Public authorities

Found 78 public authorities in the category ‘Public corporations’

Also called 2013 WPFG 2013 WPFG Ltd, the company that delivered the 2013 Games, is no longer trading.
Defunct.
2 requests.
Also called ASSI According to their Company accounts for the year ended 31st March 2019, Air Safety Support International Limited is "a wholly-owned subsidiary company...
12 requests.
Argyll Ferries Limited previously ran the Gourock/Dunoon ferry Service; however this transferred to Calmac Ferries Limited on 21 January 2019[1], and t...
10 requests.
The Audit Commission closed in March 2015. It's functions have been taken on by Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd, National Audit Office, Financial...
Defunct.
100 requests.
The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. This authority is not obliged under the Freedom of Information Act to give you information relating to:...
412 requests.
Also called Pension Protection Fund
37 requests.
BPDTS Ltd is a limited company, whose sole member is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. It was set up in 2016 to provide digital technology...
13 requests.
Also called BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public broadcaster in the UK and one of the largest broadcasting organisation in the world.[1] The BBC...
4371 requests.
Also called British Business Bank British Business Bank a development bank wholly owned by HM Government. British Business Bank has many wholly owned subsidiaries including: Britis...
89 requests.
Also called BII British International Investment PLC is a public limited company whose only shareholder is the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). P...
20 requests.
Also called BNFL According to the most recent accounts [1], BNFL has not traded since 2009 - it does, however, exist in some form to settle "historic liabilities". I...
16 requests.
CairnGorm Mountain Ltd was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, but was privatised in 2014.
FOI law does not apply to this authority.
5 requests.
Caledonian MacBrayne Crewing (Guernsey) Limited employs and supplies all sea going staff (approx 1000) to CalMac Ferries Limited. Caledonian MacBr...
9 requests.
Also called CalMac CalMac Ferries Ltd is the UK's largest ferry operator in terms of ships and destinations served and one of the largest transport operators in Scotland....
30 requests.
Also called CfEL
Defunct.
8 requests.
Also called Channel 4 Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you only have the right to information that is not held for the purposes of journalism, art or literature fr...
179 requests.
Cheshire Training Associates deliver a range of programmes for those people who are registered unemployed and actively seeking employment. The company...
Defunct.
4 requests.
Also called CAA The UK's aviation and space regulator.
537 requests.
Community Safety Glasgow ceased operations on 17 February 2019. Activities previously undertaken by CSG are now carried out directly by Glasgow City C...
Defunct.
23 requests.
5 requests.
Crossrail 2 Ltd is wholly owned by Transport Trading Ltd which is in turn wholly owned by Transport for London. As a company wholly owned by a public b...
15 requests.
Crown Estate Scotland manages land and property owned by the Monarch in right of the Crown. The business was set up following the Scotland Act 2016 and...
18 requests.
Also called DairyCo DairyCo Limited was a limited company. It was dissolved on the 1st of June 2021. DairyCo was, in a sense, the replacement for the Milk Development Co...
Defunct.
4 requests.
David MacBrayne Limited is the parent company of CalMac Ferries Ltd and Solent Gateway Ltd. Solent Gateway is not a public body as it is a joint vent...
10 requests.
Also called Directly Operated Railways Directly Operated Railways Limited (DOR) was a company, wholly owned by the Secretary of State for Transport (via the Department for Transport). This...
Defunct.
44 requests.
Also called DRS DRS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
21 requests.
Distance Lab was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Defunct.
4 requests.
Also called DSRL Dounreay is responsible for the safe and secure clean-up of the Dounreay nuclear site. Dounreay works with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
13 requests.
Also called Electricity Settlements Company The Company is the capacity market settlement body. See also the UK Government publication: Roles and responsibilities under the Capacity Market. Th...
2 requests.
Previously known as Macrocom (1067) Limited[1], this company is wholly owned by Scottish Ministers[2]. There are four companies in this group: F...
20 requests.
Forensic Archive Ltd (FAL) is a Government-owned company formed to retain and manage casefiles from all investigation work previously undertaken by the...
12 requests.
Genomics England is owned by the Department of Health.
33 requests.
Also called GFSL A Government (Ministry of Justice) owned company which among other things provides cleaning, reactive maintenance, landscaping and planned building rep...
17 requests.
Also called GBRTT The Great British Railways Transition Team ("GBRTT") is responsible for creating Great British Railways, which is to be a new public body responsible f...
13 requests.
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4 requests.
Also called HS2 High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd is the company set up by the UK Government to consider the case for new high speed rail services between London and Scotland.
759 requests.
Historic Royal Palaces is an independent charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, K...
46 requests.
The company issues financial certificates, similar to bonds, which are intended to comply with the Sharia principles of Islamic finance. The certificat...
5 requests.
International Nuclear Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
8 requests.
Also called LocatED LocatED is a government-owned property company, responsible for buying and developing sites for new schools in England. Also styled: LocatED Property...
9 requests.
Also called London and Continental Railways London and Continental Railways is a property company that owns various land associated with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. See the Wikipedia page on L...
39 requests.
Also called LCCC LCCC manages Contracts for Difference (CfD) with low carbon electricity generators under a Government scheme. This body is linked to the Electricity...
2 requests.
Also called Magnox Magnox Limited, also known as Magnox Sites, is the site license holder for 12 nuclear power stations and one hydro-electric power station. It is due t...
15 requests.
Also called MLCSL
8 requests.
Also called NEST Corporation
22 requests.
Also called NFC
28 requests.
Also called National Highways This body is responsible for England’s motorways and major A roads. Prior to 8 September 2021 this body was called "Highways England Company Limite...
3325 requests.
NorthLink Ferries are no longer trading
Defunct.
4 requests.
Also called Nuclear Liabilities Fund The Nuclear Liabilities Fund (NLF) was established by the UK Government in 1996, as part of the privatisation arrangements for British Energy Group Plc...
5 requests.
The corporation is responsible for regenerating the Old Oak and Park Royal area. The 650 hectare area, in which the development corporation has plannin...
12 requests.
Before 1st April 2015, Ordnance Survey was a government department.
74 requests.
A wholly owned subsidiary of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory an agency of the Ministry of Defence.
9 requests.
Porton Biopharma Ltd (PBL) is a limited company wholly owned by the UK Secretary of State for Health which contains the development and Production func...
7 requests.
Also called Post Office Since 1 April 2012 Post Office Limited has ceased to be part of Royal Mail Group and is now directly owned by the UK Government. Please consider if...
1009 requests.
Also called RWM RWM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority ("NDA"). RWM is responsible for implementing Government Policy on Geologic...
38 requests.
Revenue and Customs Digital Technology Services Limited (RCDTS Ltd) exists to support and deliver HM Revenue and Customs’ digital vision.
13 requests.
Also called ScotRail ScotRail Trains is a the operator of 'ScotRail' branded services in Scotland, which commenced operation on 1 April 2022, taking over services from the...
151 requests.
Scottish Rail Holdings (SRH) is the holding company which owns the designated 'operators of last resort' for passenger rail services that are devolved...
6 requests.
Also called Sellafield Sellafield Limited is responsible for the safe and secure operation and clean-up of the Sellafield nuclear site. This company is wholly owned by the...
72 requests.
Also called SLC The Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government company which provides loans and grants to students[1]. The company handles the funding...
450 requests.
The Crown Estate is constituted as a statutory corporation under the Crown Estate Act 1961. It is a body established in perpetuity under the Act as a t...
158 requests.
Also called UKARcs UKARcs ran the “Help to Buy” mortgage guarantee scheme on behalf of the Treasury. The company is now in liquidation.
Defunct.
10 requests.
Also called UKAR UK Asset Resolution Limited (UKAR Limited) is the holding company established on 1 October 2010 to bring together the Government-owned businesses of Br...
26 requests.
UK Government Investments Limited is the successor body to UK Financial Investments Limited (UKFI). UKFI was created in November 2008 as part of the U...
57 requests.
Also called UKSBS Subject to Freedom of Information Law as it is wholly owned by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
33 requests.

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