Rentokil Initial

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Rentokil Initial

Summary

Rentokil Initial is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,592 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rentokil Initial is in the country of GB[3].
  • Rentokil Initial's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Rentokil Initial's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • Rentokil Initial's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Rentokil Initial's founder is recorded as Harold Maxwell-Lefroy[7].
  • Rentokil Initial followed British Electric Traction[8].
  • Rentokil Initial's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • Rentokil Initial's child organization or unit is recorded as Initial[10].
  • Rentokil Initial is part of FTSE 100 Index[11].
  • Rentokil Initial's Commons category is recorded as Rentokil Initial Plc[12].
  • Rentokil Initial's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[13].
  • Rentokil Initial's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[14].
  • Rentokil Initial's industry is recorded as pest control[15].
  • Rentokil Initial's chairperson is recorded as Richard Solomons[16].
  • January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Rentokil Initial[17].
  • 2005-03-15 marks the founding of Rentokil Initial[18].
  • 1927-10-01 marks the founding of Rentokil Initial[19].
  • Rentokil Initial's official website is recorded as http://rentokil-initial.com[20].
  • Rentokil Initial's legal form is recorded as public company[21].
  • Rentokil Initial's legal form is recorded as B6ES[22].
  • Rentokil Initial's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+4002'}[23].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300VN4WV7Z6T14K68[24]

  • Registered legal name: Rentokil Initial PLC[25]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[26]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[27]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES[28]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[29]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[30]

  • Entity created: 2005-03-15[31]

  • LEI first registered: 2013-04-30[32]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-04-30[33]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-05-26[34]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[35]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[36]

  • Authority entity ID: 05393279[37]

  • Other names: it 2005 PLC[38]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[39]

Body

Founding

Rentokil Initial's founder is recorded as Harold Maxwell-Lefroy[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1924[17], 2005-03-15[18], and 1927-10-01[19].

Identity

Rentokil Initial is part of FTSE 100 Index[11]. It followed British Electric Traction[8].

Leadership

Rentokil Initial's chairperson is recorded as Richard Solomons[16].

Operations

Rentokil Initial's headquarters location is recorded as London[9]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Initial[10].

Industry

Rentokil Initial's industry is recorded as pest control[15].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange[13] and New York Stock Exchange[14].

Why It Matters

Rentokil Initial ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,592 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . rentokil-initial.com. rentokil-initial.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [24] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Part of → FTSE 100 Index
    Stock exchange → —
    Stock exchange → London Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange
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