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January 2010 UKCSI scores sector–by–sector

These lists detail the top 10 performers in each sector (where there are 10 or more organisations within the sector — some sectors do not contain 10 organisations. Find out more about the methodology).

Automotive sector

Overall sector score: 77.3, lowest score 73.1. Buy the Automotive sectoral presentation.

  1. Mercedes Benz — 82.7
  2. BMW/Mini — 81.8
  3. Honda — 80.7
  4. Toyota — 80.2
  5. Audi — 79.6
  6. Volvo — 79.1
  7. Citroen — 79
  8. Nissan — 76.3
  9. Vauxhall — 76.3
  10. VW — 75.5

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Finance (banks) sector

Overall sector score: 75.4, lowest score 71.1. Buy the Finance (banks) sectoral presentation.

  1. first direct — 83.8
  2. The co-operative bank — 83.2
  3. Natwest — 76.2
  4. Alliance & Leicester — 76
  5. RBS — 75.9
  6. Nationwide — 75.9
  7. Lloyds TSB — 75.6
  8. Barclays — 74.4
  9. HSBC — 74.2
  10. Halifax — 72.9

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Finance (insurance) sector

Overall sector score: 77.3, lowest score 71.9. Buy the Finance (insurance) sectoral presentation.

  1. SAGA — 83.1
  2. BUPA — 81.1
  3. Churchill — 79.8
  4. Admiral — 79.4
  5. Esure — 78.4
  6. AA — 78.3
  7. AXA — 78.2
  8. Direct Line — 76.5
  9. Hastings — 76
  10. More Than — 74.4

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Public services (local)

Overall sector score: 72.3, lowest score 56.7. Buy the Public services (local) sectoral presentation.

  1. Your local Ambulance Service — 81.6
  2. GP surgery / health centre — 77.5
  3. your local Police Service — 63.3
  4. your local council — 56.7

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Public services (national)

Overall sector score: 69.4, lowest score 56.3. Buy the Public services (national) sectoral presentation.

  1. The Identity & Passport Service — 76.5
  2. Post office — 73.6
  3. DVLA — 72.8
  4. NHS / hospital service — 72.4
  5. Royal Mail / Parcelforce — 65.7
  6. HMRC (Inland Revenue) — 64.2
  7. Jobcentre Plus — 56.3

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Leisure

Overall sector score: 76.4, lowest score 71.3. Buy the Leisure sectoral presentation.

  1. Toby Carvery — 85.5
  2. your local fish & chip shop — 85.4
  3. Harvester — 81
  4. your local restaurant — 81
  5. your local pub — 79.4
  6. Pizza Express — 79.4
  7. Greggs / Baker's Oven — 78.6
  8. Pizza Hut — 77.8
  9. Domino's Pizza — 77.4
  10. Starbucks — 77.3

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Retail (food)

Overall sector score: 79.6, lowest score 68.5. Buy the Retail (food) sectoral presentation.

  1. Waitrose — 86.9
  2. Marks & Spencer (food) — 85.5
  3. ASDA — 80.7
  4. Sainsbury's — 80.4
  5. Iceland — 80.1
  6. Tesco — 79.2
  7. Lidl — 79
  8. Morrisons — 77.6
  9. Aldi — 77
  10. Co–op — 75

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Retail (non–food)

Overall sector score: 79.1, lowest score 69.5. Buy the Retail (non–food) sectoral presentation.

  1. John Lewis — 88.3
  2. Marks & Spencer — 85
  3. Boots — 83
  4. Dorothy Perkins/ Top Shop / Evans / Miss Selfridge — 82.2
  5. New Look — 79.5
  6. Matalan — 79.4
  7. Argos — 79.3
  8. HMV — 79.3
  9. Ikea — 79.1
  10. Wilkinson — 78.5

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Services

Overall sector score: 80.2, lowest score 68.7. Buy the Services sectoral presentation.

  1. your local dry cleaner — 87.8
  2. your local hairdresser — 86.4
  3. your local electrician — 86.1
  4. RAC — 83.9
  5. AA — 82.9
  6. your local plumber — 82.7
  7. your local travel agent — 82.4
  8. your local shoe repairer / key cutter — 81.7
  9. Autoglass — 79.6
  10. DHL — 76.5

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Telecommunications

Overall sector score: 72.1, lowest score 64.4. Buy the Telecoms sectoral presentation.

  1. O2 — 78.5
  2. Vodafone — 76.8
  3. T–Mobile — 75.9
  4. Orange — 73.6
  5. Virgin Media — 71.9
  6. Talk Talk / Carphone Warehouse — 69.4
  7. 3 — 67.9
  8. BT — 64.4

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Tourism

Overall sector score: 79, lowest score 74.6. Buy the Tourism sectoral presentation.

  1. Virgin Holidays — 84.1
  2. Marriott — 83.4
  3. SAGA — 82.9
  4. Premier Inn — 81.6
  5. P&O Cruises — 81.4
  6. Center Parcs — 81.3
  7. Hilton — 80.9
  8. Thomas Cook — 79.4
  9. Thomson — 77.3
  10. Travelodge — 76.3

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Transport

Overall sector score: 72, lowest score 60.8. Buy the Transport sectoral presentation.

  1. Virgin Atlantic — 83.4
  2. British Airways — 82.1
  3. P&O Ferries — 82
  4. Eurotunnel — 80.4
  5. Easyjet — 73.9
  6. Virgin Trains — 73.7
  7. First Scotrail — 70.5
  8. National Express — 70.4
  9. Stagecoach — 69.1
  10. Arriva — 65.9

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Utilities

Overall sector score: 67.9, lowest score 62.3. Buy the Utilities sectoral presentation.

  1. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) — 76.3
  2. EDF Energy — 72.2
  3. British Gas — 67.8
  4. E.ON — 67.2
  5. Scottish Power — 66.1
  6. Northern Ireland Electricity Service (NIES) — 65.1
  7. npower / RWE — 62.7
  8. Thames Water — 62.3

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