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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.
21,296 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 | British Airways PLC Harmondsworth · Scheduled passenger air transport | £14.7bn | £1.9bn | 13% | 41,908 |
| 3 | British Telecommunications Limited London · Other telecommunications activities | £19.7bn | £1.7bn | 8.8% | 84,000 |
| 4 | BT Group PLC London · Other telecommunications activities Independent | £19.7bn | £1.1bn | 5.5% | 84,000 |
| 5 | National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC Transmission of electricity Operating leverage | £2.9bn | £1bn | 35.1% | 6,873 |
| 6 | National Grid Electricity Distribution PLC Bristol · Distribution of electricity | £2bn | £585m | 29.4% | 7,234 |
| 7 | United Utilities Water Limited Lingley Green Avenue Great · Water collection, treatment and supply Operating leverage | £2.6bn | £579m | 22.1% | 6,678 |
| 8 | National Gas Transmission PLC Warwick · Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains | £1.6bn | £533m | 32.8% | 2,396 |
| 9 | RBS International ST Helier Independent | £1.1bn | £476m | 44.7% | — |
| 10 | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited London · Development of building projects | £11.9bn | £472m | 4% | 42,378 |
| 11 | Severn Trent Water Limited Coventry · Water collection, treatment and supply Operating leverage | £2.6bn | £444m | 17.2% | — |
| 12 | Cadent Gas Limited Coventry · Distribution of gaseous fuels through mains Operating leverageDoing more with less | £2.5bn | £415m | 16.7% | 5,923 |
| 13 | Johnson Matthey PLC Royston · Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. Independent | £11.7bn | £373m | 3.2% | 10,644 |
| 14 | Pearson PLC Other publishing activities Independent | £3.6bn | £336m | 9.4% | — |
| 15 | Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited Fareham · Development of building projects IndependentOperating leverage | £4.3bn | £330m | 7.7% | — |
| 16 | Jet2.com Limited Yeadon, Leeds · Scheduled passenger air transport | £7.5bn | £324m | 4.3% | — |
| 17 | Londonmetric Property PLC London · Buying and selling of own real estate Independent | £465m | £295m | 63.6% | — |
| 18 | Marks and Spencer P.L.C. London · Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | £14bn | £294m | 2.1% | 66,286 |
| 19 | Rentokil Initial PLC Crawley · Other business support service activities n.e.c. Independent | £6.9bn | £290m | 4.2% | — |
| 20 | Astex Therapeutics Limited Cambridge · Research and experimental development on biotechnology Operating leverage | £404m | £283m | 70.2% | 183 |
| 21 | Gatwick Airport Finance PLC London · Other business support service activities n.e.c. | £1.1bn | £250m | 22.1% | — |
| 22 | Quadgas Midco Limited Coventry · Other business support service activities n.e.c. Operating leverageDoing more with less | £2.5bn | £239m | 9.6% | 5,923 |
| 23 | Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C. London · Other retail sale in non-specialised stores IndependentDoing more with less | £17.3bn | £236m | 1.4% | 73,301 |
| 24 | Itv PLC London · Other business support service activities n.e.c. Independent | £3.5bn | £225m | 6.4% | — |
| 25 | Babcock International Group PLC London · Other engineering activities Independent | £5.2bn | £211m | 4.1% | — |
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