United Kingdom's 3,000 Largest Companies 2005

This first edition of this well‐thought out and nicely produced guide provides concise and unfussy “marketing and financial information for the top companies in the UK”. As the introduction explains, companies are ranked: “by turnover based on the most recently reported available accounts”. An explanation of the financial definitions used is also given, covering sales; profit; assets; shareholder funds; and employees.

Following an unfussy and clearly laid out table of contents and concise introduction, the guide is divided into five sections. Activity Codes, the first of these, running to nine pages in total, is based on the UN International classification...