Type of Rentier Activity

Rentier Activity Examples

Examples of International Rentier Companies with UK income

Financial

Income from dividends & capital gains

Barclays; HSBC; Lloyds

Land

Private landholdings, often of formerly state-owned enterprises

British Land Corporation; Land Securities (Landsec); GP Strategies Co.

Natural Resources

Mineral rights, mining, oil & gas ownership

British Petroleum; Glencoe; Royal Dutch Shell

Knowledge Control

Ownership of patents & trademarks

Glaxo Smith Kline; Diageo

Communications & Media

Ownership of media outlets & licences

Vodafone; CK Hutchison; Google

Digital Platforms

Creative media, advertising

BT; Telefonica (Virgin/O2); Cadent; Arqiva

Natural Monopolies

Privatisation of formerly state-owned enterprises

BT; Cadent Gas; Arqiva

Service Contractors

Transport Systems; Power & Water Utilities

Capita; Serco Transport; ISG Technology