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Public Limited Company (PLC), United Kingdom: 4,501 legal entities with an LEI
Updated November 7, 2026. Source: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), LEI Level 1 golden copy.
4,501 legal entities in the Global LEI Index of November 7, 2026 have the legal form Public Limited Company (PLC) of the United Kingdom (ISO 20275 code B6ES). 2,477 (55.0%) hold a current LEI and 918 have lapsed. 138 registered in the last 12 months.
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- 4,501Legal entities with an LEI record
- 2,477 (55.0%)Current LEIs (issued)
- 918 (20.4%)Lapsed LEIs (not renewed)
- 1,092Retired LEIs (entity closed or merged)
- 138Registered in the last 12 months
- 14Registered in the last 30 days
- 555Current LEIs that renew in the next 90 days
- 6Funds
- November 4, 2026Newest registration
Countries
By country of the legal address.
| Country | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4,481 | 99.6% |
| France | 8 | 0.2% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0% |
| Italy | 2 | 0% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0% |
| Germany | 1 | 0% |
| Spain | 1 | 0% |
| India | 1 | 0% |
| Monaco | 1 | 0% |
Cities with the most entities
By city of the legal address, as the register spells it.
| City | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 2,741 | 60.9% |
| Edinburgh | 79 | 1.8% |
| Manchester | 72 | 1.6% |
| Bristol | 52 | 1.2% |
| Birmingham | 50 | 1.1% |
| Leeds | 46 | 1% |
| Solihull | 44 | 1% |
| Stockport | 30 | 0.7% |
| Cambridge | 29 | 0.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 28 | 0.6% |
| Reading | 28 | 0.6% |
| Glasgow | 24 | 0.5% |
| Coventry | 21 | 0.5% |
| Sheffield | 21 | 0.5% |
| Oxford | 20 | 0.4% |
| Swanley | 20 | 0.4% |
| Cardiff | 19 | 0.4% |
| Milton Keynes | 17 | 0.4% |
| Nottingham | 17 | 0.4% |
| Bracknell | 16 | 0.4% |
Registrations by year
Year of the first LEI registration, for entities that are still in the register.
| Year | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 122 | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 124 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 148 | 3.3% |
| 2023 | 126 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 159 | 3.5% |
| 2021 | 329 | 7.3% |
| 2020 | 225 | 5% |
| 2019 | 254 | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 365 | 8.1% |
| 2017 | 1,054 | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 416 | 9.2% |
| 2015 | 161 | 3.6% |
Entity types
| Type | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Companies and other legal entities | 4,476 | 99.4% |
| Branches | 19 | 0.4% |
| Funds | 6 | 0.1% |
Who issued the LEIs
Local operating units (LOUs) that manage the LEI records.
| Issuer | Entities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange LEI Limited | 3,530 | 78.4% |
| Ubisecure Oy | 406 | 9% |
| Bloomberg Finance L.P. | 194 | 4.3% |
| EQS Group GmbH | 118 | 2.6% |
| The Irish Stock Exchange Plc | 89 | 2% |
| WM Datenservice | 78 | 1.7% |
| Nasdaq CSD SE | 34 | 0.8% |
| Nordic Legal Entity Identifier AB | 21 | 0.5% |
| GS1 AISBL | 9 | 0.2% |
| Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. | 6 | 0.1% |
Newest registrations
Current LEIs of active entities, by date of first registration. Funds and sole proprietors are not listed.
| Entity | City | Legal form | LEI registered | LEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abound Cashflow Engine 2026-1 PLC | London | PLC | November 4, 2026 | 213800EA4PHAEADVNZ62 |
| Redcloud Holdings PLC | London | PLC | November 2, 2026 | 984500F8FPCE7F5O9894 |
| Golden Rhino Metals PLC | London | PLC | October 30, 2026 | 213800D2LUP68XT6ZK43 |
| Pierpont BTL 2027-1 PLC | London | PLC | October 29, 2026 | 213800G4SQL5JVI3KQ64 |
| Rer Capital PLC | London | PLC | October 28, 2026 | 9845001CB43NB651BE30 |
| Castell 2026-2 PLC | London | PLC | October 24, 2026 | 2138003TMXREQF6JCR42 |
| Istep Learning PLC | London | PLC | October 21, 2026 | 529900W1RSLIA9KKXO37 |
| Grosvenor Square Rmbs 2026-1 PLC | London | PLC | October 20, 2026 | 213800NJKPFOUBQGBZ50 |
| Home Equity Structure 1 PLC | London | PLC | October 16, 2026 | 213800YV9FQK735UIJ95 |
| Ironwood Residential 2026-1 PLC | London | PLC | October 15, 2026 | 213800MR2FEP26Q7HY32 |
| Warwick Intercontinental Finance PLC | London | PLC | October 14, 2026 | 21380072Z3QOX65L5I87 |
| Tanners 2027-1 PLC | London | PLC | October 14, 2026 | 2138002WUBZ36QPT2334 |
| Lusitanica Limited | Bampton | PLC | October 12, 2026 | 254900JDL142A6KDWN95 |
| Nscale PLC | London | PLC | October 10, 2026 | 529900OXO42KU2FDBO50 |
| Navigator Gas PLC | London | PLC | October 6, 2026 | 98450071DE5570B69122 |
| Asimi Funding 2026-1 PLC | London | PLC | October 6, 2026 | 213800R6VZOX42SOXG58 |
| Manse 167 PLC | London | PLC | October 5, 2026 | 21380047Y5O2EH9FR725 |
| BK Holding Group PLC | Woking | PLC | September 30, 2026 | 2138009I6BXNIYATQX48 |
| Eodor Sukuk No. 1 PLC | London | PLC | September 28, 2026 | 2549002HLTZ5GDNMYU05 |
| Pavillion Mortgages 2027-1 PLC | London | PLC | September 23, 2026 | 213800BGXS8ZA7U3HK12 |
| Hoxton Card Funding Master Issuer PLC | London | PLC | September 15, 2026 | 875500SWVTAPMZ48IR18 |
| Zebec Technologies PLC | London | PLC | September 11, 2026 | 984500B1369E2C60BE83 |
| Dales Master Issuer PLC | London | PLC | September 11, 2026 | 213800WHVWQCHBL92N52 |
| Chaleit Holdings PLC | Cambridge | PLC | September 10, 2026 | 213800WNRFXYE4WOPY94 |
| Faraday 02 CBP PLC | London | PLC | September 10, 2026 | 213800DE9XUA5YHZWR37 |
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