Royal Mail

Summary

Royal Mail is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,089 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Mail is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Royal Mail is in the country of GB^[4].
• Royal Mail's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Royal Mail's instance of is recorded as postal service^[6].
• Royal Mail's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• Royal Mail's instance of is recorded as privately held company^[8].
• Royal Mail's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England^[9].
• Royal Mail is owned by Schroders^[10].
• Royal Mail is owned by Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan^[11].
• Royal Mail is owned by Vesa Equity Investment^[12].
• Royal Mail's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].
• Royal Mail's headquarters location is recorded as London^[14].
• Royal Mail's chief executive officer is recorded as Simon Thompson^[15].
• Royal Mail's child organization or unit is recorded as Parcelforce^[16].
• Royal Mail's child organization or unit is recorded as General Logistics Systems^[17].
• Royal Mail's child organization or unit is recorded as Ecourier^[18].
• Royal Mail is part of FTSE 100 Index^[19].
• Royal Mail's Commons category is recorded as Royal Mail^[20].
• Royal Mail's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[21].
• Royal Mail's industry is recorded as mail^[22].
• Royal Mail's chairperson is recorded as Keith Williams^[23].
• 2001 marks the founding of Royal Mail^[24].
• 2001-01-10 marks the founding of Royal Mail^[25].
• Royal Mail's location of formation is recorded as London^[26].
• Royal Mail's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Distributions Services^[27].

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Founding

Royal Mail's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England^[9]. Recorded inception include 2001^[24] and 2001-01-10^[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[26].

Identity

Royal Mail is part of FTSE 100 Index^[19].

Leadership

Royal Mail's chief executive officer is recorded as Simon Thompson^[15]. Its chairperson is recorded as Keith Williams^[23].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[13], a metropolis^[28], in Roman Empire^[29], founded in 0047^[30]. Royal Mail's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Distributions Services^[27]. Subsidiaries include Parcelforce^[16], a trade name^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1990^[33], headquartered in Milton Keynes^[34]; General Logistics Systems^[17], a business^[35], in Netherlands^[36], founded in 1999^[37], headquartered in Amsterdam-Duivendrecht^[38]; and Ecourier^[18], a business^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], headquartered in London^[41].

Industry

Royal Mail's industry is recorded as mail^[22].

Ownership

Owners include Schroders^[10], a business^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1804^[44], headquartered in London^[45]; Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan^[11], an enterprise^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], founded in 2013^[48], headquartered in Lancing^[49]; and Vesa Equity Investment^[12], a business^[50], in Luxembourg^[51], founded in 2017^[52], headquartered in Luxembourg^[53]. Its stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[21].

Why It Matters

Royal Mail ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,089 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]