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Default Britain's Oldest Companies - Still Trading
Here are the 25 oldest companies in the UK that are still trading today, many of them have gone through major changes to their original business, I list [my interpretation] of their current business activity.

1/. Aberdeen Harbour founded - 1136
2/. Angel & Royal - Hotel - 1203
3/. Trinity House - Lighthouse - 1514
4/. John Brook - Office Park - 1541
5/. Whitechapel - Bell Foundry - 1570
6/. Durtnell - Construction - 1591
7/. Mulliner - Coachbuilder - 1599
8/. Tassiman - Clothes Retailer - 1601
9/. Red Lion - Hotel - 1645
10/. London Gazette - Newspaper - 1665

11/. Robert Noble - Cloth manufacture - 1666
12/. Spink - Auctioneer & Sales of Collectables -1666
13/. Hoares - Bank - 1672
14/. Mornflake - Cereal Manufacturer - 1675
15/. Lock Hatters - Hat Manufacturer - 1676
16/. Firmin - Manufacturer of Ceremonial Ware - 1677
17/. Toye, Kenning and Spencer - Medal Manufacturer - 1685
18/. Lloyds of London - Insurance - 1688
19/. Ede & Ravenscoft - Clothing - 1689
20/. Coutts - Banking - 1692

21/. Bank of Scotland - Banking - 1695
22/. Folkes - Property Agents - 1697
23/. Old Moore's Almanack - Publishing - 1697
24/. Shepherd Neame - Brewing - 1698
25/. Crosse & Blackwell - Food Manufacture - 1706


And if you think that is some impressive staying power, consider "Kongo Gumi" the worlds oldest company, founded in Japan 1,431 years ago [578 AD]and still trading in the construction industry!
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3/. Trinity House - Lighthouse - 1514

How does light houses make money?
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3/. Trinity House - Lighthouse - 1514

How does light houses make money?
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whitstable oyster company 1574

The Shore Porters’ Society 1498

and of course the world needed a drink before starting work.

The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan 1040


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Earl still remembers that first hut put up for him by Kongo Gumi in the early days, before they were famous
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whitstable oyster company 1574

The Shore Porters’ Society 1498

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It was in an attempt to research the Whitstable Oyster company that I compiled this information, but it seems there is not a continuous trading history of WOC!
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The Bavarian State Brewery Weihenstephan 1040
I live 10 minutes from this brewery in Freising - nice place and great beer, especially the Weissbier
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I live 10 minutes from this brewery in Freising - nice place and great beer, especially the Weissbier
Have to confess to loving their beer too, not British though Earl!

Weihenstephan is the company that owns it and is even more German than it sounds! Indeed founded in 1040.
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