UK Companies House · PSC control graph
UK private-equity ownership
Every UK company whose Companies House control chain resolves to a known PE or growth-capital firm — reconstructed from Persons-with-Significant-Control filings, with operating accounts attached. This is UK-visible control, not a cap table.
20 firms tracked · ranked by majority-control turnover
Tracked firms
Majority-control view · full accounts of controlled companies
- TDR Capital Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 442
- Turnover
- £31.8bn
- Employees
- 164,236
from 36 of 442 with filed accounts (14% coverage)
View firm → - CVC Capital Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 134
- Turnover
- £2.7bn
- Employees
- 13,096
from 6 of 134 with filed accounts (22% coverage)
View firm → - Bridgepoint Group Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 386
- Turnover
- £1.3bn
- Employees
- 2,477
from 18 of 386 with filed accounts (12% coverage)
View firm → - Partners Group Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 78
- Turnover
- £1.0bn
- Employees
- 17,364
from 5 of 78 with filed accounts (8% coverage)
View firm → - Permira Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 112
- Turnover
- £682m
- Employees
- 2,098
from 6 of 112 with filed accounts (12% coverage)
View firm → - Exponent Private Equity Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 171
- Turnover
- £616m
- Employees
- 1,591
from 9 of 171 with filed accounts (13% coverage)
View firm → - Livingbridge Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 255
- Turnover
- £608m
- Employees
- 9,084
from 15 of 255 with filed accounts (7% coverage)
View firm → - ECI Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 132
- Turnover
- £305m
- Employees
- 1,596
from 7 of 132 with filed accounts (8% coverage)
View firm → - Phoenix Equity Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 224
- Turnover
- £226m
- Employees
- 1,958
from 9 of 224 with filed accounts (6% coverage)
View firm → - BGF (Business Growth Fund) Growth capital
- Majority-controlled
- 122
- Turnover
- £200m
- Employees
- 1,970
from 12 of 122 with filed accounts (11% coverage)
View firm → - LDC (Lloyds Development Capital) Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 96
- Turnover
- £166m
- Employees
- 1,149
from 5 of 96 with filed accounts (9% coverage)
View firm → - 3i Group Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 80
- Turnover
- £145m
- Employees
- 146
from 14 of 80 with filed accounts (20% coverage)
View firm → - Graphite Capital Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 79
- Turnover
- £142m
- Employees
- 5,080
from 4 of 79 with filed accounts (19% coverage)
View firm → - Hg Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 105
- Turnover
- £128m
- Employees
- 1,093
from 2 of 105 with filed accounts (5% coverage)
View firm → - Apax Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 16
- Turnover
- £77m
- Employees
- 219
from 3 of 16 with filed accounts (19% coverage)
View firm → - Montagu Private Equity Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 70
- Turnover
- £54m
- Employees
- 192
from 2 of 70 with filed accounts (11% coverage)
View firm → - Cinven Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 98
- Turnover
- £32m
- Employees
- 132
from 4 of 98 with filed accounts (7% coverage)
View firm → - Charterhouse Capital Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 14
- Turnover
- £0
- Employees
- 0
from 1 of 14 with filed accounts (14% coverage)
View firm → - Inflexion Private Equity Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 6
- Turnover
- £0
- Employees
- 0
from 0 of 6 with filed accounts (0% coverage)
View firm → - LGT Capital Partners Private equity
- Majority-controlled
- 0
- Turnover
- £0
- Employees
- 0
from 0 of 0 with filed accounts (0% coverage)
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Figures cover only controlled companies that file detailed accounts in our enriched set — a floor, not the full portfolio. See how this data works, or any firm page for coverage and method.