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Bupa (originally the British United Provident Association) was established in 1947 when seventeen British provident associations joined to provide healthcare for the general public. The firm is a private company limited by guarantee ; it has no shareholders , and any profits (after tax ) are reinvested in the business.
Vanquis Banking Group, formerly Provident Financial plc, is a British bank headquartered in Bradford, England which specialises in credit cards, loans and consumer vehicle finance. It primarily services customers with a sub-prime credit history who have been declined for credit from mainstream lenders. [ 2 ]
Holborn Bars—Traditional home of Prudential. The company was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1924. [9]In the mid-1980s, financial deregulation allowed financial institutions to own estate agencies, and Prudential decided to follow early market entrants such as Provident Financial Group plc (Whitegates) and Lloyds Bank (Black Horse Agencies), [10] in summer 1985 by purchasing a ...
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This list displays all British companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023/24. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
See British United Provident Association Ltd. Burberry Group plc — is a luxury fashion manufacturer and retailer. Founded in 1856 in Basingstoke, it is now headquartered in London. In 2022 its revenue was £2.8 billion, with a net income of £397 million. Burton's Biscuit Company — is a biscuit and savoury snack manufacturer.
Shareholders in the United Kingdom are people and organisations who buy shares in UK companies. In large companies, such as those on the FTSE100 , shareholders are overwhelmingly large institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds or similar foreign organisations.
The company was founded by two accountants, James Ivory and Thomas Watson Sime, in 1895. It took over the management of British Assets Trust when it was established in 1898. [1] Other major investment trusts established by the company included Personal Assets Trust which was formed in 1983. [2]