United Kingdom statutory corporations
After extensive privatisation of the public sector during the Margaret Thatcher administration, there remain few statutory corporations in the UK. Privatisation began in the late 1970s, and notable privatisations include the Central Electricity Generating Board, British Rail, and more recently Royal Mail. After the Hatfield rail crash accident, the British government decided to intervene and in 2002 renationalised Railtrack (which was responsible for the maintenance of railway tracks and signals) into Network Rail.
United Kingdom Government
- BBC
- British International Investment
- Civil Aviation Authority
- Community Health Partnerships
- DfT Operator
- East West Rail
- Eutelsat OneWeb (17.6% in March 2022)
- Fera Science
- Genomics England
- Great British Nuclear
- London and Continental Railways
- National Highways
- National Physical Laboratory
- NHS Professionals
- NHS Property Services
- NHS Shared Business Services
- Network Rail
- North Sea Transition Authority
- Nuclear Liabilities Fund
- Oil and Pipelines Agency
- Pension Protection Fund
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited (through the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
- Sheffield Forgemasters (through the Ministry of Defence)
- Student Loans Company
- UK Government Investments
- Atomic Weapons Establishment
- British Business Bank
- Channel Four Television Corporation
- HM Land Registry
- National Nuclear Laboratory
- National Wealth Fund
- NATS Holdings (air traffic services)
- NatWest Group (48.1% in March 2022)
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Ordnance Survey
- Post Office Limited
- Reclaim Fund Ltd
- Royal Mint
- UK Asset Resolution
- UK Export Finance
- Urenco Group
Proposed bodies
Northern Ireland Executive
Scottish Government
- Caledonian Maritime Assets
- David MacBrayne
- Ferguson Marine
- Highlands and Islands Airports
- Prestwick Airport
- Scottish Water
- Scottish Canals
- Scottish Futures Trust
- BiFab/Burntisland Fabrications
- Scottish National Investment Bank
- Scottish Rail Holdings
Welsh Government
Local government
Companies owned by municipalities of England
- Blackpool Transport
- The Bottle Yard Studios
- Ipswich Buses
- London Power
- Manchester Airport Holdings (71% public ownership by Greater Manchester local authorities)
- Manchester Metrolink (Transport for Greater Manchester)
- Merseytravel
- Newquay Airport
- Nottingham City Transport
- Portsmouth International Port
- Reading Buses
- Sheffield International Venues
- South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
- Transport for Greater Manchester
- Transport for West Midlands
- Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive
- Tyne & Wear Metro (Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority)
- Warrington's Own Buses
- West Yorkshire Metro
Companies owned by the Greater London Authority
- Transport for London
- London Underground (Transport for London)
- GLA Land & Property
Companies owned by municipalities of Scotland
- Bus na Comhairle
- Cairngorm Mountain Railway
- Lothian Buses
- Orkney Ferries
- SIC Ferries
- Strathclyde Buses
- Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
- Transport for Edinburgh
- Transport Initiatives Edinburgh
Companies owned by municipalities of Wales
Companies owned by municipalities of Northern Ireland
- City of Derry Airport (Derry City Council)
References
- "Clarification of whether LNER is actually publicly owned – a Freedom of Information request to London North Eastern Railway Limited". WhatDoTheyKnow. 24 June 2018.
- "Question for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy". 7 March 2022.
- "Corporate governance". National Highways. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- "Taxpayer no longer majority NatWest shareholder". BBC News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- "Ferguson shipyard nationalised by Scottish government". BBC News. 16 August 2019.
- "Airport history". Cardiff Airport. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- "London Power Co. Limited: person with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "About us". Portsmouth Port. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
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