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This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
In 2017, the UK was the eleventh-largest goods exporter in the world [6] and the eighth-largest goods importer. [7] It also had the second-largest inward foreign direct investment, [8] and the third-largest outward foreign direct investment. [9] The UK left the European Union in 2019, but it remains the UK's largest trading partner.
After extensive privatisation of the public sector during the Margaret Thatcher administration, there remain few statutory corporations in the UK. Privatisation began in the late 1970s, and notable privatisations include the Central Electricity Generating Board, British Rail, and more recently Royal Mail.
This category is for "Companies Act companies", which are companies that are created under the 1985 or 2006 Companies Acts, and registered with Companies House as normal, but are fully or partly-owned by the UK Government. Other types of company should go into the relevant sub-category.
This is a list of largest United Kingdom employers.There are four main kinds of employers, public sector bodies; public listed companies (plc) such as those on the FTSE 100
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) - An organisation advocating for small businesses and the self-employed in the UK. Institute of Directors (IoD) - A UK-based organisation providing support and advocacy for directors and business leaders. Make UK (previously EEF) - Represents manufacturers and businesses in the engineering sector.
Societates Europaeae, the names of which had to include 'SE' [68] (replaced with 'UK Societas' for SEs remaining registered in the UK on 1 January 2021 as a consequence of Brexit) [69] Private limited companies, the names of which ordinarily must end with 'limited' or 'ltd', [ 70 ] or, in the case of Welsh companies if they so choose, the Welsh ...