The Parker Review

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 2024.

Key Findings

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companies responded.

Board Findings

50 Largest Private Companies

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Across the 50 large privately owned businesses, 24 of the 50 companies (48%) have met the 2027 target.

Of the remaining 26 companies, 10 (20%) have not done so, and 16 (32%) did not respond.

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 13% of all 321 positions.

50 Largest Private Companies

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

This represents 5% of all directorships in the 50 largest privately owned businesses.

50 Largest Private Companies

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15 out of the 42 ethnic minority directors are women.

This represents 5% of all positions in the 50 largest privately owned businesses.

Senior Management Findings

50 Largest Private Companies

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9% of senior managers in the
large privately owned businesses based in the UK are ethnic minority, with women being 38% of this population.

50 Largest 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 13%.

50 Largest Private Companies

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108 out of the 287 ethnic minority senior managers are women.

This represents 4% of all positions in the 50 largest 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

12 SISTERS FOOD GROUP LTD14CDS (SUPERSTORES INTERNATIONAL) LTD (THE RANGE)27KCA DEUTAG GROUP40PENTLAND GROUP LTD
2A.F. BLAKEMORE & SON LTD15CITY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS LTD28KPMG41PWC
3A&O SHEARMAN16COLT GROUP HOLDINGS LTD29LAING O’ROURKE42RUBIX LTD
4ACCENTURE (UK) LTD17DELOITTE LLP30LINKLATERS LLP43SAMWORTH BROTHERS (HOLDINGS) LTD
5ANGLIAN WATER GROUP LTD18DLA PIPER INTERNATIONAL LLP31M GROUP SERVICES LTD44SPECSAVERS OPTICAL GROUP LTD
6ARNOLD CLARK AUTOMOBILES LTD19EG GROUP LTD32MACE GROUP LTD45THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD
7ARUP GROUP LTD20EY UK LLP33MARSHALL GROUP46THE CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LTD
8ASDA GROUP LTD21FGP TOPCO LTD34MATALAN LTD47VIRGIN ATLANTIC LTD
9AVARA FOODS HOLDINGS LTD22FRESHFIELD BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP35MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS LTD48VMED O2 UK LTD
10AWE PLC23HERMES PARCELNET LTD (EVRI)36MORRISONS49WATES GROUP LTD
11BESTWAY GROUP LTD24INEOS LTD37MOTT MACDONALD GROUP LTD50WOLSELEY UK LTD
12BET 365 GROUP LTD25J C BAMFORD EXCAVATORS LTD (JCB)38MULLER UK & IRELAND GROUP LLP
13BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LTD (BUPA)26JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP39NATIONWIDE 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