Who owns UK companies in Plant propagation?
240 of the 910 companies registered under SIC 01300 (Plant propagation) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 751 individual shareholders and 137 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 6.7% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 5.4% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.
- 56% have a shareholder holding 75% or more (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 60% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 20% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 68% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 13% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 65% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 30% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 23% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 86% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 56% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 6.7% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 2.1% | 0.7% |
* Among the 86 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.
Company size and age
The median company in this industry was incorporated 11.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 7.5% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 48% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 36% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 5.4% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.9% | 4.3% |
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Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 117 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 01300, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CROSSLAND HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14453000 | 2 |
| 2 | HORTUS CENTRUM LTD | UK company | 12962278 | 2 |
| 3 | ADAM LLOYD | UK company | 11248537 | 1 |
| 4 | ALAN TWATT (POTATOES) LIMITED | UK company | SC060886 | 1 |
| 5 | ALCHIMIA S.P.A | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 6 | ALCN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13192277 | 1 |
| 7 | ALEXANDER HARLEY SEEDS LIMITED | UK company | SC065661 | 1 |
| 8 | ALPHA FRUIT LIMITED | UK company | 01403546 | 1 |
| 9 | ANDREW PAUL | UK company | SC732863 | 1 |
| 10 | ANDREW WALKER | UK company | SC302779 | 1 |
| 11 | ANNA EDWARDS | UK company | 17239524 | 1 |
| 12 | ARG LIMITED | UK company | NI032369 | 1 |
| 13 | BALDER CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 09647728 | 1 |
| 14 | BARTERS FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15412037 | 1 |
| 15 | BEN BLACK | UK company | SC256282 | 1 |
| 16 | CAMBRIDGE FUTURE TECH LTD | UK company | 13079097 | 1 |
| 17 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 18 | CHEENE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 19 | CRAIG ATKINSON | UK company | 13262266 | 1 |
| 20 | CROP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09023462 | 1 |
| 21 | D. WALKER | UK company | 05328772 | 1 |
| 22 | DAVID DODDS | UK company | 07252387 | 1 |
| 23 | DAVID GLOVER | UK company | 11987650 | 1 |
| 24 | DAVID MORGAN | UK company | 07267826 | 1 |
| 25 | DAWN BROOK | UK company | 15971300 | 1 |
| 26 | DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 03249242 | 1 |
| 27 | DUNCAN TAYLOR | UK company | 10653402 | 1 |
| 28 | E C DRUMMOND (AGRICULTURE) LTD | UK company | 00715017 | 1 |
| 29 | EAST COAST GROWERS LIMITED | UK company | 04665680 | 1 |
| 30 | EBBENHOUT BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 31 | EDWARD VINSON LTD | UK company | 01741468 | 1 |
| 32 | ELSOMS SEEDS LIMITED | UK company | 00656393 | 1 |
| 33 | ENVII HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14554302 | 1 |
| 34 | ESPRIT NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 05847353 | 1 |
| 35 | EXPORTISE LIMITED | UK company | 07221974 | 1 |
| 36 | FRANK P MATTHEWS LIMITED | UK company | 00492484 | 1 |
| 37 | G'S GROWERS LIMITED | UK company | 01806047 | 1 |
| 38 | GEORGE BALDWIN | UK company | 11364789 | 1 |
| 39 | GRAPH VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | GREEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14273691 | 1 |
| 41 | HZPC UK LIMITED | UK company | 05374345 | 1 |
| 42 | IAN COOPER | UK company | SC856251 | 1 |
| 43 | IAN WILLIAMS | UK company | 00879464 | 1 |
| 44 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 03918307 | 1 |
| 45 | INTERNATIONAL PLANT PROPAGATION TECHNOLOGY LTD | UK company | 03439366 | 1 |
| 46 | JACKSON & DAUGHTERS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14763525 | 1 |
| 47 | JAMES COLES & SONS (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED | UK company | 14145955 | 1 |
| 48 | JAMES HUTTON LIMITED | UK company | SC121376 | 1 |
| 49 | JAMES WRIGHT | UK company | 10288187 | 1 |
| 50 | JAMIE STEWART | UK company | 16313957 | 1 |
| 51 | JOHN WILKINSON | UK company | 16698475 | 1 |
| 52 | JOHNSONS NURSERIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 11465427 | 1 |
| 53 | JURASSICPLANTS NURSERIES LIMITED | UK company | 11581721 | 1 |
| 54 | KCP NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10830297 | 1 |
| 55 | KEVOCK GARDEN PLANTS LTD | UK company | SC541515 | 1 |
| 56 | KHALIL AHMED | UK company | 16704743 | 1 |
| 57 | KYOMEI INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | LAURA CHAPMAN | UK company | 09536812 | 1 |
| 59 | LDV CAPITAL III, L.P. | Company | — | 1 |
| 60 | LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENTS LTD | UK company | SC493681 | 1 |
| 61 | LUCIE MORGAN | UK company | 08749748 | 1 |
| 62 | MAGHERAMORNE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | NI669794 | 1 |
| 63 | MAGNARTIS FINANCE & INVESTMENT LTD. | Company | — | 1 |
| 64 | MARK PHILLIPS | UK company | 06713692 | 1 |
| 65 | MATTHEW COX | UK company | 10969670 | 1 |
| 66 | MELVYN JONES | UK company | 16656356 | 1 |
| 67 | MICHAEL COOPER | UK company | NI058176 | 1 |
| 68 | MICHAEL ROBERTS | UK company | 05315901 | 1 |
| 69 | MILLER PLANT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC687821 | 1 |
| 70 | MM INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12305983 | 1 |
| 71 | MMC GREATER LONDON FUND LP | UK company | LP020046 | 1 |
| 72 | MNL NOMINEES DRAPERESPRITEIS LIMITED | UK company | 11931537 | 1 |
| 73 | MOLTEN VENTURES VCT PLC | UK company | 03424984 | 1 |
| 74 | MOOLENAAR BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 75 | NEWELL ENTERPRISES LTD | UK company | 14613433 | 1 |
| 76 | NEWELL SCIENCES LTD | UK company | 12076765 | 1 |
| 77 | NOMINEES GSI DERRY LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 78 | NS HERBALIST UK LIMITED | UK company | 09155869 | 1 |
| 79 | OAKOVER NURSERIES LIMITED | UK company | 01269984 | 1 |
| 80 | OLIVER WARD | UK company | 04826978 | 1 |
| 81 | PAUL BARKER | UK company | 05409206 | 1 |
| 82 | PAUL MARTIN | UK company | 14316991 | 1 |
| 83 | PENNY JONES | UK company | 06008759 | 1 |
| 84 | PERFECT HEALTH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13242292 | 1 |
| 85 | QV FOODS LTD | UK company | 02267537 | 1 |
| 86 | R.M. CLARK | UK company | SC522233 | 1 |
| 87 | REBECCA TAYLOR | UK company | 12448531 | 1 |
| 88 | RICHARD HOCHFELD MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 05194726 | 1 |
| 89 | RIO DEVELOPMENTS BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 90 | ROCKET HOLDINGS (CORNWALL) LIMITED | UK company | 13897081 | 1 |
| 91 | SANDBROOK CAPITAL BES LTD | UK company | 13698461 | 1 |
| 92 | SCHNEIDER B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 93 | SCHNEIDER YOUNGPLANTS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 94 | SCOUT VI-A, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 95 | SEEDCAMP V LP | UK company | LP021246 | 1 |
| 96 | SEEDRS NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 97 | SEEGROW HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15316938 | 1 |
| 98 | SIMON JOHNSON | UK company | 08924805 | 1 |
| 99 | SIR HENRY ROBERT GEORGE AYKROYD AND W B TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE HENRY AYKROYD 2021 DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT | Company | — | 1 |
| 100 | SOLARIS HOLDINGS (CYPRUS) LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 101 | SOLARIS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15990417 | 1 |
| 102 | STUART JONES | UK company | 01321838 | 1 |
| 103 | SUNNYHURST INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 14516778 | 1 |
| 104 | TAMAR HOLDINGS 2024 LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 105 | TOM ANDERSON | UK company | 07385388 | 1 |
| 106 | TONI DICKS | UK company | 09848023 | 1 |
| 107 | TONIQ S.R.O | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 108 | TRADE ONLY PLANT SALES LTD | UK company | 03443480 | 1 |
| 109 | TREES PLEASE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 17087446 | 1 |
| 110 | TRESCO HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15178320 | 1 |
| 111 | TUNDTONA LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 112 | VITA HYDROKULTUR GROUP LTD | UK company | 14174436 | 1 |
| 113 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 1 |
| 114 | WILLIAM GREEN | UK company | 09294491 | 1 |
| 115 | WILLIAM MONK | UK company | 00254206 | 1 |
| 116 | WINTERWOOD HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 09476590 | 1 |
| 117 | WLS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12086422 | 1 |
About this data
Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 26 November 2020 and 6 June 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.
Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.