Public limited companies
4,490 live entities of this type are on the register (Public Limited Company). Listed oldest first.
| Company | Place | Incorporated |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyds Bank plc 00002065 | City and County of the City of London | 20 Apr 1865 |
| The Investment Company plc 00004205 | Teignmouth | 14 Nov 1868 |
| Methodist Insurance Public Limited Company 00006369 | Brockworth | 19 Jun 1872 |
| Barnagore Jute Factory Plc(the) 00006480 | Camden | 22 Jul 1872 |
| The Scottish American Investment Company P L C SC000489 | Edinburgh | 29 Mar 1873 |
| Penrith Farmers and Kidds Public Limited Company(the) 00010553 | Penrith | 1 May 1876 |
| Ulverston Auction Mart Public Limited Company(the) 00011717 | Ulverston | 22 Sept 1877 |
| F&C Investment Trust plc 00012901 | City and County of the City of London | 15 Mar 1879 |
| Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust plc SC000881 | Edinburgh | 24 Mar 1879 |
| HSBC Bank plc 00014259 | Tower Hamlets | 1 Jul 1880 |
| Jpmorgan American Investment Trust plc 00015543 | City and County of the City of London | 18 Jun 1881 |
| Newton Chambers & Company Public Limited Company 00015997 | Birmingham | 24 Oct 1881 |
| Titaghur plc SC001273 | Edinburgh | 16 Aug 1883 |
| PZ Cussons plc 00019457 | Wythenshawe | 20 Feb 1884 |
| The Mercantile Investment Trust plc 00020537 | City and County of the City of London | 8 Dec 1884 |
| Harland and Wolff, Public Limited Company R0000283 | Belfast | 22 Dec 1885 |
| Wynnstay Properties Public Limited Company 00022473 | City and County of the City of London | 9 Apr 1886 |
| Cardiff Property Public Limited Company(the) 00022705 | Egham | 31 May 1886 |
| Diageo plc 00023307 | City of Westminster | 21 Oct 1886 |
| Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income plc 00024299 | City and County of the City of London | 21 Apr 1887 |
| The Scottish Investment Trust plc SC001651 | Edinburgh | 27 Jul 1887 |
| Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company 00024869 | Brockworth | 3 Aug 1887 |
| The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc 00025526 | City and County of the City of London | 16 Dec 1887 |
| The Bankers Investment Trust plc 00026351 | City and County of the City of London | 13 Apr 1888 |
| Alliance Witan plc SC001731 | Dundee | 21 Apr 1888 |
| The Boots Company plc 00027657 | Beeston (Broxtowe) | 7 Nov 1888 |
| Antofagasta Railway Company plc 00027767 | City of Westminster | 27 Nov 1888 |
| Avi Global Trust plc 00028203 | City and County of the City of London | 6 Feb 1889 |
| The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc 00028264 | City and County of the City of London | 15 Feb 1889 |
| Merchants Trust Plc(the) 00028276 | City and County of the City of London | 16 Feb 1889 |
| Lister & Co. Public Limited Company 00028296 | Leeds (Leeds) | 20 Feb 1889 |
| The Edinburgh Investment Trust Public Limited Company SC001836 | Edinburgh | 1 Mar 1889 |
| Whitbread Group plc 00029423 | Houghton Regis | 25 Jul 1889 |
| Camellia Public Limited Company 00029559 | Wrotham | 15 Aug 1889 |
| James Cropper Public Limited Company 00030226 | Burneside | 29 Nov 1889 |
| The Law Debenture Corporation P.L.C. 00030397 | City and County of the City of London | 12 Dec 1889 |
| Heavitree Brewery Plc(the) 00030800 | Matford | 7 Feb 1890 |
| Adnams plc 00031114 | Southwold | 24 Mar 1890 |
| Marston's plc 00031461 | Wolverhampton | 14 May 1890 |
| Davies Turner plc 00062270 | Coleshill (North Warwickshire) | 25 May 1890 |
| Samuel Heath and Sons Public Limited Company 00031942 | Birmingham | 9 Jul 1890 |
| Young & Co's Brewery plc 00032762 | Wandsworth | 17 Nov 1890 |
| Avon Technologies plc 00032965 | Bowerhill | 23 Dec 1890 |
| Johnson Matthey plc 00033774 | Royston (North Hertfordshire) | 11 Apr 1891 |
| The City of London Investment Trust plc 00034871 | City and County of the City of London | 26 Sept 1891 |
| John Foster & Son Public Limited Company 00035160 | Islington | 11 Nov 1891 |
| H&H Group plc 00036006 | Carlisle | 15 Mar 1892 |
| Gbe International plc SC002354 | Glasgow | 27 Jul 1892 |
| Robinson plc 00039811 | Chesterfield | 25 Oct 1893 |
| Halma Public Limited Company 00040932 | Amersham | 13 Apr 1894 |