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[edit]
- British Business Bank
- Civil Aviation Authority
- DfT OLR Holdings
- London and Continental Railways
- National Physical Laboratory
- Network Rail
- OneWeb (17.6% in March 2022) [2]
- Pension Protection Fund
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited (through the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
- 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[citation needed]
- National Nuclear Laboratory
- NATS Holdings (air traffic services)
- NatWest Group (48.1% in March 2022)[3]
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
- Nuclear Liabilities Fund
- Ordnance Survey
- Post Office Limited
- Royal Mint
- UK Asset Resolution
- UK Export Finance
- Urenco Group
Proposed bodies[edit]
Northern Ireland Executive[edit]
Scottish Government[edit]
- Caledonian Maritime Assets
- David MacBrayne
- Ferguson Marine[4]
- 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[edit]
Local government[edit]
- City of Derry Airport (Derry City Council)
Companies owned by municipalities of England[edit]
- Blackpool Transport
- Ipswich Buses
- London Power[5]
- Manchester Airport Holdings (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 London
- London Underground (Transport for London)
- Transport for West Midlands
- Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
- Tyne and Wear Metro (Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority)
- Warrington's Own Buses
- West Yorkshire Metro
Companies owned by municipalities of Scotland[edit]
Wales[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "London Power Co. Limited: person with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 31 January 2021.