Rolls-Royce

British multinational public holding company
Organization business Q243278
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Rolls-Royce

Summary

Rolls-Royce is a business[1]. Rolls-Royce ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,186 views/month, #242 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rolls-Royce received the MacRobert Award[3].
  • Rolls-Royce received the MacRobert Award[4].
  • Rolls-Royce received the MacRobert Award[5].
  • Rolls-Royce received the MacRobert Award[6].
  • Rolls-Royce is in the country of United Kingdom[7].
  • Rolls-Royce's instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • Rolls-Royce's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Rolls-Royce's founder is recorded as Charles Rolls[10].
  • Rolls-Royce is owned by ValueAct Capital[11].
  • Rolls-Royce is owned by Capital Group Companies[12].
  • Rolls-Royce is owned by Credit Suisse[13].
  • Charles Rolls is named after Rolls-Royce[14].
  • Henry Royce is named after Rolls-Royce[15].
  • Rolls-Royce followed Rolls-Royce Limited[16].
  • Rolls-Royce's headquarters location is recorded as London[17].
  • Rolls-Royce's chief executive officer is recorded as Tufan Erginbilgiç[18].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce Deutschland[19].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations[20].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce (Canada)[21].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce (Norway)[22].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce (Sweden)[23].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Rolls-Royce Group[24].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Amalgamated Power Engineering[25].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Bergen Engines[26].
  • Rolls-Royce's child organization or unit is recorded as Bristol Siddeley[27].

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): 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69[28]

  • Registered legal name: Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 2011-02-10[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2016-09-28[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2025-10-08[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-12-01[38]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 07524813[41]

  • Other names: Rolls-Royce Holdings Limited[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Rolls-Royce's founder is recorded as Charles Rolls[10]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1906[44] and 2011[45].

Identity

Rolls-Royce's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rolls-Royce Holdings plc'}[46]. Rolls-Royce is part of FTSE 100 Index[47]. Rolls-Royce followed Rolls-Royce Limited[16].

Leadership

Rolls-Royce's chief executive officer is recorded as Tufan Erginbilgiç[18]. Rolls-Royce's chairperson is recorded as Sir Ian Davis[48]. Rolls-Royce's board member is recorded as Sir Ian Davis[49].

Operations

Rolls-Royce's headquarters location is recorded as London[17]. Subsidiaries include Rolls-Royce Deutschland[19], a business[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1990[52], headquartered in Berlin[53]; Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations[20], a limited company[54], in United Kingdom[55], founded in 1960[56]; Rolls-Royce (Canada)[21]; Rolls-Royce (Norway)[22]; Rolls-Royce (Sweden)[23]; and Rolls-Royce Group[24], an enterprise[57], in United Kingdom[58], founded in 1906[59], headquartered in London[60].

Industry

Industries include weapons industry[61], energy industry[62], and aerospace industry[63].

Ownership

Owners include ValueAct Capital[11], a business[64], in United States[65], founded in 2000[66], headquartered in San Francisco[67]; Capital Group Companies[12], a business[68], in United States[69], founded in 1931[70], headquartered in Los Angeles[71]; and Credit Suisse[13], a business[72], in Switzerland[73], founded in 1856[74], headquartered in Zurich[75]. Rolls-Royce's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[76].

Recognition

Awards received include MacRobert Award[3], an award[77], in United Kingdom[78].

Why It Matters

Rolls-Royce ranks in the top 0.82% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,186 views/month, #242 of 29,529).[2] Rolls-Royce has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[79] Rolls-Royce is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[80]

FAQs

What awards did Rolls-Royce receive?

Honors received include MacRobert Award[3], MacRobert Award[4], MacRobert Award[5], and MacRobert Award[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  27. [76] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . rolls-royce.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [48] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . rolls-royce.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [46] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . rolls-royce.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [49] ↑ . annual report. Retrieved . rolls-royce.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [79] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [80] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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