There is a type of company like “Limited” or “PLC” called a “Societas Europaea” which is kind of a cross-state PLC. The government thinks there are 25 of them, but I found 49 active company registrations (some companies have more than one registration, but I don’t think that fully accounts for the difference)
There is a negative statutory instrument sat in the queue https://www.gov.uk/eu-withd… that will convert any of these into “UK Societas” which is a brand new type of legal entity being created by a negative statutory instrument! Does this sound like something that should be done without any scrutiny?
Well that is fine, we can do that, if we can give our Uranium to France we can create a new type of company. What really struck me is the statement in the explanatory memo that the consultation revealed that most of them are going to leave or convert to a PLC in advance of exit day. That is some chunky list of companies shuffling towards the door (or converting to a PLC).
I made a little script to poke around the companies house data and look for active SE companies and found the list below.
https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000007 PAYPAL SE 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW 30 September 2008 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000008 UNITED CONSUMER MEDIA SE 240 Blackfriars Road, London, England, SE1 8BF 8 October 2008 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000009 UBM INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS SE 240 Blackfriars Road, London, England, SE1 8BF 8 October 2008 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000010 MAI LUXEMBOURG SE 240 Blackfriars Road, London, England, SE1 8BF 8 October 2008 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000022 GUS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS SE The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ 3 November 2009 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000023 GUS OVERSEAS HOLDINGS SE The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ 3 November 2009 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000024 GUS OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS SE The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ 3 November 2009 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000025 GUS US HOLDINGS SE The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ 3 November 2009 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000026 GUS IRELAND HOLDINGS SE The Sir John Peace Building Experian Way, Ng2 Business Park, Nottingham, NG80 1ZZ 3 November 2009 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000027 BIOFOODNUTRITION SE 29 Greyhound Road, London, W6 8NH 23 August 2010 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000031 AVIVA EUROPE SE St Helen's, 1 Undershaft, London, EC3P 3DQ 4 October 2011 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000047 SIMIP SE Dept 1254 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH 30 April 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000049 NTC CORPORATE FINANCE SE Dept 1254 196 High Road, Woodgreen, London, N22 8HH 30 April 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000055 FIDUCIA ASSET MANAGEMENT SE Dept 1254 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH 30 April 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000056 ERTEA SE Dept 1254 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH 30 April 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000059 CRYPTELO SE Dept 1254 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 8HH 30 April 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000064 MERIGLOBE CAPITAL HOUSE SE 78 York Street, London, W1H 1DP 1 May 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000073 AVARIS SE Wisteria House Clarendon Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2AW 10 September 2012 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000075 GUILLEMOT BROTHERS SE Flat 3 2 Cresswell Gardens, London, SW5 0BJ 13 May 2013 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000078 ZEAL NETWORK SE 5th Floor One New Change, London, EC4M 9AF 7 February 2014 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000079 INSTANT IPO SE Wisteria House Clarendon Road, South Woodford, London, London, E18 2AW 1 April 2014 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000080 XL INSURANCE COMPANY SE 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG 7 July 2014 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000083 GREAT LAKES REINSURANCE (UK) SE Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 3AJ 28 July 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000084 MITECOMA SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, England, N22 8HH 10 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000087 PODONA SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, England, N22 8HH 10 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000088 PLEXON SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Wood Green, London, England, N22 8HH 10 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000089 TEPHORA SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Woodgreen, London, United Kingdom, N22 8HH 24 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000090 CRISTALON SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Woodgreen, London, United Kingdom, N22 8HH 24 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000091 ASSTEBILON SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Woodgreen, London, United Kingdom, N22 8HH 24 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000094 METTEN SE Dept 757 196 High Road, Woodgreen, London, United Kingdom, N22 8HH 24 August 2015 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000095 AMLIN INSURANCE SE The Leadenhall Building 122 Leadenhall Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3V 4AG 4 January 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000098 ELMARK HOLDING SE 33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PW 5 April 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000099 CINTRA INFRASTRUCTURES SE The Sherard Building, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 4DQ 22 April 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000100 EFT INVESTMENTS SE Bury House Ground Floor, 31 Bury Street, London, London, EC3A 5AR 3 June 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000102 NORD GOLD SE 5th Floor 6 St Andrew Street, London, EC4A 3AE 24 June 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000103 XL CATLIN SERVICES SE 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG 2 September 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000106 VALTECH SE 46 Colebrooke Row, London, N1 8AF 25 November 2016 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000108 TISO BLACKSTAR HOLDINGS SE Berkeley Square House Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J 6BD 9 May 2017 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000110 TISO BLACKSTAR GROUP SE Berkeley Square House Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J 6BD 30 June 2017 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000111 MERIDIAN MINING SE Level 18 Portland House Bressenden Pl, Westminster, London, SW1E 5RS 15 August 2017 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000112 W. R. BERKLEY INSURANCE (EUROPE), SE W.R. BERKLEY INSURANCE (EUROPE), SE, 2nd Floor 40 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AW 18 October 2017 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000113 CAUDALIE INTERNATIONAL SE CAUDALIE INTERNATIONAL S.E., 1st Floor Eastcastle Street, London, Greater London, W1W 8DQ 4 April 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000115 LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE EUROPE SE 20 Fenchurch Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3M 3AW 18 July 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000116 CHUBB EUROPEAN GROUP SE 100 Leadenhall Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3A 3BP 19 July 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000117 ACE EUROPE LIFE SE 100 Leadenhall Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3A 3BP 19 July 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000118 TOYOTA INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SE 7th Floor 52-56 Leadenhall Street, London, United Kingdom, EC3A 2BJ 20 July 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000120 NATIONALE-NEDERLANDEN INTERNATIONALE SCHADEVERZEKERING SE Suite 408 4th Floor Riverbank House 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London, United Kingdom, SW6 3JD 3 October 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000121 NORTHERN TRUST GLOBAL SERVICES SE 50 Bank Street, London, United Kingdom, E14 5NT 8 October 2018 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/SE000122 CATALIS SE Suffolk House George Street, East Croydon, London, CR0 1PE 15 October 2018