State-owned enterprises of the United Kingdom
After extensive privatisation of the public sector during the Margaret Thatcher administration, there remain few statutory corporations in the UK. Privatization began in the late 1970s, and notable privatisations include the Central Electricity Generating Board, the privatisation of British Rail, and more recently Royal Mail. After the Hatfield rail crash accident, the British government decided to intervene and renationalised Railtrack (which was responsible for the maintenance of railway tracks and signals) into Network Rail.
United Kingdom Government[]
- BBC
- British Business Bank
- DfT OLR (operator of last resort)
- London North Eastern Railway[1]
- Northern Trains
- SE Trains, trading as Southeastern
- Civil Aviation Authority
- London & Continental Railways
- National Physical Laboratory
- Network Rail
- OneWeb (19.3%)
- Pension Protection Fund
- Sheffield Forgemasters (through the Ministry of Defence)
- UK Government Investments
- British Business Bank
- Channel Four Television Corporation
- East West Rail
- HM Land Registry
- Homes England
- National Highways
- National Nuclear Laboratory
- NATS Holdings (air traffic services)
- NatWest Group (62.5%)
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Nuclear Liabilities Fund
- Ordnance Survey
- Post Office Ltd
- Royal Mint
- UK Asset Resolution
- UK Export Finance
- Urenco Group
Northern Ireland Executive[]
Scottish Government[]
- Caledonian MacBrayne
- Ferguson Marine[2]
- Highlands and Islands Airports
- Prestwick Airport
- Scottish Water
- Scottish Futures Trust
- BiFab/Burntisland Fabrications
- Scottish National Investment Bank
Welsh Government[]
- Cardiff Airport
- Transport for Wales Rail
Local government[]
- City of Derry Airport (Derry City Council)
- Manchester Airports Group (Greater Manchester local authorities)
- Manchester Metrolink (Transport for Greater Manchester)
- Tyne & Wear Metro (Tyne & Wear Integrated Transport Authority)
- London Underground (Transport for London)
- Nottingham Express Transit
- Nottingham City Transport (82%)
- Portsmouth International Port (Portsmouth City Council)
Companies owned by municipalities of England[]
- Ipswich Buses
- London Power[3]
- Manchester Airports Group
- Merseytravel
- Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Nottingham City Transport
- Reading Buses
- Sheffield International Venues
- South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- Thamesdown Transport
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Transport for London
- Transport for West Midlands
- Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive
- Warrington's Own Buses
- West Yorkshire Metro
Companies owned by municipalities of Scotland[]
Public corporations of the Scottish Government[]
Wales[]
References[]
- ^ "Clarification of whether LNER is actually publicly owned. - a Freedom of Information request to London North Eastern Railway Limited". WhatDoTheyKnow. June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Ferguson shipyard nationalised by Scottish government". BBC News. August 16, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "London Power Co. Limited: person with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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