British Steel Ltd

Overview

• Industryiron and steel industry¹
• HeadquartersScunthorpe¹
• Websitebritishsteel.co.uk
• Legal formprivate company limited by shares¹
• LEI213800TKFXMXZX6ATE79³
• StatusActive³
• LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)³
• Registered address2 ST PETER'S SQUARE, M2 3EY Manchester, United Kingdom³
• Registered withCompanies House, 09438207³

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British Steel Limited is a British long steel products manufacturer that is the only source of primary steelmaking in the country. The company was formed in 2016 after Greybull Capital acquired the long products division of Tata Steel Europe.²

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Government of the United Kingdom since Jul 2026

Former owners and parents

• Greybull Capital 2016 to Mar 2020
• Jingye Group Mar 2020 to Jul 2026

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

• 20253,500¹
• 20195,000¹

Timeline

1. Jul 2026Acquired Acquired by Government of the United Kingdom¹
2. Mar 2020Acquired Acquired by Jingye Group¹
3. 2016Acquired Acquired by Greybull Capital¹
4. 2016Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitebritishsteel.co.uk¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/BritishSteelUK¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/BritishSteelUK¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCxLBQP_chKwHIA9EoKQlyGw¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/british-steel¹
• WikipediaBritish Steel (2016–present)
• WikidataQ24910475