Post Office Limited

Summary

Post Office Limited is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Post Office Limited is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Post Office Limited is in the country of GB^[4].
• Post Office Limited's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Post Office Limited is owned by Government of the United Kingdom^[6].
• Post Office Limited is owned by UK Government Investments^[7].
• Post Office Limited followed General Post Office^[8].
• Post Office Limited's headquarters location is recorded as London^[9].
• Post Office Limited's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[10].
• Post Office Limited's Commons category is recorded as Post Office Ltd^[11].
• Post Office Limited's industry is recorded as mail^[12].
• Post Office Limited's chairperson is recorded as Henry Staunton^[13].
• August 13, 1987 marks the founding of Post Office Limited^[14].
• 1987-08-13 marks the founding of Post Office Limited^[15].
• Post Office Limited's official website is recorded as https://postoffice.co.uk/^[16].
• Post Office Limited's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares^[17].
• Post Office Limited's legal form is recorded as H0PO^[18].
• Post Office Limited's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+2658917'}^[19].
• Post Office Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+60274'}^[20].
• Post Office Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51409'}^[21].
• Post Office Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+61402'}^[22].
• Post Office Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63486'}^[23].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800W1LNZXJ6C9D705^[24]

• Registered legal name: Post Office Limited^[25]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[26]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[27]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO^[28]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[29]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[30]

• Entity created: 1987-08-13^[31]

• LEI first registered: 2016-04-15^[32]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-25^[33]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-05-19^[34]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[35]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[36]

• Authority entity ID: 02154540^[37]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[38]

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Founding

Recorded inception include August 13, 1987^[14] and 1987-08-13^[15].

Identity

Post Office Limited followed General Post Office^[8].

Leadership

Post Office Limited's chief executive officer is recorded as Nick Read^[10]. Its chairperson is recorded as Henry Staunton^[13].

Operations

Post Office Limited's headquarters location is recorded as London^[9].

Industry

Post Office Limited's industry is recorded as mail^[12].

Ownership

Owners include Government of the United Kingdom^[6], a government^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], headquartered in 10 Downing Street^[41] and UK Government Investments^[7], a business^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 2016^[44].

Why It Matters

Post Office Limited ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45]