Go-Ahead Group Named Britain's Most Admired Company

Go-Ahead Group wins transport sector for a second year in a row in Britain’s Most Admired 2022

LONDON, UK, Wednesday 29th March 2023 – Go-Ahead Group, the Newcastle-based passenger transport business, was today announced as Britain’s top travel company in the 2022 Britain’s Most Admired Companies study. Go-Ahead Group won seven out of the 13 voting criteria, including: Quality of Products & Services, Ability to Attract, Develop & Retain Top Talent, Capacity to Innovate, Quality of Marketing, Effective Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), Effective Corporate Governance and Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Established in 1990, Britain’s Most Admired Companies is the UK’s longest running annual survey of corporate reputation. The competition is unique in that the winners are voted by board representatives, analysts and City commentators.

Go-Ahead Group was placed 8th overall out of 259 leading British companies selected from 28 sectors.

National Express takes second place, followed by Ryanair in third. Other ‘most admired’ transport companies are Jet 2, FirstGroup, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet, International Airlines Group, Wizz Air Holdings and Arriva.

Below are the winners for the 13 key criteria based on their scores.

Criteria	Company	Score (0=poor, 10=excellent)
Quality of Management	Jet2	7.7
Financial Soundness	Ryanair	8.4
Quality of Products and Services	Go-Ahead Group	8.0
Ability to Attract, Develop, and Retain Top Talent	Go-Ahead Group	8.0
Long-Term Value Potential	Ryanair	8.2
Capacity to Innovate	Go-Ahead Group	8.0
Quality of Marketing	Go-Ahead Group	8.3
Effective Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)	Go-Ahead Group	8.7
Effective use of Corporate Assets	Ryanair	8.0
Inspirational Leadership	National Express	8.1
Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	Go-Ahead Group	8.7
Effective Corporate Governance	Go-Ahead Group	9.0
Competitiveness	Ryanair	8.6

Each year one overall winner is selected from across the sectors based on overall perceptions.  For 2022 the Overall Winner of Britain’s Most Admired Companies is the leading UK financial services provider, Legal & General.