Who owns UK companies in Raising of dairy cattle?

756 of the 1,778 companies registered under SIC 01410 (Raising of dairy cattle) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 2,101 individual shareholders and 224 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 17% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 10% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 3.4% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• The median company is 18.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 199 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 18.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Mixed farming SIC 01500 · 2,994 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
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• Support activities for animal production (other than farm animal boarding and care) n.e.c. SIC 01629 · 651 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
• Growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers SIC 01130 · 544 companies · 27% majority-owned by a company
• Raising of horses and other equines SIC 01430 · 536 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
• Raising of poultry SIC 01470 · 504 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
• Raising of sheep and goats SIC 01450 · 382 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 168 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 01410, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 11 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

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 29 November 2020 and 1 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.