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Every UK company that files accounts electronically, filterable by what it actually earns. Revenue and profit appear only where the company published a P&L — never estimated.
26,056 companies
| # | Company | Revenue | Profit | Margin | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rolls-Royce PLC London · Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers Operating leverage | £21.2bn | £5.8bn | 27.5% | 42,600 |
| 2 | Bae Systems PLC London · Manufacture of weapons and ammunition IndependentOperating leverage | £30.7bn | £2.3bn | 7.6% | — |
| 3 | Relx PLC Book publishing IndependentOperating leverage | £9.6bn | £2.1bn | 21.7% | 37,600 |
| 4 | British Airways PLC Harmondsworth · Scheduled passenger air transport | £14.7bn | £1.9bn | 13% | 41,908 |
| 5 | British Telecommunications Limited London · Other telecommunications activities | £19.7bn | £1.7bn | 8.8% | 84,000 |
| 6 | BT Group PLC London · Other telecommunications activities Independent | £19.7bn | £1.1bn | 5.5% | 84,000 |
| 7 | National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC Transmission of electricity Operating leverage | £2.9bn | £1bn | 35.1% | 6,873 |
| 8 | National Grid Electricity Distribution PLC Bristol · Distribution of electricity | £2bn | £585m | 29.4% | 7,234 |
| 9 | United Utilities Water Limited Lingley Green Avenue Great · Water collection, treatment and supply Operating leverage | £2.6bn | £579m | 22.1% | 6,678 |
| 10 | National Gas Transmission PLC Warwick · Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains | £1.6bn | £533m | 32.8% | 2,396 |
| 11 | RBS International ST Helier Independent | £1.1bn | £476m | 44.7% | — |
| 12 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited London · Development of building projects | £11.9bn | £472m | 4% | 42,378 |
| 13 | Severn Trent Water Limited Coventry · Water collection, treatment and supply Operating leverage | £2.6bn | £444m | 17.2% | — |
| 14 | Cadent Gas Limited Coventry · Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains Operating leverageDoing more with less | £2.5bn | £415m | 16.7% | 5,923 |
| 15 | Johnson Matthey PLC Royston · Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. Independent | £11.7bn | £373m | 3.2% | 10,644 |
| 16 | Pearson PLC Other publishing activities Independent | £3.6bn | £336m | 9.4% | — |
| 17 | Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited Fareham · Development of building projects IndependentOperating leverage | £4.3bn | £330m | 7.7% | — |
| 18 | Jet2.com Limited Yeadon, Leeds · Scheduled passenger air transport | £7.5bn | £324m | 4.3% | — |
| 19 | Londonmetric Property PLC London · Buying and selling of own real estate Independent | £465m | £295m | 63.6% | — |
| 20 | Marks and Spencer P.L.C. London · Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | £14bn | £294m | 2.1% | 66,286 |
| 21 | Rentokil Initial PLC Crawley · Other business support service activities n.e.c. Independent | £6.9bn | £290m | 4.2% | — |
| 22 | Astex Therapeutics Limited Cambridge · Research and experimental development on biotechnology Operating leverage | £404m | £283m | 70.2% | 183 |
| 23 | Avios Group (Agl) Limited Harmondsworth · Other business support service activities n.e.c. | £1.7bn | £280m | 16.4% | 706 |
| 24 | Pension Insurance Corporation PLC London · Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding | £2.8bn | £259m | 9.2% | — |
| 25 | Gatwick Airport Finance PLC London · Other business support service activities n.e.c. | £1.1bn | £250m | 22.1% | — |
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