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Current profile of
large private companies
The data presented below was obtained through voluntary census research of 50 large privately-owned businesses and relates to Board memberships as of 31 December 2025.
Key Findings
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companies responded.
Board Findings
50 Large Private Companies
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Across the 50 large privately owned businesses, 21 of the 50 companies (43%) have met the 2027 target.
Of the remaining 29 companies, 15 (30%) have not done so, and 14 (28%) did not respond.
50 Large Private Companies
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There were 40 ethnic minority directors, representing 40 director positions.
The number of positions held by ethnic minorities accounts for 12% of all 322 positions.
50 Large Private Companies
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17 out of the 40 ethnic minority directors are British citizens.
This represents 5% of all directorships in the 50 large privately owned businesses.
50 Large Private Companies
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10 out of the 40 ethnic minority directors are women.
This represents 3% of all positions in the 50 large privately owned businesses.
Senior Management Findings
50 Large Private Companies
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10% of senior managers in the
large privately owned businesses based in the UK are ethnic minority, with women being 40% of this population.
50 Large Private Companies
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Of the companies that shared a target with the Review, the average target for the proportion of ethnic minority executives in senior management in the UK to be achieved by 2027 is 15%.
50 Large Private Companies
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124 out of the 308 ethnic minority senior managers are women.
This represents 5% of all positions in the 50 large privately owned businesses.
Full report data is available on the Reports section
Large privately owned businesses
The 50 private companies included in the review are shown below:
Have met the target // Did not meet the target // Did not respond
| 1 | 2 SISTERS FOOD GROUP LTD | 14 | CDS (SUPERSTORES INTERNATIONAL) LTD (THE RANGE) | 27 | KCA DEUTAG GROUP | 40 | PENTLAND GROUP LTD |
| 2 | A.F. BLAKEMORE & SON LTD | 15 | CITY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD | 28 | KPMG | 41 | PWC |
| 3 | A&O SHEARMAN | 16 | COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 29 | LAING O’ROURKE | 42 | RUBIX LTD |
| 4 | ACCENTURE (UK) LTD | 17 | DELOITTE LLP | 30 | LINKLATERS LLP | 43 | SAMWORTH BROTHERS (HOLDINGS) LTD |
| 5 | ANGLIAN WATER GROUP LTD | 18 | DLA PIPER INTERNATIONAL LLP | 31 | M GROUP SERVICES LTD | 44 | SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LTD |
| 6 | ARNOLD CLARK AUTOMOBILES LTD | 19 | EG GROUP LTD | 32 | MACE GROUP LTD | 45 | THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD |
| 7 | ARUP GROUP LTD | 20 | EY UK LLP | 33 | MARSHALL GROUP | 46 | THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD |
| 8 | ASDA GROUP LTD | 21 | FGP TOPCO LTD | 34 | MATALAN LTD | 47 | VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD |
| 9 | AVARA FOODS HOLDINGS LTD | 22 | FRESHFIELDS LLP | 35 | MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LTD | 48 | VMED O2 UK LTD |
| 10 | AWE PLC | 23 | HERMES PARCELNET LTD (EVRI) | 36 | MORRISONS | 49 | WATES GROUP LTD |
| 11 | BESTWAY GROUP LTD | 24 | INEOS LTD | 37 | MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD | 50 | WOLSELEY UK LTD |
| 12 | BET 365 GROUP LTD | 25 | J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD (JCB) | 38 | MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP | ||
| 13 | BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LTD (BUPA) | 26 | JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP | 39 | NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY |
2 SISTERS FOOD GROUP LTD
A.F. BLAKEMORE & SON LTD
ACCENTURE (UK) LTD
ALLEN & OVERY LLP
ANGLIAN WATER GROUP LTD
ARNOLD CLARK AUTOMOBILES LTD
ARUP GROUP LTD
ASDA GROUP LTD
AVARA FOODS HOLDINGS LTD
AWE PLC
BESTWAY GROUP LTD
BET 365 GROUP LTD
BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LTD (BUPA)
CDS (SUPERSTORES INTERNATIONAL) LTD (THE RANGE)
CITY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD
COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
DELOITTE LLP
DLA PIPER INTERNATIONAL LLP
EG GROUP LTD
EY
FGP TOPCO LTD
FRESHFIELD
RUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP
HERMES PARCELNET LTD (EVRI)
INEOS LTD
J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD (JCB)
JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP
KCA DEUTAG GROUP
KPMG
LAING O’ROURKE
LINKLATERS LLP
M GROUP SERVICES LTD
MACE GROUP LTD
MARSHALL GROUP
MATALAN LTD
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LTD
MORRISONS
MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD
MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP
NATIONWIDE BUILDING SOCIETY
PENTLAND GROUP LTD
PWC
RUBIX LTD
SAMWORTH BROTHERS (HOLDINGS) LTD
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LTD
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD
THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD
VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD
VIRGIN MEDIA O2 LTD
WATES GROUP LTD
WOLSELEY UK LTD