RANKING200 companies

Largest UK companies by employees

Active companies ranked by average employees in their latest filed accounts. Figures as filed at Companies House; register snapshot 2026-08-31. Group companies appear as separate entities, as they do on the register.

#CompanyTownEmployeesTurnoverNet assetsPeriod
1SODEXO LIMITEDLondon25,861£1.44bn£237.17mAug 2025
2AVIVA EMPLOYMENT SERVICES LIMITEDLondon19,168£1.63bn—Dec 2025
3AMEY SERVICES LIMITEDLondon9,871£566.97m£119.18mDec 2025
4SODEXO LIVE UK LIMITEDLondon9,129£154.83m£30.91mAug 2025
5BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDLondon8,242£209.35m£483.03mDec 2025
6GIANT PROFESSIONAL LIMITEDLondon7,811£790.23m£3.50mMay 2025
7EVOLVE HOSPITALITY RECRUITMENT LTDNorthampton6,609£34.71m−£286kMar 2025
8SANTIO LIMITEDChelmsford6,429£308.44m£1.92mSept 2025
9BUSY BEES NURSERIES LIMITEDBurntwood5,709£316.00m£199.73mDec 2024
10PRO-FORCE LIMITEDCanterbury4,536£150.56m£6.38mDec 2024
11KINGDOM PEOPLE LIMITEDNewton-Le-Willows4,192£36.52m£1.49mMar 2025
12WILLOWBROOK HEALTHCARE LIMITEDNorthampton3,471£188.81m£24.67mMar 2025
13LEONARDO HOTEL MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED3,350£345.46m−£114.11mDec 2024
14EPAYME LIMITEDCamberley3,151£43.72m£288kDec 2024
15KYRA ENTERPRISES LIMITEDCoventry3,131£114.34m£6.08mDec 2024
16WILLIS LIMITEDLondon3,106£1.13bn£793.00mDec 2025
17SOPRA STERIA LIMITEDLondon2,981£436.40m£391.18mDec 2025
18BULLOUGHS CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDSkipton2,923£45.13m£16.45mAug 2025
19AG RESTAURANTS LTDGlasgow2,896£130.69m£11.59mDec 2024
20P A CROCKER LIMITEDKent2,885£122.63m£15.27mDec 2024
21FORTRESS OPERATIONS LIMITEDKingswinford2,850£138.30m£4.85mMar 2025
22ATLAS CLEANING DATCHET LIMITEDDatchet2,840£46.49m£100Dec 2024
23FRENCHCROFT INVESTMENTS LIMITEDLichfield2,800£111.01m£3.22mDec 2024
24EXPD8 LIMITEDBristol2,781£34.78m£1.78mMar 2025
25ATLAS FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITEDDatchet2,525£53.78m£1.11mDec 2024
26G P HOMECARE LIMITEDTamworth2,398£59.97m£5.72mAug 2025
27BLUNDELL'S OF LIVERPOOL LTDLiverpool2,382£92.89m£7.07mMar 2025
28SHARED SERVICES CONNECTED LTDLondon2,317£334.07m£73.19mDec 2025
29GIANT PRECISION CONTRACTS LIMITEDLondon2,298£136.62m£510kMay 2025
30WPP MEDIA UK LIMITEDLondon2,285£783.84m£187.45mDec 2025
31C & T RESTAURANTS LIMITEDDerby2,125£77.98m£5.47mDec 2024
32LIQUID FRIDAY LIMITEDPortsmouth2,115£221.76m£2.30mJul 2025
33EDGE RESTAURANTS (NW) LIMITEDManchester2,069£84.12m£15.28mDec 2024
34CALIAN UK LTDWaterlooville2,025£24.52m£6.41mSept 2025
35NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO UK LIMITEDStonehouse1,980£374.13m£318.29mDec 2024
36HATS GROUP LTDAmersham1,963£93.35m£18.01mAug 2025
37KINGDOM CLEANING LIMITEDNewton-Le-Willows1,948£49.95m£11.22mMar 2025
38LONETREE LIMITEDCarmarthen1,912£72.39m£7.16mDec 2024
39DIRECT DIALOG VISUAL LTDLondon1,911£93.11m£3.61mDec 2024
40MLS OPERATIONS LIMITEDLondon1,887£86.11m£3.16mDec 2024
41BAMFORD BUS COMPANY LIMITEDOxford1,876£455.11m£35.29mDec 2024
42A F A RESTAURANTS LIMITEDLondon1,869£86.67m£7.14mDec 2024
43GLEN GROUP LTD.Bristol1,838£28.81m£423kDec 2025
44ADVANCE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITEDEwloe1,811£252.91m£105kMar 2025
45H & S RESTAURANTS LTDPreston1,758£82.60m£9.39mDec 2024
46KPI RECRUITING LIMITEDCrewe1,754£40.76m£1.10mDec 2024
47AVERY HOMES (NELSON) LIMITEDNorthampton1,699£81.47m−£54.94mMar 2025
48LEMACA LIMITEDNewcastle Under Lyme1,694£65.42m£1.86mDec 2024
49THE COMBINED SERVICES PROVIDER LIMITEDWatford1,684£26.71m£11.09mDec 2025
50MELLORS CATERING SERVICES LIMITEDSkelmersdale1,658£46.44m£5.90mJul 2025
51P P HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING LONDON LTDHarrow1,638£26.88m£32kApr 2025
52BIRKIN CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDGrays1,636£29.08m−£1.98mDec 2025
53THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP LIMITEDLondon1,616£255.13m£109.85mDec 2024
54ERS TRANSITION - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITEDLeeds1,589£74.62m£10.04mDec 2024
55HAYWARD SERVICES LIMITEDLondon1,574£23.13m£2.17mMar 2025
56CARE OUTLOOK LTDLondon1,559£41.77m£1.76mMar 2025
57DANNY SULLIVAN & SONS LTD.London1,555£240.78m£22.34mDec 2024
58COUNTRY COURT CARE HOMES 2 LIMITEDSpalding1,498£63.84m£67.06mMar 2025
59HUNKY DORY RESTAURANTS LTDCardiff1,491£61.06m£1.30mDec 2024
60KEPAK GROUP LIMITEDAberdeen1,478£648.38m£3.40mDec 2024
61SIGMA CONNECTED LTDBirmingham1,475£96.56m—Apr 2025
62TSYS MANAGED SERVICES EMEA LIMITEDLondon1,470£60.39m£12.16mDec 2024
63BARNAGORE JUTE FACTORY PLC(THE)London1,470£14.79m£11.55mMar 2025
64EZEC MEDICAL TRANSPORT SERVICES - TRADING AS EMED GROUP LIMITEDLeeds1,462£55.28m−£224kDec 2024
65WHITE ROSE UK LTDPlymouth1,455£71.65m£10.68mDec 2024
66WESTMINSTER HOMECARE LIMITEDTunbridge Wells1,432£41.06m£15.27mApr 2025
67CASPIAN NETWORKS LIMITEDBristol1,410£65.01m£8.84mDec 2024
68RAHON ENTERPRISES LIMITEDBangor1,406£25.47m£7.70mDec 2024
69ESJ RESTAURANTS LIMITEDFalkirk1,405£52.92m£10.15mDec 2024
70PRESTIGE RECRUITMENT SPECIALISTS LIMITEDHull1,397£36.37m£4.12mSept 2025
71BENNETT RESTAURANTS LTDLondon1,369£69.63m£4.62mDec 2025
72LAMBTRAD LTDWedmore1,362£55.81m£10.32mDec 2024
73LODGE SECURITY LIMITEDCirencester1,357£46.24m£1.87mJul 2025
74PEOPLE UMBRELLA LIMITEDWarminster1,344£29.03m−£229kMar 2026
75SEASALT LIMITEDFalmouth1,343£148.29m£26.93mJan 2026
76V.G.CLEMENTS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITEDRuislip1,334£121.92m£11.94mDec 2025
77VERISURE SERVICES (UK) LIMITEDNewcastle Upon Tyne1,334£86.12m−£268.16mDec 2024
78LUMA RESTAURANTS LIMITEDHavant1,328£56.13m£2.89mDec 2024
79PARK'S OF HAMILTON (TOWNHEAD GARAGE) LIMITEDHamilton1,322£862.42m£26.79mMar 2025
80PEACHKEY LTDDerby1,308£54.63m£2.39mDec 2024
81KPPES LTDGlasgow1,300£58.53m£120kAug 2025
82PAYMENTS PRO LIMITEDLondon1,298£56.40m£191kNov 2024
83KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (U.K.) LIMITEDLeatherhead1,286£150.56m£72.04mDec 2024
84STAPLES (VEGETABLES) LIMITEDSibsey, Boston1,277£169.63m£22.06mApr 2025
85KAZPER RESTAURANTS LIMITEDMilton Keynes1,276£53.66m£8.61mDec 2024
86ROBERT HOLDCROFT LIMITEDRedditch1,252£56.19m−£142kDec 2024
87PARK HOMES (UK) LIMITEDBradford1,241£44.46m£28.14mMar 2025
88INDUSTRIAL TEMPS LIMITEDBelfast1,237£23.87m£7.90mApr 2025
89CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES EDINBURGH LIMITED1,236£127.95m£89.23mDec 2025
90TIGER RETAIL LIMITEDLondon1,215£70.09m£6.75mDec 2024
91ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITEDSutton Coldfield1,213£31.41m£1.16mAug 2025
92COLLEYCARE LIMITEDHemel Hempstead1,204£65.74m£147.28mSept 2025
93K. FOLEY LIMITEDIpswich1,203£62.50m£1.20mDec 2024
94URBAN PUBS & BARS LIMITEDLondon1,203£39.15m£5.93mApr 2025
95NUCLEUS (GB) LIMITEDSunderland1,186£47.53m£4.60mDec 2024
96PURGO SUPPLY SERVICES LTDLondon1,186£22.53m£53kSept 2025
97GRENSUE LTDDerby1,181£45.97m£6.38mDec 2024
98CLEANEVENT SERVICES LIMITEDHigh Wycombe1,175£34.26m£1.78mDec 2025
99GO KARTING FOR FUN LIMITEDRoad, Farnham1,171£59.72m£13.23mJun 2025
100THE CARROLL CLEANING COMPANY LIMITEDHalifax1,170£12.85m£1.14mJul 2025
101BALHOUSIE CARE LIMITEDPerth1,165£43.59m£17.71mSept 2024
102JUNIOR ADVENTURES GROUP UK LTDWokingham1,165£14.97m£913kJun 2025
103PETS CORNER (UK) LIMITEDCrawley1,161£90.22m£16.26mSept 2025
104WENZELS THE BAKERS LIMITEDWatford1,161£63.43m£6.59mMar 2025
105RONNIES LIMITEDDerby1,150£43.20m£2.20mDec 2024
106ALLEN FORD (UK) LIMITEDWarwick1,148£669.27m£49.36mJun 2025
107PEOPLE PAYE LIMITEDWarminster1,148£26.21m£763kMar 2026
108INTEGRATED SERVICE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSittingbourne1,137£98.38m£8.60mSept 2025
109JRA FAMILY RESTAURANTS LIMITEDYork1,126£47.12m£11.08mDec 2024
110NUESTRA FAMILIA RESTAURANTS LTDBurnley1,119£45.91m£207kDec 2024
111LOIZOU RESTAURANTS LIMITEDLondon1,110£50.04m£1.08mMar 2025
112MOSS BROS GROUP LIMITEDLondon1,100£159.78m£51.86mJan 2026
113ORCHESTRA LTDLondon1,099£45.35m£2.21mDec 2024
114ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITEDLondon1,098£30.03m−£2.70mAug 2025
115STM GROUP (UK) LIMITEDLondon1,085£40.16m£616kAug 2025
116ABERRANT GROUP LIMITEDCannock1,084£47.36m£225kDec 2024
117ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITEDTidworth1,054£175.31m£6.79mDec 2024
118OTIUM SERVICES AND FACILITIES LIMITEDAmersham1,053£15.53m£862kAug 2025
119ASPIRATIONS CARE LIMITEDGloucester1,042£33.59m£4.44mMar 2025
120ANORD MARDIX (UK) LIMITEDKendal1,041£276.98m—Mar 2025
121SCRIVENS LIMITEDBirmingham1,037£58.63m£3.07mOct 2025
122J.M.C. RESTAURANTS LIMITEDLisburn1,034£43.44m£6.17mDec 2024
123ALL SQUARE LIMITEDLondon1,031£23.04m£1.30mJun 2025
124CGN RESTAURANTS LIMITEDLondon1,027£51.48m−£1.28mDec 2025
125ILS OPERATIONS LTDThornton Heath1,027£45.82m£5.68mDec 2024
126GALM'S LIMITEDLondon1,025£39.06m£557kDec 2024
127SPLENDID RESTAURANTS (COLONEL) LTDWatford1,019£31.46m−£14.18mDec 2024
128ESSENCEMEDIACOM HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon1,016£206.60m£449.65mDec 2024
129REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITEDLondon1,009£236.57m£190.21mDec 2024
130ACCESSORIZE STORES LTDLondon1,009£83.76m£24.45mAug 2025
131MORECO GROUP LIMITEDCamberley997£121.97m£15.62mDec 2024
132GENERAL ALL PURPOSE PLASTICS LIMITEDBlackburn987£157.65m£38.89mMay 2025
133FIZZ EXPERIENCE LIMITEDDorking985£20.64m£1.81mMar 2025
134INCITO GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITEDLondon980£42.55m−£185kDec 2024
135CONNECT APPOINTMENTS LIMITEDGlasgow969£26.73m£1.38mNov 2025
136CREW CLOTHING CO. LIMITEDKingston Upon Thames962£123.39m£61.74mDec 2024
137TIDE PLATFORM LTDLondon956£177.19m—Dec 2024
138CONNECTED HEALTH DOMICILIARY CARE LIMITEDBelfast947£27.27m£18.20mDec 2024
139KAIZEN RESTAURANTS LTDMilton Keynes945£36.78m£1.01mDec 2024
140IN DEPTH SERVICES (CLEANING) LIMITEDSlough941£14.13m£696kOct 2024
141MARKETPLACE DIRECT LIMITEDLondon940£41.05m£1.34mMay 2025
142FALA FOODS LIMITEDPitlessie937£33.72m£1.71mDec 2024
143JE RESTAURANTS LIMITEDGlasgow934£39.58m£69kDec 2024
144VIGILANT PROTECT UK LIMITEDDumfries933£37.84m£2.35mJun 2025
145CRODA EUROPE LIMITEDEast Yorkshire926£432.41m£360.19mDec 2025
146M C D MANCHESTER LIMITEDManchester926£41.58m£9.15mDec 2024
147DUNE GROUP LIMITEDLondon923£97.06m£837kFeb 2025
148EDEN SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITEDNewark919£34.18m£46.71mMar 2025
149MILESTONE RESTAURANTS LIMITEDLondon910£41.26m£4,715Dec 2024
150S. & V.E. WILLIAMS LIMITEDWirral902£37.22m£8.49mDec 2025
151VCMP UK LIMITEDLondon899£72.12m−£3.42mDec 2024
152FORMULA ONE AUTO CENTRES LIMITEDStevenage890£94.08m£5.59mJul 2025
153TTSF LTDNottingham884£43.09m£452kDec 2024
154OLIVE DINING LTDLancing880£30.40m£382kJul 2025
155CREATECITY LIMITEDShildon877£46.28m£21.20mJul 2025
156OLIVE CATERING SERVICES LIMITEDAtherstone875£50.33m£4.16mDec 2025
157NOURISH CONTRACT CATERING LIMITEDLondon875£24.92m£5.49mAug 2025
158ESLAND NORTH LIMITEDBelper872£41.63m£4.95mNov 2025
159BJS DISTRIBUTION STORAGE AND COURIERS LIMITEDWednesbury869£55.52m£4.30mJul 2025
160MHR INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITEDNottingham867£134.52m£18.86mDec 2024
161HFLC RESTAURANTS LTDBirmingham863£38.98m£358kDec 2024
162CANUTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITEDSouthampton863£33.75m£1.23mDec 2024
163SOUTH COAST PORT SERVICES LIMITEDSouthampton863£33.75m£1.23mDec 2024
164FORD & SLATER LIMITEDLeicester861£364.58m£26.98mDec 2024
165AIM COMMERCIAL CLEANING LIMITEDKent860£16.29m£3.44mMar 2025
166PREMDOR CROSBY LIMITEDBarnsley856£159.66m£125.63mDec 2025
167ALINA HOMECARE LTDLeatherhead856£12.89m£634kApr 2025
168CHERRY LANE RETAIL CENTRES LIMITEDNottingham855£64.78m£17.72mFeb 2025
169STANZA HOLDINGS (NI) LIMITEDNewry855£22.43m£5.60mSept 2025
170FIRST CHOICE SELECTION SERVICES LTD19-27 Church Street855£22.43m£1.19mSept 2025
171CUBICO (UK) LIMITEDWakefield839£110.31m£10.47mFeb 2025
172UNIQUE PERSONNEL (U.K.) LIMITEDLondon835£16.91m£756kApr 2025
173PENDINE PARK CARE ORGANISATION LTDWrexham834£34.98m£1.32mApr 2025
174HEXAGON CARE SERVICES LIMITEDPreston815£53.71m£19.14mMar 2025
175BLICK ROTHENBERG LIMITEDLondon813£83.62m£75.36mJun 2025
176OPTALIS LIMITEDWokingham805£57.60m£66kMar 2025
177BOOTS HEARINGCARE LIMITEDLlandudno800£169.64m£17.10mMar 2026
178NWM CONTRACTING LTDBournemouth800£46.61m£24kMar 2025
179N & R GORDON LTDCo Down797£96.87m£36.65mApr 2025
180M&E GLOBAL LIMITEDBelbroughton793£88.23m£10.46mDec 2024
181PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITEDLondon792£247.17m£138.52mDec 2024
182THE PROSPECT TRUSTFarnborough788£23.97m£49.71mMar 2026
183G.J.B. TRADING LIMITEDLondon784£36.26m£4.53mDec 2024
184ALLIED VEHICLES LIMITEDLanarkshire782£312.75m£60.43mApr 2025
185COMPASSCO LIMITEDDerby780£35.79m£1.31mDec 2024
186ELEANOR NURSING AND SOCIAL CARE LIMITEDBromley777£29.52m£12.22mMar 2025
187LLPT FOODS LIMITEDDerby775£27.18m£422kDec 2024
188JAKE RESTAURANTS LTDLondon769£34.67m£883kMar 2025
189MAY HARRIS MULTI SERVICES LTDSevenoaks766£12.19m£694kDec 2025
190RIDGE CREST CLEANING LIMITEDAylesford761£11.70m£479kMar 2025
191ALTEN LTDLondon760£80.96m£39.17mDec 2024
192BUSY BEES DAY NURSERIES (TRADING) LIMITEDBurntwood760£48.26m£157.41mDec 2025
193BESPOKE CLEANING SERVICES LIMITEDSlough757£12.12m£1.17mDec 2024
194SAS SOFTWARE LIMITEDMarlow756£186.43m£25.58mDec 2025
195EDWARDS & WARD LIMITEDCrowborough755£20.00m£2.79mAug 2025
196FRESHLINC LIMITEDSpalding746£135.35m£11.57mFeb 2025
197ELIZABETH SCHOOL OF LONDON LIMITEDLondon746£103.31m£5.26mAug 2025
198FINE LADY BAKERIES LIMITEDNorthampton739£163.88m£15.24mMar 2025
199UNIFI AVIATION UK, LTDKidlington737£24.77m−£5.30mDec 2024
200FIRST PEOPLE RECRUITMENT LIMITEDNewton-Le-Willows737£16.30m£1.89mMar 2025