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Wincanton plc

British Logistics Company
Organization business Q2583351
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Summary

Wincanton plc is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wincanton plc is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Wincanton plc is in the country of GB[4].
  • Wincanton plc's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Wincanton plc's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Wincanton plc's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Wincanton plc's headquarters location is recorded as Chippenham[8].
  • Wincanton plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[9].
  • Wincanton plc's industry is recorded as logistics[10].
  • January 1, 1925 marks the founding of Wincanton plc[11].
  • 2001-03-13 marks the founding of Wincanton plc[12].
  • Wincanton plc's official website is recorded as http://www.wincanton.eu[13].
  • Wincanton plc's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/wincanton-plc-history/[14].
  • Wincanton plc's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+16000'}[15].
  • Wincanton plc's legal form is recorded as public limited company[16].
  • Wincanton plc's legal form is recorded as H0PO[17].
  • Wincanton plc's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2868'}[18].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800Z5WTW8QKOHWQ82[19]

  • Registered legal name: Wincanton Limited[20]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[21]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[22]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO[23]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[24]

  • LEI registration status: LAPSED[25]

  • Entity created: 2001-03-13[26]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-01-13[27]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-04-15[28]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-04-14[29]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[30]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[31]

  • Authority entity ID: 04178808[32]

  • Other names: Wincanton PLC[33]

  • Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING[34]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1925[11] and 2001-03-13[12].

Operations

Wincanton plc's headquarters location is recorded as Chippenham[8].

Industry

Wincanton plc's industry is recorded as logistics[10].

Ownership

Wincanton plc's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[9].

Why It Matters

Wincanton plc ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

business London Stock Exchange public company United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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