headquarters , the number of employees and the industry . The numbers are in billions of dollars and relate to fiscal year 2019.
| Forbes 2000 |
Surname |
Headquarters |
Revenue ($ billion) |
Profit ($ billion) |
Employee | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44. | HSBC | London | 67.2 | 3.8 | 235.175 | Banks |
| 91. | British American Tobacco | London | 33.0 | 7.3 | 59,989 | Consumer goods: tobacco |
| 97. | GlaxoSmithKline | Brentford | 44.7 | 6.8 | 99,437 | Pharma |
| 114. | Rio Tinto | London / Melbourne | 43.2 | 8.0 | 46.007 | Mining |
| 115. | Lloyds Banking Group | London | 64.3 | 3.1 | 77,754 | Banks |
| 178. | Linde Group | Guildford | 28.2 | 2.3 | 79,886 | chemistry |
| 181. | Barclays | London | 28.8 | 2.6 | 80,800 | Banks |
| 192. | Legal & General | London | 85.2 | 2.3 | 10,971 | Insurance |
| 207. | Royal Bank of Scotland | Edinburgh | 23.5 | 4.5 | 62,900 | Banks |
| 213. | Aviva | London | 89.5 | 3.2 | 31,181 | Insurance |
| 220. | Prudential | London | 94.5 | 0.7 | 18,125 | Insurance |
| 232. | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles | London | 121.1 | 3.2 | 191,752 | Automobiles |
| 237. | AstraZeneca | Cambridge | 26.2 | 1.5 | 70,600 | Pharma |
| 253. | Standard Chartered Bank | London | 24.7 | 1.9 | 84,398 | Banks |
| 254. | Tesco | Cheshunt | 82.7 | 1.2 | 445.311 | retail trade |
| 262. | National Grid | London | 19.0 | 1.9 | 22,576 | Supplier |
| 273. | Diageo | London | 16.8 | 3.9 | 28,150 | Consumer goods: beverages |
| 274. | Anglo American | London | 29.9 | 3.5 | 69,000 | Mining |
| 314. | BT Group | London | 29.6 | 2.8 | 106,700 | telecommunications |
| 336. | LyondellBasell Industries | London | 34.7 | 3.4 | 19,100 | chemistry |
| 357 | BP | London | 271.6 | −3.3 | 70,100 | Oil & gas |
| 389 | BAE Systems | London | 23.4 | 1.9 | 79,000 | Aerospace |
| 425. | Imperial Brands | Bristol | 20.5 | 1.3 | 32,300 | Consumer goods: tobacco |
| 465. | Vodafone Group | Newbury | 49.4 | −2.5 | 111,684 | telecommunications |
| 505. | Compass Group | Chertsey | 31.7 | 1.4 | 250,000 | Consumer goods: food |
| 518. | M&G | London | 41.7 | 1.4 | 1,300 | Financial service providers |
| 528 | CNH Industrial | London | 28.1 | 1.4 | 63,499 | vehicle construction |
| 559. | RELX Group | London / Amsterdam | 10.0 | 1.9 | 33,200 | media |
| 574. | Willis Towers Watson | London | 9.2 | 1.1 | 46,600 | Insurance |
| 591. | Associated British Foods | London | 20.3 | 0.9 | 138,000 | Consumer goods: food |
| 610. | Coca-Cola European Partners | Uxbridge | 13.4 | 1.2 | 25,765 | Consumer goods: beverages |
| 624. | International Airlines Group | London | 28.6 | 1.9 | 64,642 | Airlines |
| 636. | SSE | Perth | 9.0 | 1.6 | 12.111 | Supplier |
| 650 | Reckitt Benckiser | Slough | 16.4 | −4.7 | 37,756 | Consumer goods |
| 665. | WPP Group | London | 16.9 | 0.7 | 134.281 | media |
| 670. | London Stock Exchange | London | 3.0 | 0.5 | 4,965 | Exchanges |
| 712. | Ferguson | Wokingham | 22.1 | 1.0 | 35,575 | Wholesale |
| 826 | Phoenix Group Holdings | Saint Helier | 37.1 | 0.08 | 1,249 | Insurance |
| 880. | Liberty Global | London | 11.5 | −0.8 | 20,200 | media |
| 889 | St. James's Place | Cirencester | 21.1 | 0.2 | 2.014 | Financial service providers |
| 920. | Rolls Royce | London | 21.2 | −1.7 | 49,900 | Aerospace |
| 985. | IHS Markit | London | 4.4 | 0.9 | 15,500 | Services |
| 992. | Amcor | Bristol | 11.1 | 0.4 | 50,000 | Packaging means |
| 1058. | J Sainsbury | London | 37.0 | 0.2 | 160,500 | retail trade |
| 1065. | Ashtead Group | London | 6.4 | 1.0 | 17,803 | Services |
| 1104. | Mylan | Hatfield | 11.5 | 0.02 | 35,000 | pharmacy |
| 1107. | Investec Bank | London / Johannesburg | 5.8 | 0.6 | 10,573 | Banks |
| 1188. | Schroders | London | 3.3 | 0.6 | 5,673 | Financial service providers |
| 1189. | Mondi | Surrey | 8.1 | 0.9 | 25,869 | Paper industry |
| 1191 | Quilters | London | 10.0 | 0.05 | 4,836 | Financial service providers |
| 1196. | Centrica | Windsor | 28.9 | −1.3 | 26,758 | Oil & gas |
| 1232. | Segro | Slough | 0.6 | 1.1 | 293 | property |
| 1270. | World Cup Morrison Supermarkets | Bradford | 22.4 | 0.4 | 105,487 | retail trade |
| 1287. | 3i Group | London | 0.5 | 1.6 | 287 | Financial service providers |
| 1289. | Melrose Industries | London | 14.0 | −0.05 | 55,621 | Financial service providers |
| 1323. | Smith & Nephew | London | 5.1 | 0.6 | 17,637 | Medical technology |
| 1420. | RSA Insurance Group | London | 8.8 | 0.4 | 12,378 | Insurance |
| 1422. | Bunzl | London | 11.9 | 0.4 | 19,000 | Services |
| 1456. | Persimmon plc | Fulford | 4.7 | 1.1 | 5,285 | Construction |
| 1467. | Barratt Developments | Newcastle upon Tyne | 6.2 | 1.0 | 6,504 | Construction |
| 1525. | TechnipFMC | London | 13.7 | −5.7 | 37,000 | Oil & gas |
| 1557. | Antofagasta plc | London | 5.0 | 0.5 | 25.123 | Mining |
| 1561. | Johnson Matthey | London | 13.3 | 0.5 | 14,795 | chemistry |
| 1564. | Next Group | Leicester | 5.4 | 0.8 | 28,545 | retail trade |
| 1599. | Atlassian | London | 1.4 | −0.2 | 3,616 | software |
| 1606. | Virgin Money | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 3.4 | −0.3 | 9,667 | Banks |
| 1642. | Kingfisher | London | 14.9 | 0.2 | 77,300 | retail trade |
| 1659. | Taylor Wimpey | High Wycombe | 5.5 | 0.8 | 6.122 | Construction |
| 1674. | Royal Mail | London | 13.8 | 0.4 | 162.117 | post Office |
| 1717. | TP ICAP | London | 2.4 | 0.09 | 5,128 | Financial service providers |
| 1764. | Inchcape plc | London | 12.0 | 0.4 | 17,412 | Automobile trade |
| 1829. | Admiral Group | London | 1.8 | 0.6 | 11,246 | Insurance |
| 1876. | United Utilities | Warrington | 2.3 | 0.4 | 5,435 | Supplier |
| 1922. | Berkeley Group Holdings | Cobham | 2.8 | 0.7 | 2,664 | property |
| 1944. | Marks & Spencer | London | 13.1 | 0.07 | 78,743 | retail trade |
| 1985. | Dixon's Carphone | London | 13.0 | 0.1 | 42,185 | retail trade |
| 1987. | Just Group | Reigate | 4.9 | 0.4 | 1,019 | Insurance |
| Old Mutual | London | 22.09 | 0.8 | 68,527 | Insurance | |
| Aon plc | London | 11.62 | 1.4 | 69,000 | Insurance | |
| Sky Limited | Middlesex | 17.08 | 0.8 | 31,086 | media | |
| Standard Life | Edinburgh | 25.20 | 0.5 | 6,302 | Insurance | |
| Aptiv | Gillingham | 16.66 | 1.2 | 166,000 | Automotive supplier | |
| Land Securities | London | 1.40 | 0.8 | 609 | Financial service providers | |
| Pentair | London | 5.71 | 0.5 | 26,000 | Conglomerate | |
| GKN | Redditch | 11.90 | 0.3 | 58,337 | Automotive supplier | |
| Vedanta Resources | London | 9.90 | −1.5 | 25,535 | Mining | |
| British country | London | 0.85 | 0.5 | 589 | Financial service providers | |
| ITV | London | 4.13 | 0.6 | 6.121 | media | |
| Whitbread | Dunstable | 4.37 | 0.6 | 50,000 | Hospitality | |
| ICAP | London | 0.69 | 0.1 | 4,271 | Financial service providers | |
| Ensco International | London | 2.78 | 0.9 | 4,900 | Oil & gas | |
| EasyJet | Luton | 6.63 | 0.6 | 10,774 | aviation | |
| Smiths Group | London | 4.26 | 0.6 | 22,000 | Conglomerates | |
| Michael Kors Holdings | London | 4.63 | 0.8 | 12,689 | Fashion company | |
| Cybg | Leeds | 1.81 | −0.3 | 7,673 | Banks | |
| Severn Trent | Coventry | 2.55 | 0.5 | 7,358 | Supplier | |
| InterContinental Hotels Group | Denham | 1.72 | 0.4 | 6,587 | Hospitality | |
| G4S | London | 10.24 | 0.3 | 592,897 | Services | |
| Burberry Group | London | 3.65 | 0.4 | 10,613 | Fashion company | |
| Babcock International Group | London | 6.09 | 0.4 | 35,050 | Conglomerate | |
| Thomas Cook Group | London | 11.09 | 0.1 | 21,940 | tourism | |
| Pearson | London | 6.14 | −3.2 | 32,719 | media | |
| SABMiller | London | Consumer goods: beverages | ||||
| Eurasian Natural Resources | London | Mining | ||||
| Essar Energy | London | Oil & gas | ||||
| KAZ Minerals | London | Mining | ||||
| Petrofac | London | Oil & gas | ||||
| Hammerson | London | Financial service providers | ||||
| Intu Properties | London | property | ||||
| Balfour Beatty | London | Construction | ||||
| Capita Group | London | Services | ||||
| Tullow Oil | London | Oil & gas | ||||
| Home Retail Group | Milton Keynes | retail trade | ||||
| Amec Foster Wheeler | London | Construction | ||||
| Man Group | London | Financial service providers | ||||
| FirstGroup | Aberdeen | logistics | ||||
| Serco | London | Services | ||||
| Subsea 7 | London | Construction | ||||
| ARM Limited | Cambridge | Semiconductor industry | ||||
| Aggreko | Glasgow | Supplier | ||||
| Sage Group | Newcastle upon Tyne | software | ||||
| BHP Group | London / Melbourne | Mining | ||||
| Unilever | London / Rotterdam | Consumer goods: food | ||||
| Carnival Corporation & plc | London / Panama City | Shipping companies | ||||
| Cadbury plc | London | Consumer goods: beverages | ||||
| Friends Provident | London | Insurance | ||||
| Alliance & Leicester | Narborough | Banks | ||||
| International power | London | Supplier | ||||
| Brambles | London / Sydney | Services | ||||
| Heineken UK | Edinburgh | Consumer goods: beverages | ||||
| Bradford & Bingley | Bingley | Banks | ||||
| Tate & Lyle | London | Consumer goods: food | ||||
| Punch taverns | Burton-upon-Trent | Restaurants | ||||
| Yell Group | Reading | media | ||||
| Enterprise Inns | Solihull | Restaurants | ||||
| Rentokil initial | London | Services | ||||
| Travis Perkins | Northampton | retail trade | ||||
| Carphone warehouse | London | retail trade |
Largest private company
Sunday Times Fast Track 100 List :
| rank | logo | Surname | Sales in millions of pounds sterling | Number of employees | owner | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Alliance boots | 56,563 | 76,669 | Walgreens (45%), KKR , Stefano Pessina | Pharmaceutical trade |
| 2 |
 |
Ineos | 20,226 | 11,332 | Jim Ratcliffe (75%) | chemistry |
| 3 |
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Greenergy | 15,685 | 518 | Tesco Pension Fund (35%), Owens Family (32%), Caradog (24%) | Gas stations |
| 4th |
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John Lewis Partnership | 9,028 | 86,600 | Employees (100%) | retail trade |
| 5 |
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Swire Group | 6.253 | 82,752 | Swire family (67%) | Conglomerate |
| 6th | Stemcor | 5.112 | 2,009 | Family Oppenheimer (71%) | Steel trade | |
| 7th | Palmer and Harvey | 4.233 | 3,542 | Management and employees (74%) | retail trade | |
| 8th | Worldpay | 3,394 | 4.142 | Advent International (43%), Bain Capital (43%) | Payment services | |
| 9 |
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Laing O'Rourke | 3,228 | 15,351 | Ray and Des O'Rourke | construction |
| 10 | European metal recycling | 3,184 | 2,379 | Sheppard family (100%) | recycling | |
| 11 | Brakes Group | 3,020 | 10.093 | Bain Capital, management | Wholesale | |
| 12 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | 2,975 | 9,522 | Virgin Group (51%), Delta Air Lines (49%) | airline | |
| 13 | Arnold Clark Automobiles | 2,919 | 8,930 | Clark family (100%) | Car dealership | |
| 14th | 2 Sisters Food Group | 2,885 | 22,987 | Bajlinder and Ranjit Boparan (100%) | Consumer goods: food | |
| 15th | Arcadia Group | 2,736 | 42,734 | Tina Green family, Lloyds Banking Group | retail trade | |
| 16 | Iceland Foods | 2.711 | 14,404 | Brait SE (57%), Malcom Walker u. senior managers (together 43%) | retail trade | |
| 17th |
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Joseph Cyril Bamford | 2,680 | 8,547 | Bamford family (100%) | mechanical engineering |
| 18th | Bestway | 2,518 | 5,645 | Anwar Pervez family (70%) | Wholesale | |
| 19th | Rigby Group | 2,202 | 4,904 | Peter Rigby family (100%) | Conglomerate | |
| 20th | TI Automotive | 2.136 | 20,010 | Investors | Auto supplier |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2020 Forbes Global 2000
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