1.0 The British Heart Foundation
1.1 Introduction
The British Heart Foundation is the UK’s Number 1 Heart Charity. Their vision “is a world where people don’t die prematurely from heart disease.” They were founded in 1961 by a group of medical specialists who wanted to give money to fund extra research to find out the causes of heart diseases. They were concerned about the number of people with Cardiovascular Heart Disease who were dying prematurely. They have been going for 53 years and have been helping people since then. They have been taking part in all events but the main one which is coming up in September is the Oxford to Cambridge Bike Ride.
1.2 Type of Business
The British Heart Foundation is a charity, so is in the tertiary
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They have been going for 95 years this year. This year (2014) Tesco and Diabetes UK have raised £10 million throughout the years since they first partnered up.
2.2 Type of Business
Tesco is a Public Limited Company which means anyone can buy shares from the stock exchange. http://www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/Default/en/Home/Products/Pages/Buyandsellshares.aspx you can buy shares on this website. Tesco has to
|4 business organisations and their |Purpose |Profit free, not for profit, at |Size and scale |Linking the ownership to the size and |
The aim and objective of Bristol Brunel Academy is to ensure that all of its students that are studying at Bristol Brunel Academy get the best possible grades in their GCSEs to ensure that they can take the next step to achieving their ultimate goal and their dream job. Another, aim of Bristol Brunel
Tesco’s is a private company which is owned by directors and shareholders who fund the business and the sole purpose is to make money. Tesco’s main purpose is to sell and make profit on products they sell such as food and online service. Tesco’s will provide excellent customer service and make sure all customers come back which
Tesco's have different stakeholders who effect the business. One of their stakeholders are the customers, because these are the people who buy from Tesco
I will be relating the type of business, purpose and ownership of the two contrasting organisations. The two organisations that I will be choosing are: Oxfam and Sainsbury’s.
· If the sole trader is ill or on holiday, there is no one to cover
The ownership of Tesco PLC is being a public limited company where a business is large and well-known which is what Tesco PLC is. This is a chain of retailers with some sort of branch in city centres. Being a public limited company means that shares are traded on the stock exchange which is where businesses such as Tesco PLC shares are traded on a centralised market. Shares from public limited companies such as Tesco PLC are offered to the public. Furthermore, shares are sold publicly to anyone.
Tesco is the Public Limited Company I will explore. To understand the size of Tesco, it has stores in 12 countries across Asia and Europe. There is a sum of 3739 Tesco stores within the UK (as of 2017). They also have 460,000 Colleagues at the end of 2016. This shows the size of Tesco and gets us to understand the effect that Tesco has on the UK’s economy and needs and goods of UK’s communities.
Tesco is a PLC which means it’s a public limited company therefore has limited liability. Limited liability is when only the money you invest is at risk and not your personal possession. Tesco is a British and Irish multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer and owns 27.8% of the market share in the United Kingdom. It has 6809 stores over 12 countries across Asia and Europe and it is a large company as it currently employs over 476,000 people worldwide. Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls and on his first day he made a profit of £1 on sales of £4. The name Tesco came from
Tesco PLC is a major food retailer that operates primarily in the United Kingdom. The company operates 2,291 supermarkets, superstores and convenience stores in the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe and Asia. The company also offers financial products, such as insurance and banking services, as well as electrical appliances and telecommunication products. For the year 2007 to date, Tesco PLC achieved revenues that totaled £ 46,611 million, an increase of 10.9% against the previous year revenues that were £42,016 million. Tesco is one of the largest food retailers in the world, operating around 2,318 stores and employing over 326,000 people.
Strong cash position. At the end of Q4 2013, Tesco has $97,277 (in hundreds) which is an increase as they have continually grown their cash consistently over the past few years.
As a business Tesco needs to be aware of the social markets around them as and when they arise. For instance in August leading up to the new school year in September they will have school uniforms, stationary and other school equipment in stock. If they didn’t then parents may choose to do other shopping such as groceries in competitors stores who do provide such merchandise or who are closer to specialist retailers to save on multiple trips. This could impact on the businesses profits, especially if the store was in an area which had a high, school age population.
Tesco PLC, the top three retailer in the world, which was establish by Jack Cohen in 1919 year, which has near 100-Year history. In these days, it has been thrived to 12 country all over the world, including United Kingdom, Malaysia, India, Hungary, Ireland, Kipa, Slovakia, Poland, Czech, Thailand, even South Korea, and China (Tescoplc.com, 2012). Tesco is a public limited company. According to Marcouse (2011:92), “Public limited company (Plc) is a larger type of company that must have at least £50,000 of share capital and has its shares traded on the stock market”, therefore Tesco can have greater capital source and shareholders in their business.
Tesco PLC is a British multinational grocery founded by Jack Cohen in year 1919. As one of the world’s largest retailers with 476,000 colleagues worldwide, serve millions of customers a week in Tesco stores and online (Our businesses, n.d.). In addition, Tesco has stores in 11 countries across Asia and Europe. For example, Malaysia, UK, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, China, India, etc. Since its launch in 2002, Tesco have opened over 50 stores across Peninsular Malaysia.
Tesco Ireland Limited operates as a Private Limited Company. A Private Limited Company name is always followed by the word ‘Limited’ or the abbreviation ‘Ltd.’ E.g. Tesco Ireland Limited. A private limited company is owned by a small group of people who have limited liability. Private Limited Companies are managed by directors and run by shareholders. There can be between 2 and 50 shareholders in a Private Limited Company.