When the government introduced Employee Ownership Trusts in 2014, the legislation was intended to encourage more businesses to adopt the “John Lewis” ownership model.
The John Lewis model gives each employee part-ownership of the company, along with a share of its profits, and a say in how the company is run.
Employee-owned companies are considered more competitive and sustainable, with high standards of employment and corporate responsibility. It is also widely understood to be good for the employees themselves. So, in addition to John Lewis, which other companies in the UK are employee-owned?
Employee-Owned companies trading in the UK
Company | Activity |
John Lewis Partnership plc | Retail |
Mott MacDonald Group Ltd | Engineering & Management |
Arup Group Ltd | Design & Engineering |
Greenwich Leisure Ltd | Management of Leisure Facilities |
Unipart Group of Companies Ltd | Logistics |
Hyperion Insurance Group Ltd | Insurance |
Shaw Healthcare (Group) Ltd | Care Homes & Community Care |
PA Consulting Group Ltd | Management Consultants |
Control Risks Group Holdings Ltd | Risk Management |
City Health Care Partnership CIC | Community Health & Social Care |
Childbase Partnership Ltd | Children's Nurseries |
Central Surrey Health Ltd | Nursing & Therapy |
Medway Community Healthcare CIC | Community Health Services |
BMT Group Ltd | Design & Engineering |
Locala Community Partnerships CIC | Community Health Services |
Seetec Business Technology Centre Ltd | Probation & State Training |
Agilisys Holdings Ltd | IT Software & Services |
Provide CIC | Health & Social Care Services |
GLIDE Ltd | Specialist Engineering |
Fresca Group Ltd | Fruit & Veg |
Anglian Community Enterprise CIC | Community Healthcare |
Bromley Healthcare CIC | Community Healthcare |
Be Caring Together Ltd | Home Care Services |
East Coast Community Healthcare CIC | Community Health Services |
Care Plus Group (North East Lincolnshire) Ltd | Community Health & Social Care |
Scott Bader Co Ltd | Polymer Manufacturing |
Alfa Leisureplex Group Ltd | Coach Travel & Hotels |
Riverford Organic Farmers Ltd | Organic Food Box Delivery |
Lindum Group Ltd | Construction |
Erith Holdings Ltd | Demolition & Earthworks |
A.G. Parfett & Sons Ltd | Wholesale Food Distribution |
Wilkin & Sons Ltd | Preserves Manufacturing |
Spectrum Community Health CIC | Community Health Services |
Black & Veatch Ltd | Engineering Consultancy |
Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd | Construction Consultants |
Leading Lives Ltd | Social Care Services |
MyCSP Ltd | Pensions Administration |
Minova Insurance Holdings Ltd | Insurance |
Richer Sounds Ltd | HiFi & TV Retail |
Broadway Malyan Holdings Ltd | Urban Design |
Highland Home Carers Ltd | Care Services |
Tithegrove Holdings Ltd | Groundworks & Civil Engineering |
Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd (trading as Steer) | Transport Consultancy |
Gemporia Partnership Ltd | TV & Online Retail |
W.R. Swann & Co Ltd | Surgical Blade Manufacturing |
Curtins Group Ltd | Civil/Structural Engineering |
Alford Hall Monaghan Morris Ltd | Architecture |
Tithegrove Holdings Ltd | Home Care Services |
First Community Health & Care CIC | Health & Social Care Services |
TTP Group plc | Technology Development |
This table was produced and originally published by Employee Ownership Association – for more information on the top 50 employee-owned companies in the UK, visit their website. Shorts is proud to be an Employee Ownership Association member.
Learn more about Employee Ownership Trusts
Employee Ownership Trusts are, when an appropriate route, the most tax-efficient way for exiting shareholders to sell their business, but they also enable businesses to grow and thrive long after the previous owner’s departure.
You can find out more about Employee Ownership Trusts by watching our explainer video below, or by downloading our free EOT guide.
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