For most of its history, the Royal Mail was a public service, operating as a government department or public corporation. Following the Postal Services Act 2011

For most of its history, the Royal Mail was a public service, operating as a government department or public corporation. Following the Postal Services Act 2011, a majority of the shares in Royal Mail were floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2013. The UK government initially retained a 30% stake in Royal Mail, but sold its remaining shares in 2015, ending 499 years of state ownership [1] [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mail