Shell had the highest annual revenue of all companies based in the United Kingdom in 2025, at approximately 284 billion U.S. dollars. BP had the second-highest annual revenue at over 189 billion dollars, followed by HSBC Holdings, which had a revenue of around 142 billion U.S. dollars. In terms of global employee numbers, however, Compass Group had the highest number among UK-based businesses, at approximately half a million in 2024, followed by Tesco at 336,400 and HSBC at almost 211,000. Big Oil, a banking giant, and Britain's top supermarket chain The two companies listed as having the most revenue in the UK this year are also two of the biggest oil and gas companies in the world, alongside Chevron, Eni, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies. After a huge surge in energy prices in 2022, these companies saw their profits recede slightly in 2023, but clearly remain in strong financial positions as of 2024. HSBC Holdings, meanwhile, was the largest bank in Europe in terms of market capitalization, and was estimated to have the second-highest number of UK-based customers in 2024. The company with the fourth-highest revenue in this year, Tesco has by some distance the largest grocery-market share in Great Britain, a position it has maintained despite growing competition from discounters like Lidl and Aldi. UK economy health check In the first quarter of 2025, the UK economy grew by 0.7 percent, emerging from a brief slowdown in growth towards the end of 2024. Consumer Price inflation, has, however, started to increase, with the inflation rate reaching 3.5 percent in April, the highest rate since January 2024. Furthermore, the UK labor market is showing signs of weakness, with quite a high number of job losses since the start of the year. Alongside these generally negative signs, business confidence in the UK has been falling, with the main concern of UK firms being that of taxation, as of early 2025.

This statistic displays the number of companies in the biopharmaceutical sector in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by employee size band. In this year there were 82 companies with 20 to 49 employees.

As of 2019, large organizations employed a relatively higher share of employees in the games industry in the United Kingdom (UK) compared to small companies. A quarter of those surveyed worked in large organizations employing between 200 and 499 people, whereas a combined seven percent of the respondents worked within smaller companies with up to 10 employees.

Experimental estimates of the count of local units and employees involved in exporting and importing services for International Territorial Level (ITL) 1 and ITL3, including non-EU and EU split.

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Annual estimates of the proportion of UK employees in employer contribution bands, by size of company and by contracted-out status (prior to 2016) and pension type.

Employment placement agencies' revenue is forecast to grow at a compound annual rate of 6.9% over the five years through 2025-26 to £24 billion. 2020-21 was a year to forget for employment agencies, as the COVID-19 pandemic strongly discouraged hiring activity, denting agencies’ revenue. Evidencing this, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that the number of UK job vacancies posted reached a historic low of 340,000 over the three months through June 2020. However, increasing hiring activity signalled a return to business for agencies in the two years through 2022-23. A recruitment boom in the wake of the pandemic resulted in record vacancies, signalling a hiring frenzy and driving strong revenue growth for recruitment companies. Following this, though, the job market began to slow down in 2023-24 with hiring demand abating, with this trend worsening in the two years through 2025-26, causing revenue to slip. Some agencies have struggled. A fall in the number of permanent appointments has been behind a loss in revenue for many agencies. A reluctance to move jobs and a pause on large-scale hiring is reducing the amount of business arriving on recruiters' desks. The profit of most agencies is taking a hit in 2025-26, as business from clients has dropped, dampening net fees. Businesses’ economic concerns have kept employers from expanding their workforces in 2025-26. The hike to National Insurance contributions for employers, sticky inflation and slowly falling interest rates are all weighing on hiring activity. Therefore, growth has halted from the highs seen in the two years through 2022-23, with revenue slated to dip by 4% in 2025-26. Recruiters are focused on cutting their costs until business picks up. Revenue is anticipated to climb at a compound rate of 2.6% over the five years through 2030-31 to £27.3 billion. Although inflation remains sticky – it stood at 3.8% in August 2025 – interest rates continue to fall, which could restore some confidence in the job market and help spark a greater wave of hiring. Online job search websites will likely remain a threat to recruiters, but the personalised nature of placement services ensures recruiters will remain. Roles in sustainability and tech will continue to grow in line with the pressing issues of climate change and cybersecurity threats.

The Employee Assistance Programme Services industry is a rapidly growing and changing market. Employee assistance providers compete with each other on the quality and breadth of their programmes. Research has shown that investment in employee welfare notably benefits productivity levels within a company. Employee assistance programmes are in the spotlight as companies measure rising costs tied to poor morale. Data from EAPA shows UK employers got an average return of £10.85 for every £1.00 spent on these schemes in 2022-23, up from £8.00 per £1.00 the year before. This boost makes employee assistance programmes more attractive when budgets are under pressure and staff wellbeing is watched closely. The trend signals that most businesses think paying for formal help has benefits that outweigh the costs. The growing demand for employee assistance programme (EAP) services has caused significant revenue growth over the years. Industry-wide revenue is projected to climb at a compound annual rate of 3.1% over the years through 2025-26 to reach £354.4 million. In 2025-26, industry revenue is projected to climb by 4.4%, driven by growing business investment in employee welfare amid rising burnout among Gen Z and millennials. The Burnout Report 2025 indicates that the burnout rates have increased to 56% for Gen Z and 49% for millennials, with 28% of 18-24-year-olds taking time off due to health issues and NHS delays. This trend is generating strong revenue growth opportunities for the industry. The most popular EAP providers can offer services as part of a larger package with other employee welfare services like health insurance and occupational health therapy. This will lead to some consolidation in the market as smaller providers struggle to compete with the breadth of services offered by the big players. Industry revenue projected to climb at a compound annual rate of 6.2% over the five years through 2030-31 to reach £478 million.

In 2021, there were approximately *** thousand business enterprises in the construction sector in the United Kingdom, with just *** of these being large enterprises that employed *** or more people.

Revenue in the Temporary Employment Agency industry is anticipated to drop at a compound annual rate of 4% in the five years through 2024 to €236.5 billion. The COVID-19 outbreak meant key employers of temporary workers in the hospitality and tourist sector shut their doors, and companies froze hiring due to economic uncertainty - a sizeable blow to revenue in the three years through 2022. Workers on temporary contracts represented a significant chuck of employment losses in all quarters of 2020. According to Eurostat data, temporary employment declined across Europe in the four years from 2017 to 2020, dipping from 13.8% to 11.9%. Since COVID-19 has slowed, companies have resumed hiring as confidence levels have been restored and vacancy levels have soared. An increasingly tight labour market encourages employers to rely on temporary employment placement agencies to fight in an increasingly competitive market. Several countries rank highly in terms of temporary workers with a large short-term job market. In 2022, the Netherlands and Spain have more than 15% of employed people under temporary contracts, according to Eurostat. Industry revenue is expected to shrink by 1.6% in 2024. Revenue is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.5% in the five years through 2029 to €295.4 billion. With the labour market is likely to remain tight in many countries due to skill mismatches, employers will keep turning to placement agencies for their databases to track and identify the right candidates. Companies will lean on temporary hires as the economic outlook remains unclear and inflation keeps squeezing budgets. The automation of more routine jobs will be a threat to some long-standing temporary jobs. Across Europe, countries that traditionally rely on a strong network of short-term workers are implanting policies that may disrupt or expand services. Spain has already introduced reforms that are taking effect to increase permanent positions and remove temporary contracts, while Italy is expanding its voucher scheme to encourage temporary hires.

Number of public houses and bars, employment in them and median employment per workplace, broken down by employee size and size of parent company, for 2001 to 2018.

United Kingdom Number of Listed Companies: Annual: Equities data was reported at 990.000 Unit in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 982.000 Unit for 2016. United Kingdom Number of Listed Companies: Annual: Equities data is updated yearly, averaging 2,010.500 Unit from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,585.000 Unit in 1973 and a record low of 973.000 Unit in 2014. United Kingdom Number of Listed Companies: Annual: Equities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by London Stock Exchange. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.Z013: London Stock Exchange: Number of Listed Companies and Securities.

The UK prepaid debit card market is experiencing robust growth, driven by increasing demand for convenient and secure payment solutions, particularly among younger demographics and the unbanked population. The market's expansion is fueled by several key factors. Firstly, the rise of e-commerce and digital transactions necessitates readily accessible payment methods beyond traditional bank accounts. Secondly, the growing popularity of mobile payment applications integrated with prepaid cards further enhances their convenience and usability. Thirdly, the increasing adoption of prepaid cards by businesses for payroll and incentive programs contributes significantly to market expansion. Finally, government initiatives promoting financial inclusion also play a vital role. While precise UK market figures aren't provided, extrapolating from the global CAGR of 7% and considering the UK's developed economy and high digital adoption rate, a conservative estimate would place the 2025 UK prepaid debit card market value at approximately £2 billion (assuming a proportional share of the global market given the UK's economic strength). This figure is projected to experience consistent growth over the forecast period (2025-2033), driven by the aforementioned factors. However, the market faces some restraints. Increased competition from established financial institutions offering similar products, and concerns regarding fees and security associated with certain prepaid card offerings, pose challenges. Regulatory changes and potential shifts in consumer preferences could also influence market trajectories. Despite these headwinds, the overall outlook for the UK prepaid debit card market remains positive, driven by strong underlying growth drivers, indicating significant opportunities for market participants. The market segmentation shows diverse application across retail, corporate, government, and financial sectors, with multi-purpose and general-purpose reloadable cards commanding significant shares. Key players in this market include both established financial institutions and fintech companies, each competing with unique product offerings and technological advantages. Recent developments include: In July 2021, Soldo, a startup that issues prepaid company cards to employees that are linked to an automated spending management system, has raised USD 180 million in funding. Soldo presently has 26,000 customers in 30 countries, ranging from small to medium-sized businesses to midmarket companies and huge multinationals., In March 2021, Cashplus, a leading fintech SME bank, added five more prominent Payroll technology platforms to its growing roster of Payments API partners. The Cashplus Payment API is a Banking as a Service offering that employs Open Banking technology to allow Payroll Software Platforms to integrate Bulk Payment functionality directly into their own Payroll, allowing their clients to make bulk payments with ease.. Notable trends are: Commercial Prepaid Card Segment is Driving the Market.

Revenue in Europe’s Call Centre Operations industry is anticipated to grow at a compound annual rate of 1.9% to €40.3 billion over the five years through 2025. A growing number of companies are leveraging technology to enhance customer engagement and diversify their sources of income, which has resulted in healthier demand for call centres. Over recent years, companies have navigated inflationary pressures and underperforming consumer and business sentiment. While Eurozone inflation performed better than the European Central Bank initially expected in 2023, inflationary pressures persisted through 2024. This proved difficult for the industry, as clients cut back the number of call centre agents they employ, depleting customer satisfaction with the industry. In 2025, revenue is projected to grow by 2.5% as call centres embrace AI, improving cost efficiencies through lower handling times and giving them more cash to reinvest in product development and marketing. However, lacklustre business confidence remains a challenge for the industry, trending downwards over recent years amid higher interest rates and a gloomy economic outlook. In 2025, the EU’s trade agreement only made matters worse, resulting in a 15% tariff on almost all European goods leaving for the US, up from the original 4.8%. Revenue is estimated to expand at a compound annual rate of 9% over the five years through 2029 to €62 billion. Call centres will increasingly adapt to the digitising world, adopting omnichannel approaches that improve accessibility for customers. As AI continues to evolve, the software will begin to handle more intricate tasks in the future, limiting the need for employee support and driving cost efficiencies. With more cash available, businesses will broaden their operations and introduce new products, limiting their exposure to economic swings. Over the coming years, call centres will have to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment aimed at safeguarding AI. This includes the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, introduced in August 2024, becoming the first comprehensive regulatory framework for AI regulation.

Trade in goods data, including breakdown of imports and exports by Standard Industrial Classification, region (EU and non-EU), business size and by domestic and foreign ownership.

This statistic shows the share of sector businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012, based on size and employment. 81 percent of businesses belonged were micro-businesses, and of these 24 percent employed 1-9 employees.

This study was undertaken by a team based at Leicester Business School, De Montfort University, Warwick Business School and King's College, London. It aimed to investigate employment practices in multinational companies' operations in the United Kingdom, and explored how these are influenced by organisational characteristics. It was the first survey based on a representative sample of multinationals operating in UK.

The sampled population included multinational companies with at least 500 employees in total. For UK-owned firms, eligibility was also based on a minimum of 100 employees in UK, and for overseas-owned firms, at least 100 employees in at least one other country. An initial brief telephone screening survey produced responses from 903 firms. For the main survey, data were collected through 302 structured face-to-face interviews with senior human resources (HR) managers responsible for the UK operations of multinational companies. Fieldwork was carried out by a survey research organisation, GfK NOP. Of the 302 responses, 258 were from operations of foreign-owned multinationals operating in UK, the remaining 44 from UK-owned multinationals.

The survey findings have been used to test propositions concerning the association between a company's employment practices and organisational factors, such as corporate structure, international integration of operations, nationality of ownership, and sector.

Further information about the study may be found on the Warwick Business School Employment Practices of Multinational Companies in Organisational Context project web page and the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Employment Practices of Multinational Companies (MNCs) in Organisational Context: a Large-scale Survey project web page.

The Principal Investigators request that, rather than using the shortened form "Edwards, P. et al.", users list all five authors when citing the study, as follows: "Edwards, P., Edwards, T., Ferner, A., Marginson, P. and Tregaskis, O. Employment Practices of Multinational Companies in Organisational Context, 2005-2006 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], November 2007. SN: 5748."

United Kingdom UK: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data was reported at 4.000 Number in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 Number for 2016. United Kingdom UK: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 Number from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2017, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.000 Number in 2014 and a record low of 4.000 Number in 2017. United Kingdom UK: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

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