Thomas Cook Group

defunct British global travel company
Organization business Q2141800
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Summary

Thomas Cook Group is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,508 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Cook Group is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Thomas Cook Group is in the country of GB[4].
  • Thomas Cook Group's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Thomas Cook Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Thomas Cook Group's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Thomas Cook Group's founder is recorded as Thomas Cook[8].
  • Thomas Cook Group followed MyTravel Group[9].
  • Thomas Cook Group's headquarters location is recorded as Peterborough[10].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Airworld[11].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Thomas Cook Airlines[12].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium[13].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Sunclass Airlines[14].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Spies[15].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Thomas Cook GmbH[16].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Thomas Cook[17].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Thomas Cook Touristik[18].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Eurocenter Beteiligungs- und Reisevermittlung[19].
  • Thomas Cook Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Ving Norge[20].
  • Thomas Cook Group's Commons category is recorded as Thomas Cook Group[21].
  • Thomas Cook Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[22].
  • Thomas Cook Group's industry is recorded as hospitality industry[23].
  • Thomas Cook Group's industry is recorded as tourism industry[24].
  • Thomas Cook Group's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[25].
  • January 1, 1841 marks the founding of Thomas Cook Group[26].
  • Thomas Cook Group was dissolved in September 23, 2019[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 54930047DBKKLH3SF728[28]

  • Registered legal name: Thomas Cook Group 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: LAPSED[34]

  • LEI first registered: 2015-09-11[35]

  • LEI last updated: 2024-12-16[36]

  • LEI next renewal: 2020-10-25[37]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[38]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[39]

  • Authority entity ID: 06091951[40]

  • Other names: Shakespeareco PLC[41]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[42]

Body

Founding

Thomas Cook Group's founder is recorded as Thomas Cook[8]. January 1, 1841 marks the founding of it[26]. Its location of formation is recorded as Peterborough[43].

Identity

Thomas Cook Group followed MyTravel Group[9].

Operations

Thomas Cook Group's headquarters location is recorded as Peterborough[10]. Subsidiaries include Airworld[11], an airline[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1994[46], headquartered in London Gatwick Airport[47]; Thomas Cook Airlines[12], an airline[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 1999[50], headquartered in Manchester[51]; Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium[13], an airline[52], in Belgium[53], founded in 2001[54], headquartered in Zaventem[55]; Sunclass Airlines[14], an airline[56], in Denmark[57], founded in 2008[58], headquartered in Copenhagen[59]; Spies[15], a business[60], in Denmark[61], headquartered in Copenhagen[62]; and Thomas Cook GmbH[16], a business[63], in Germany[64], founded in 1997[65], headquartered in Oberursel (Taunus)[66].

Industry

Industries include hospitality industry[23] and tourism industry[24].

Ownership

Thomas Cook Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[22].

Dissolution

Thomas Cook Group was dissolved in September 23, 2019[27].

Why It Matters

Thomas Cook Group ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,508 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

References

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  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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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. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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