The Parker Review

Current profile
of large private companies'
Boards

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 2023.

Key Findings

0

companies responded.

50 Largest Private Companies

0 %

At least 22 out of 50 companies (44%) met the target of at least one minority ethnic director on their main board by 2027.

Of the remaining 28 companies, 14 (28%) have not met the target, with 14 (28%) not responding.

50 Largest Private Companies

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There were 42 ethnic minority directors, representing 42 director positions.

The number of positions held by ethnic minorities accounts for 11% of all 379 positions.

50 Largest Private Companies

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16 out of the 42 ethnic minority directors are British citizens.

This represents 4% of all directorships in the 50 large private companies.

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 ACCENTURE (UK) LTD 16 COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 29 LAING O’ROURKE 42 RUBIX LTD
4 ALLEN & OVERY LLP 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 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 FRESHFIELD BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP 35 MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LTD 48 VIRGIN MEDIA O2 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