Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.
Santander UK plc
Banks and investments
Santander UK plc is a British bank, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander Group. Santander UK plc manages its affairs autonomously, with its own local management team, responsible solel
Sauber Motorsport AG
Auto and Transport
Sauber Motorsport AG is a Swiss motorsport engineering company. It was founded in 1970 (as PP Sauber AG) by Peter Sauber, who progressed through hillclimbing and the 
Savanta ComRes
Audit and Consulting
Savanta ComRes is a market research consultancy based in London, England. Established in 2003 as Communicate Research Ltd, ComRes was a founding member of the British Polling
Save Britain's Heritage
Other
Save Britain's Heritage is a British charity, created in 1975 by a group of journalists, historians, architects, and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings. It is al
Savills plc
The property
Savills plc is a British real estate services company based in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History
Saxo Bank
Banks and investments
Saxo Bank is a Danish investment bank specializing in online trading and investment. It was founded as a brokerage firm in 1992, under the name Midas Fondsmæglerselskab (English:&
Schillings
Audit and Consulting
Schillings is an international reputation and privacy consultancy staffed by reputation, privacy and family lawyers, risk consulting, cyber security and intelligence specialists. The company is an Alt
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE)
Politics and Administration
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is a British Government body that advises central government in emergencies. It is usually chaired by the United Kingdom's
Scotland Yard
Security
Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from th
Scott Trust Limited
Other
The Scott Trust Limited is the British company that owns Guardian Media Group and thus The Guardian and The Observer as well as various other media businesses i
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
Banks and investments
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is a publicly traded investment trust. It invests globally, looking for strong businesses with above-average returns. Scottish Mortgage is managed by
Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE)
Industry and Production
SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is
Screwfix
Consumer goods
Screwfix is the United Kingdom's largest multi channel retailer of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. Founded in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company, the company was acquired in Jul
Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)
Security
The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), commonly known as MI6, is the foreign intelligence service of the United Kingdom, tasked mainly with the covert overseas collection
Secret London
Advertising and media
Secret London is the ultra-shareable, online guide to things to do in London. Founded in 2015, Secret London is now rocking over 1.5 million Facebook fans, 1.3 million Instagram fo
Seraphim Space Investment Trust
Banks and investments
Seraphim Space Investment Trust is the world's first listed Space Tech fund. Sustainability, connectivity and digitalisation are global scale challenges. Our portfolio companies reflect our
Setl Group
Building
Description Setl Group is a large real estate developer (one of the Top 3 construction companies in the country), operating in the residential and commercial real estate sectors. The company is active
Seven West Media Limited
Advertising and media
Seven West Media Limited is an Australian ASX-listed media company and is Australia's largest diversified media business, with an extensive presence in broadcast television, radio, print and
Shamrock Holdings
Banks and investments
Shamrock Holdings, or Shamrock, is a private equity firm founded as the Roy E. Disney family's investment firm; the Disney family remains its sole investor. Shamrock is a private corpor
Sheffield Forgemasters
Industry and Production
Sheffield Forgemasters is a heavy engineering firm located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The company specialises in the production of large bespoke steel castings&nb