Size
Reading buses only operates in Reading, and has around 450 bus stops placed conveniently around the area. Each bus can carry between 20 and 50 passengers.
Ownership
The Reading Borough Council owns Reading buses in its entirety. This means that it’s a public service.
Scale
Reading buses is a regional/local company as it operates in Reading only.
Oxfam
Purpose
The purpose of Oxfam is to end poverty and injustice. They work directly with communities and attempt to influence the better off, wealthier people to help make the poor lead better, more fulfilling lives. They do this because they believe everyone should lead good lives no matter where they come from.
Size
Oxfam is a large organization that works in almost every country in the world. It raises on average £253 million a year, and this money funds projects to help poor people lead better lives.
Ownership
Oxfam is a charity-based organisation and has a board of directors. They are:
Mr. Minar Pimple (Chairperson),
Dr. Daisy Dharmaraj (Vice Chairperson),
Ms. Mridula Bajaj (Managing Trustee),
Mr. Jagdananda (Treasurer),
Dr. Shiraz Wajih (Secretary),
Mr. Miloon Kothari (Trustee),
Jayant Verma (Trustee).
Scale
Oxfam works in almost every country on the globe however was originally only an Indian based charity trust. It helps a lot of people across the globe and is one of the biggest and most active charity trusts in the world.
Cadbury
Purpose
Cadbury’s main goal is to make well made confectionary and sweets. They are also dedicated to bring in a stable income to their share holders. They also want to make sure that you enjoy their products, so you buy more off of them and they make a larger profit.
Size
Cadbury is the biggest confectionary company in the world and has a huge amount of suppliers; there are 35,000 indirect supplies across the globe. They employ only around 70,000 people worldwide as most of the work is done by machinery.
Ownership
Cadbury is a public limited company and has a board of directors consisting of 3 executive directors and 8 non-executive directors. As a public limited company it is open to public investment, and shares of the company are sold on the stock market.
Scale
Cadbury is an international company as it operates in nearly every country in the world. Cadbury has supplies and outlets around the world, they have several different named brands under their ownership, this all adds up to a huge frontage where they can potentially make huge amounts of money.
Tesco
Purpose
Tesco is the largest employer in the UK, and is also the largest supermarket in the UK. Worldwide, Tesco employs over 360,000 people each year. Tesco aims to ensure all sections of the company work together to drive forward towards its business objective
Size
Tesco has more than 1500 stores in the UK, and is the largest supermarket with 32% of the overall market share in the UK. Tesco has over 3300 stores worldwide, and is continuing to expand.
Ownership
Tesco is a publically limited company meaning it is owned by share holders. Shares of the company can be bought on the stock exchange.
Scale
Tesco is an international business as it operates in 12 different countries. Tesco employs 360,000 people worldwide and is the biggest employer in the UK. Tesco also holds 32% of the UK’s supermarkets.
Barclays
Purpose
Barclays is a bank aimed at small businesses to give guidance and support on where to go next and how to avoid debt. Barclays is also a public bank, and looks after, and gives advice on finance.
Size
Barclays operates in over 50 countries and has over 724,000 business customers. It employs 135,000 people worldwide, and is one of the largest banks in the world.
Ownership
Barclays is a public limited company, meaning shares of the company are sold on the stock market, and can be bought by any member of the public.
Scale
Barclays is an international business, operating in over 50 different countries. Employing around 135,000 people worldwide and turning over £25 billion each year, Barclays is the 3rd largest bank in the world.
Cadbury and Sainsburys
Glossary
Purpose
Purpose in its most general sense is the anticipated aim, which guides action. It is used as the synonym of goal and objective. For example the goal of Barclays is to provide small businesses with direction on where to go next
Size
How big the company is. For example Barclays operates in over 50 different countries while Sainsburys only operates in UK
Ownership
Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, e.g. Richard Branson owns virgin, and virgin is a PLC.
Scale
How a company uses it size, Barclay’s uses its bulk to provide help to smaller company’s that need help.
Stock Market
A place where stock is traded e.g. Wall Street.
MEDC
More economically developed country like the UK.
PLC
Public Limited Company - owned by shareholders. E.g. Virgin.
