Britain's top 12 most admired companies
No 1: Unilever
The FMCG giant is Britain's Most Admired Company for the third time.
No 2: Berkeley Group
The housebuilder has topped its category for 12 straight years.
No 3: Spirax-Sarco Engineering
The steam specialist's share price has risen 150-fold since the turn of the millennium.
No 4: Bet365
The gambling firm was founded in a Portakabin, but is now Stoke-on-Trent's biggest private employer....
No 5: Great Portland Estates
The London-focused real estate company had record disposals last year.
No 6: Rightmove
Despite rising competition, the property portal remains the UK market leader.
No 7: Diageo
The drinks giant recently is on the acquisition-trail again, having recently bought George Clooney's tequila...
No 8: Royal Dutch Shell
The oil major's push into liquefied natural gas has paid dividends.
No 9: Rotork
The valve specialist has benefited from the weak pound.
No 10: Prudential
The insurance firm has targeted the burgeoning Asian market.
No. 11: Derwent London
The real estate investment trust has prospered from the regeneration of London's Fitzrovia.
No 12: Hiscox
The underwriter has benefited from a boom in cyber insurance.
