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Britain's Most Admired Companies 2025 shortlist
07 November 2025
SHORTLISTED WINNERS – CONGRATULATIONS
We are delighted to announce the impressive shortlist for the Britain's Most Admired Companies 2025 awards.
The final winners will be announced on 16 January 2026 at our annual awards ceremony in London, hosted by Dame Julia Hoggett, Chief Executive Officer of the London Stock Exchange.
The Britain's Most Admired Companies study, now in its 36th year, is delivered by Echo Research in partnership with the London Stock Exchange, and celebrates excellence in corporate performance, recognising the country’s most inspirational businesses.
This year, we have an exceptional line-up of shortlisted companies showcasing excellence in 28 sectors and across 13 reputational criteria, with congratulations to all listed below.
The sector and criteria winners will be announced on 16 January 2026, alongside the top accolades for Most Admired Company and Most Admired Leader 2025.
SECTOR SHORTLIST
Aerospace & Defence: Airbus, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce Group
Automotive Manufacturers: Bentley Motors, BMW (UK), Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive
Beverages/Drinks: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Fever-Tree Drinks, Heineken UK
Business Support Services: Arup Group, Experian Group, Rentokil Initial
Chemicals: Croda International, Elementis, Johnson Matthey
Digital Retail & Consumer Services: Amazon (UK), eBay UK, Rightmove
Energy Distribution & Supply: Iberdrola (Scottish Power), Octopus Energy, SSE
Engineering & Machinery: Coats Group, Halma, Weir Group
Financial Services: AJ Bell, Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), Legal & General
Food Producers & Providers: Cranswick, Hilton Food Group, Unilever
Healthcare: AstraZeneca, Haleon, Pfizer UK
Heavy Construction: Balfour Beatty, Kier Group, Morgan Sindall Group
Home Construction: Barratt Redrow, Bellway, Berkeley Group
Life Assurance & Insurance: Allianz UK, Hiscox, Phoenix Group Holdings
Media: BBC, Guardian Media Group, Informa
Metals & Mining: Anglo American, BHP Group, Rio Tinto
Oil & Gas: Harbour Energy, Shell, TotalEnergies SE
Property / Residential & Commercial REITs: Landsec, SEGRO, Shaftesbury Capital (formerly Capital & Counties)
Restaurants & Pubs: Greggs, McDonald’s UK, Wetherspoon (JD)
Retail Banking: Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest Group
Retailers (broadline & home): John Lewis Partnership, Marks & Spencer, Next
Retailers (food & personal): Aldi, Sainsbury (J), Tesco
Software & IT Services: arm, Computacenter, Sage Group
Support Services (people & places): Mitie Group, PageGroup, Serco Group
Telecoms: BT Group, Telecom plus, Vodafone
Transport (people): Go-Ahead Group, International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), Ryanair
Travel & Leisure: Bet 365, Rank Group, Whitbread
Water Utilities: Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Scottish Water
CRITERIA SHORTLIST
Ability to Attract, Develop & Retain Top Talent: Airbus, Halma, Octopus Energy
Capacity to Innovate: Fever-Tree Drinks, Octopus Energy, Northumbrian Water
Clarity of Strategy: Halma, Octopus Energy, TotalEnergies SE
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Ford of Britain, Jaguar Land Rover, SSE
Competitiveness: Bet 365, Rightmove, Ryanair
Effective Corporate Governance: Harbour Energy, Informa, Rank Group
Effective Use of Corporate Assets: Bet 365, Iberdrola (Scottish Power), Octopus Energy, SSE
Financial Soundness: Centrica, Chemring Group, McDonald’s UK, Rightmove, Ryanair
Long-term Value Potential: Bet 365, McDonald’s UK, Rolls-Royce Group
Positive Contribution to Society: BBC, Octopus Energy, SSE
Quality of Management: Halma, IMI, Octopus Energy
Quality of Products & Services: Airbus, Informa, Rotork
Reducing Environmental Impact: Octopus Energy, Spirax Group, SSE
For more information about the Britain’s Most Admired Companies 2025 shortlist or the event, please contact:
charlotte.gowen@britainsmostadmired.com
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