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This is a list of largest private companies in the United Kingdom according to sales. Under
UK company law The United Kingdom company law regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006. Also governed by the Insolvency Act 1986, the UK Corporate Governance Code, European Union Directives and court cases, the company is the primary lega ...
, a private company (with the suffix "Ltd" usually) may not offer its shares for sale to the public (as can a "plc"). While lists of public companies usually rank businesses according to their
market capitalisation Market capitalization, sometimes referred to as market cap, is the total value of a publicly traded company's outstanding common shares owned by stockholders. Market capitalization is equal to the market price per common share multiplied by ...
(the traded share price multiplied by the number of shares), lists of private companies must use another measure, such as the value and volume of sales during a year.


Former private companies

Former members of the largest 100 private companies in the UK could have ceased to remain on the list for three main reasons. They may have converted into a public company (like those on the
FTSE 100 The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "Footsie" , is a share index of the 100 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange with (in principle) the highest marke ...
, listed with the
London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange in the City of London, England, United Kingdom. , the total market value of all companies trading on LSE was £3.9 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Pau ...
), or have seen a decline in sales, or gone into an insolvency procedure, been sold, broken up, or liquidated.


See also

;Other lists *
List of largest companies by revenue This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the ''Fortune'' Global 500 2022 rankings. American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. The list is limite ...
, worldwide * List of largest companies in the United Kingdom *
List of corporate collapses and scandals A corporate collapse typically involves the insolvency or bankruptcy of a major business enterprise. A corporate scandal involves alleged or actual unethical behavior by people acting within or on behalf of a corporation. Many recent corporate col ...
, on major bankruptcies historically and worldwide *
List of trade unions in the United Kingdom This is a list of trade unions in the United Kingdom formed under UK labour law. The criteria for being an independent trade union, free from employer influence and domination, are set out in the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act ...
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List of largest United Kingdom employers This is a list of largest United Kingdom employers. There are four main kinds of employer, * public sector bodies * public listed companies (plc) such as those on the FTSE 100 * private companies (ltd), partnerships (often LLP) or other traders * ...
, including the public sector *
List of companies of Germany Germany is a federal parliamentary republic in central- western Europe. Germany has the world's 4th largest economy by nominal GDP, and the 5th largest by PPP. As a global leader in several industrial and technological sectors, it is both th ...
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List of private equity firms Below is a list of notable private-equity firms. Largest private-equity firms by PE capital raised Each year Private Equity International publishes the PEI 300, a ranking of the largest private-equity firms by how much capital they have raised for ...
;Stock market lists * List of stock market indices *
Financial Times Global 500 The FT Global 500 is an annual snapshot of the world's largest companies to show how corporate fortunes have changed in the past year, highlighting relative performance of countries and sectors. The companies are ranked by market capitalization. The ...
, the BBC Global 30 and the
Fortune Global 500 The ''Fortune'' Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by ''Fortune'' magazine. Methodology Until 1989, it listed onl ...
, list the world' largest corporations by market capitalisation *
FTSE 250 The FTSE 250 Index ( "Footsie") is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Promotions and demotions to and from the index occur quarterly in March, June, Septem ...
and FTSE techMARK 100, a longer FT list, and one for the "new economy" * Dow Jones and the
DAX 30 Dax or DAX may refer to: Business and organizations * DAX, stock market index of the top 40 German companies ** DAX 100, an expanded index of 100 stocks, superseded by the HDAX ** TecDAX, stock index of the top 30 German technology firms * Dax ...
, equivalent to the
FT 30 The FT 30 (''FT Ordinary Index'' or ''FTOI'', not "FTSE 30") is a now rarely used index that is similar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. As an index of stocks to represent the real trends on the market, the FT 30 has been superseded by the FTS ...
in the US and Germany * S&P 100 and the HDAX, top 100 in the US and top 110 in Germany *
AEX index The AEX index, derived from Amsterdam Exchange index, is a stock market index composed of Dutch companies that trade on Euronext Amsterdam, formerly known as the ''Amsterdam Stock Exchange''. Started in 1983, the index is composed of a maximum ...


References

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Private Private or privates may refer to: Music * " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation'' * Private (band), a Denmark-based band * "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
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