Notable companies
Profiles of notable companies — industry, background and key facts.

The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
Politics and Administration
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is part of the UK Conservative Party active in Scotland, it is a centre right party. The party holds 31 of the 129 seats in the Scottish P

The Scottish Football Association (SFA)
Other
The Scottish Football Association is the governing body of football in Scotland and has the ultimate responsibility for the control and development of foot

The Scottish National Party (SNP)
Politics and Administration
The Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence&nbs

The Scottish Parliament
Politics and Administration
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. Located in the Holyrood area of the capital city, Edinburgh, it is f

The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
Economy
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020, the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionist

The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
Politics and Administration
The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) is an American labor union representing approximately 160,000 media professionals wo

The Screwfix Foundation
Financial services
The Screwfix Foundation is a registered charity set up in 2013. It is passionate about making a difference to communities across the UK. The Screwfix Foundation is a grant giving charity with a c

The Security Service (MI5)
Security
The Security Service, also known as MI5 is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency and is part of its intelligence machinery alongside

The Seven Network
Advertising and media
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West M

The Six Nations Championship (Guinness Six Nations)
Other
The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of&nbs

The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)
Politics and Administration
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland. The SDLP currently has eight members

The Society of London Theatre (SOLT)
Other
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an umbrella organisation for West End theatre in London. It was founded in 1908 as Society of West End Theatre Managers, becoming

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
Politics and Administration
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales. It is responsible for regulating the professional conduct of more than 12

The Sony Corporation of America (SCA)
Economy
The Sony Corporation of America (SONAM,also known as SCA) is the American arm of the Japanese multinational conglomerate Sony. Headquartered in New York City, the company

The Spectator
Advertising and media
The Spectator is a weekly British magazine on politics, culture, and current affairs. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest weekly magazine in the world. It is owned

The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA)
Politics and Administration
The Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) is an association for British sports journalists. It represents the British sports media on the British Olympic Association's press a

The Sun
Advertising and media
The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper, published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Co

The Sunday Life
Advertising and media
The Sunday Life is a tabloid newspaper in Northern Ireland and has been published since 23 October 1988. It is the sister paper of The Belfast Telegraph and is owned by I

The Sunday Mirror
Advertising and media
The Sunday Mirror is the Sunday sister paper of the Daily Mirror. It began life in 1915 as the Sunday Pictorial and was renamed the Sunday Mirror in 1963. In 20

The Sunday People
Advertising and media
The Sunday People is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper. It was founded as The People on 16 October 1881. At one point owned by Odhams Press, The People was acquired