Royal Mail

Summary

Royal Mail is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,130 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Founding

Royal Mail's founder is recorded as Henry VIII of England^[8]. 2001 marks the founding of it^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[24].

Identity

Royal Mail is part of FTSE 100 Index^[18].

Leadership

Royal Mail's chief executive officer is recorded as Simon Thompson^[14]. Its chairperson is recorded as Keith Williams^[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include London^[12], a metropolis^[28], in Roman Empire^[29], founded in 0047^[30]. Royal Mail's parent organization or unit is recorded as International Distributions Services^[25]. Subsidiaries include Parcelforce^[15], a trade name^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1990^[33], headquartered in Milton Keynes^[34]; General Logistics Systems^[16], a business^[35], in Netherlands^[36], founded in 1999^[37], headquartered in Amsterdam-Duivendrecht^[38]; and Ecourier^[17], a business^[39], in United Kingdom^[40], headquartered in London^[41].

Industry

Royal Mail's industry is recorded as mail^[21].

Ownership

Owners include Schroders^[9], a business^[42], in United Kingdom^[43], founded in 1804^[44], headquartered in London^[45]; Royal Mail Share Incentive Plan^[10], an enterprise^[46], in United Kingdom^[47], headquartered in Lancing^[48]; and Vesa Equity Investment^[11], a business^[49], in Luxembourg^[50], founded in 2017^[51], headquartered in Luxembourg^[52]. Its stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[20].

Why It Matters

Royal Mail ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,130 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]