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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.
This category is for "Companies Act companies", which are companies that are created under the 1985 or 2006 Companies Acts, and registered with Companies House as normal, but are fully or partly-owned by the UK Government. Other types of company should go into the relevant sub-category. Companies portal
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 23 March 2020 the UK government took emergency measures which suspended all passenger rail franchise agreements for six months. [54] Passenger numbers had already dropped by 70% by that date, leading to a significant drop in the income of the operating companies, which responded by cancelling and ...
Franchise Parent(s) Date started Date ceased Replaced by Code Abellio ScotRail: Franchise ScotRail Abellio: 1 April 2015: 31 March 2022: ScotRail (Scottish Government) SR Anglia Railways: Anglia GB Railways: 5 January 1997: 31 March 2004: One: AR Arriva Trains Wales: Wales & Borders: Arriva UK Trains: 8 December 2003: 13 October 2018 [8 ...
Pages in category "Government-owned companies of England" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
This system remains today, with a separate Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland; [22] 'Companies House' is merely a brand adopted by the registrars. [23] Company registration in Scotland commenced in 1856, with the first company registered being the Daily Bulletin Company Limited, a newspaper publisher. [24]
Ministry of Development (MR) – Central Registration and Information on Business (CEIDG) [70] – company register for natural persons trading as sole traders or their civil law partnerships (searchable); such companies are prohibited from performing certain activities (e.g. operating a life insurance company), and proper agricultural activity ...
On 1 March 2020, operation of the Northern franchise transferred from Arriva Rail North to the UK government-owned Northern Trains. Because the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom caused passenger numbers to reduce to near zero, the UK government took emergency action to support train operating companies by assuming their financial risks ...