Simon Benjamin

The Falkland Islands Company

Operations in the Falkland Islands date back 160 years to 1852 when the Falkland Islands Company was granted its Royal Charter. From its early days as a major landowner and sheep farmer, controlling almost half the land area of the Islands, the Company has steadily widened its activities to provide a broad range of essential services to the people of the Falklands. The Islands now have a population of around 3,000, with approximately 42,000 tourists visiting the Islands each year, 35,000 from cruise ships and 7,000 by air.