Largest companies in the UK
All registered companies in the United Kingdom, based on official UK business registers. Filter companies by employee size and annual turnover, or request a free sample of UK company data.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shell PLC | Unitedkingdom | London | Shell Centre | London | SE1 7NA | shell.***** | 2002 | $284,312,000,000 | 98,000 | N/A | N/A | 04366849 |
| 2 | Uniper Global Commodities SE | Unitedkingdom | London | 42-44 Grosvenor Gardens | London | SW1W 0EB | N/A | 2022 | $251,958,056,339 | 879 | N/A | N/A | FC039625 |
| 3 | Glencore PLC | Unitedkingdom | Saint Helier | 13 Castle Street | Saint Helier | JE1 1ES | N/A | 1974 | $230,944,000,000 | 84,146 | N/A | N/A | 107710 |
| 4 | Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 81 King William Street | London | EC4N 7BG | icbclondon.***** | 2011 | $210,873,086,820 | 5 | N/A | N/A | FC031145 |
| 5 | Jpmorgan Chase Bank, National Association | Unitedkingdom | Canary Wharf | 25 Bank Street | London | E14 5JP | jpmorgan.***** | 1824 | $208,632,000,000 | 821 | N/A | N/A | FC004891 |
| 6 | Agricultural Bank Of China LIMITED London Branch | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 7/f 1 Bartholomew Lane | London | EC2N 2AX | uk.***** | 2017 | $196,094,829,634 | 454,716 | N/A | N/A | FC034858 |
| 7 | Bank Of America, National Association | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 2 King Edward Street | London | EC1A 1HQ | bankofamerica.***** | 1931 | $195,865,000,000 | 213,000 | N/A | N/A | FC002984 |
| 8 | China Construction Bank CORPORATION London Branch | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 111 Old Broad Street | London | EC2N 1AP | uk.***** | 2014 | $195,371,758,571 | 376,847 | N/A | N/A | FC032309 |
| 9 | Bank Of China LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 1-2 Lothbury | London | EC2R 7DB | bankofchina.***** | 1996 | $174,919,019,341 | 312,757 | N/A | N/A | FC002851 |
| 10 | Banco Do Brasil S.A. | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 3rd Floor | London | EC2M 4AG | bancobrasil.***** | 1808 | $172,814,305,439 | 69 | N/A | N/A | FC006852 |
| 11 | Bnp Paribas | Unitedkingdom | Strand | 10 Harewood Avenue | London | NW1 6AA | bnpparibas.***** | 1970 | $165,220,819,888 | 11,890 | N/A | N/A | FC013447 |
| 12 | Bp P.L.C. | Unitedkingdom | London | 1 St. James'S Square | London | SW1Y 4PD | bp.***** | 1909 | $161,064,000,000 | 91,000 | N/A | N/A | 00102498 |
| 13 | China Railway Group LIMITED UK Branch | Unitedkingdom | Marylebone | 4 Cavendish Square | London | W1G 0PG | N/A | 2021 | $160,142,643,287 | 297,359 | N/A | N/A | FC038874 |
| 14 | Hsbc Holdings PLC | Unitedkingdom | Canary Wharf | 8 Canada Square | London | E14 5HQ | hsbc.***** | 1959 | $154,666,000,000 | 220,928 | N/A | N/A | 00617987 |
| 15 | Banco Santander, S.A. | Unitedkingdom | Saint Johns Wood | 2-3 Regent'S Place | London | NW1 3AN | santander.***** | 1955 | $143,579,976,176 | 209,371 | N/A | N/A | FC004459 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi CORPORATION | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 71 High Holborn | London | WC1V 6EA | mitsubishicorp.***** | 1992 | $129,587,000,000 | 205 | N/A | N/A | FC022100 |
| 17 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 33 King William Street | London | EC4R 9AT | emea.***** | 1997 | $125,397,000,000 | 448 | N/A | N/A | FC026633 |
| 18 | Citibank N.A | Unitedkingdom | Stepney | Citigroup Centre | London | E14 5LB | citi.***** | 1902 | $114,936,000,000 | 565 | N/A | N/A | FC001835 |
| 19 | Societe Generale | Unitedkingdom | Stepney | Canary Wharf | London | E14 4SG | societegenerale.***** | 1871 | $114,688,857,616 | 48,130 | N/A | N/A | FC000268 |
| 20 | Credit Agricole S.A. | Unitedkingdom | Clapton | 3rd Floor Broadwalk House | London | EC2A 2DA | ca-cib.***** | 1984 | $108,727,535,188 | 78,823 | N/A | N/A | FC012270 |
| 21 | Royal Bank Of Canada | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 100 Bishopsgate | London | EC2N 4AA | rbc.***** | 1910 | $99,645,222,976 | 94,838 | N/A | N/A | FC000981 |
| 22 | Dipnn UK | Unitedkingdom | Awkley | 800 Park Avenue Aztec West | South Gloucestershire | BS32 4TR | N/A | 2020 | $90,491,220,981 | 61,607 | N/A | N/A | FC037262 |
| 23 | Toronto-Dominion Bank (the) | Unitedkingdom | Moorgate | 60 Threadneedle Street | London | EC2R 8AP | td.***** | 1955 | $89,111,201,920 | 250 | N/A | N/A | FC004422 |
| 24 | Tesco PLC | Unitedkingdom | Water End | Tesco House Ground Floor | Hertfordshire | AL7 1GA | tesco.***** | 1919 | $86,893,912,028 | 343,471 | N/A | N/A | 00445790 |
| 25 | Shell Petroleum Company Limited(the) | Unitedkingdom | Herne Hill | Shell Centre | London | SE1 7NA | shell.***** | 1903 | $84,804,315,911 | 105 | N/A | N/A | 00077861 |
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FAQ
This section provides essential facts and clear answers to common questions about registered companies in the UK, using official business statistics.
There are over 5,080,050 registered companies in the UK.
The largest industries are Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities (1,054,341 companies), Information and Communication (378,900 companies), and Wholesale and Retail Trade (635,764 companies).
The regions with the most companies are Greater London (1,359,282 companies), South East (752,301), and North West (533,679).
There are 4,588,837 private limited (Ltd) companies registered in the UK.
There are about 1,780,000 registered companies in the UK with an active website.
Definitions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may vary. At CompanyData.com, SMEs are companies with 2–99 employees. Our data shows there are more than 4.3 million SME companies in the UK.
The list covers all registered companies in the UK, which means every business officially registered, regardless of current status.
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