Companies in Liverpool

Behind every street in Liverpool sits a business. 3,442 of them, to be exact, all registered in the United Kingdom business register. The biggest single industry is property developers with 185 companies, roughly 5% of everything that does business in the city.

3,442 businesses indexed

Rathbones Investment Management LIMITEDRathbones Investment Management LIMITED
Showing 25 of 3,442 companies
Company NameCountryCityAddress 1State/ProvincePostal CodeWebsiteFounding YearYearly Revenue in U.S. DollarsEmployees TotalBusiness Legal Type - DescriptionNumber of Companies in GroupCompany Registration Number
1
Rathbones Investment Management LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Port of Liverpool Building
Liverpool, Merseyside
L3 1NW
rathbones.*****
1979
$1,134,232,312
2,769
Corporation
50
01448919
2
Ev Retail LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
The Vault Dakota Drive
Liverpool, Merseyside
L24 8RJ
bmstores.*****
1996
$1,130,540,294
8,864
Corporation
772
03244928
3
Peel Ports Group LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
peelports.*****
2006
$969,611,003
1,282
Corporation
244
05965116
4
Peel Ports LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
peelports.*****
2002
$576,503,233
25
Corporation
244
04560424
5
Peel Ports Investments LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
2005
$331,219,937
195
Corporation
244
05433920
6
The Mersey Docks And Harbour Company LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Mersey Docks & Harbour Co
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
1857
$313,969,277
530
Corporation
244
07438262
7
Universities Superannuation Scheme LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Royal Liver Building
Liverpool, Merseyside
L3 1PY
uss.*****
1974
$241,736,104
716
Corporation
16
01167127
8
Peel Ports Holdings LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
N/A
2002
$220,107,390
390
Corporation
244
04560438
9
Peel Holdings (ports) LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
2004
$184,393,414
149
Corporation
244
05223258
10
Sk Biotek
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Regus 4th Floor
Liverpool, Merseyside
L2 1TS
N/A
2018
$160,235,357
374
Foreign company
313
FC035526
11
Heron Food Group LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
The Vault Dakota Drive
Liverpool, Merseyside
L24 8RJ
heronfoods.*****
2002
$124,902,160
4,284
Corporation
772
04514523
12
Delco Electronics Overseas LLC
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Nexis House
Liverpool, Merseyside
L34 9HX
N/A
1986
$124,237,510
7
Foreign company
N/A
FC013404
13
Peel Ports Intermediate Holdco LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
N/A
2006
$123,378,640
215
Corporation
244
05979400
14
Peel Ports Operations LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
2005
$110,038,929
168
Corporation
244
05398690
15
Mcburney Holdings LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Sandhills Business Park
Liverpool, Merseyside
L5 9ZS
mcburneytransportgroup.*****
2000
$107,371,638
851
Corporation
N/A
NI038346
16
Gw Law Holdings LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Suite 26 Century Building Tower
Liverpool, Merseyside
L3 4BJ
N/A
2019
$106,736,081
2,023
Corporation
3
12372822
17
Peel Ports UK Financeco LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
N/A
2006
$102,827,518
207
Corporation
244
05907031
18
Eurogold Group LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
18 Paramount Business Park
Liverpool, Merseyside
L36 6AW
euro-gold.*****
2015
$91,513,450
53
Corporation
4
09815206
19
Liverpool City Council
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool, Merseyside
L3 1DS
liverpool.*****
1843
$90,246,805
3,000
N/A
N/A
20
The Manchester Ship Canal Company LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
peelports.*****
2010
$72,610,139
114
Corporation
244
07438096
21
Liverpool Primary Care Trust
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
N H S
Liverpool, Merseyside
L1 4AZ
N/A
2008
$68,442,697
2,300
5
N/A
22
The Mersey Docks And Harbour Company (l2) LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
2019
$64,651,782
703
Corporation
2
11853083
23
The Mersey Docks And Harbour Company (rsct) LIMITED
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Maritime Centre
Liverpool, Merseyside
L21 1LA
merseydocks.*****
2019
$60,972,277
2
Corporation
244
11853106
24
Sefton Primary Care Trust
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
3rd Floor Burlington House
Liverpool, Merseyside
L22 0QB
N/A
2006
$59,515,389
2,000
3
N/A
25
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Unitedkingdom
Liverpool
Port of Liverpool Building
Liverpool, Merseyside
L3 1BY
N/A
2021
$53,732,575
641
Corporation
11
13245781

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Largest companies in Liverpool

Which company is the largest in Liverpool depends on how you measure. You can look at valuation, at revenue or at how many people work there. Valuations are private for most companies, so here we stick to revenue and headcount.

By revenue, Rathbones Investment Management LIMITED comes first in Liverpool. It is part of a group with $1.1 billion in yearly revenue. By headcount, Ev Retail LIMITED comes first with 8,864 employees. We only looked at the 2,344 corporations in Liverpool for this; sole traders, foundations and other legal forms are left out.

The two tables below show how all 3,442 companies in Liverpool are spread across revenue and headcount bands.

Yearly revenue

39.4%of companies have less than $100,000 in yearly revenue

Revenue (USD)CountShare
up to $100,0001,356
$100,000 to $500,0001,002
$500,000 to $1M206
$1M to $5M199
$5M to $10M30
$10M to $50M44
$50M to $100M12
$100M to $500M13
$500M to $1B2
$1B or more2
Unknown576

Headcount

68.3%of companies have 1 to 4 employees

EmployeesCountShare
1-42,352
5-9291
10-19130
20-4996
50-9925
100-19913
200-49915
500-99913
1,000-4,9995
5,000-9,9991
Unknown501

Source: business register and CompanyData. "Unknown" means no published figure.

Largest industries in Liverpool

The biggest industry groups in Liverpool by registered company count, with the top five companies by revenue in each.

Property developers

185 companies

SIC 6552

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General business services

180 companies

SIC 7389

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Property lessors

117 companies

SIC 6519

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Restaurants and eating places

115 companies

SIC 5812

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Real estate agents and managers

114 companies

SIC 6531

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Holding firms

107 companies

SIC 6719

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Management consulting

102 companies

SIC 8742

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Miscellaneous Personal Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

96 companies

SIC 7299

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All industries in Liverpool

Together, property developers, general business services and property lessors make up the top three industries in Liverpool, accounting for 14% of the city's commercial activity. The oldest company we can find in Liverpool is Henry Bath & Son LIMITED, founded in 1793, with Guy Layton Williams not far behind. They are still here, along with 3,440 other businesses in Liverpool.

The docks that once handled much of the world's trade still define Liverpool, now alongside football, music tourism, universities and a fast-growing knowledge quarter. All of them are in our data. Look up a company in the table at the top of this page, get the full list delivered as an Excel file, or pull the records straight into your own systems through our API.

3,442companies
  • Nonclassifiable Establishments309
  • Land Subdividers and Developers, Except Cemeteries185
  • Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified180
  • Lessors of Real Property, Not Elsewhere Classified117
  • Eating Places115
  • Real Estate Agents and Managers114
  • Offices of Holding Companies, Not Elsewhere Classified107
  • Management Consulting Services102
  • Miscellaneous Personal Services, Not Elsewhere Classified96
  • Amusement and Recreation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified78
  • Other industries2,039

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