The AA

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AA Limited
The AA[1]
Formerly
  • Fizzbay Limited (9–25 Jun 2004)[2]
  • Beta Top Co Limited (June–October 2004)[2]
  • AA Top Co Limited (2004–2006)[2]
  • AA Limited (2006–2014)[2]
  • AA plc (2014–2021)[2]
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryAutomotive services
Founded1905 (1905)
HeadquartersFanum House, Basingstoke, England
Revenue£995 million (2020)[3]
£257 million (2020)[3]
£107 million (2020)[3]
Number of employees
7,454 (2017)[3]
ParentTowerBrook Capital Partners
Warburg Pincus
Websitetheaacorporate.com

AA Limited,[2] trading as The AA, is a British motoring association.

Founded in 1905, it provides vehicle insurance, driving lessons, breakdown cover, loans, motoring advice, road maps and other services. The association demutualised in 1999, to become a private limited company, and from 2014 a public limited company (PLC). In 2002 the AA Motoring Trust was created to continue its public interest and road safety activities.

In 2021, a consortium led by Tower Brook Capital Partners and Warburg Pincus completed the acquisition of AA Limited (formerly known as AA PLC).

  1. ^ "At a glance". AA plc.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "AA Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk". Companies House. 9 June 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). The Automobile Association. Retrieved 13 February 2021.