Who owns UK companies in Marine fishing?
581 of the 2,383 companies registered under SIC 03110 (Marine fishing) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,786 individual shareholders and 241 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 2.4% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 16% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
- 49% have a shareholder holding 75% or more (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 60% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 13.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.
581
companies with a shareholder list
of 2,383 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
22%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
70%
owned only by individuals
all UK companies: 66%
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 16% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 77% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 7.2% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 70% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 29% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 22% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 93% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 49% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.2% | 0.7% |
* Among the 227 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 13.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 6.6% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 54% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 36% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 2.4% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.2% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Freshwater fishing SIC 03120 · 219 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
- Marine aquaculture SIC 03210 · 156 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
- Freshwater aquaculture SIC 03220 · 88 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 232 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 03110, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 17 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 | DENHOLM FISHSELLING LTD | UK company | SC032960 | 10 |
| 2 | L.H.D. LTD | UK company | 00384158 | 8 |
| 3 | BROWN & BRIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11092721 | 5 |
| 4 | EMILIA JAYNE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 06579789 | 4 |
| 5 | JC HOLDINGS (SW) LTD | UK company | 12958441 | 4 |
| 6 | ANDREW MARR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 02011550 | 3 |
| 7 | GEORGE WEST | UK company | SC244060 | 3 |
| 8 | MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LIMITED | UK company | SC063241 | 3 |
| 9 | OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12218181 | 3 |
| 10 | ALDA SEAFOOD HOLDING BV | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 11 | DAVID WILLIAMSON | UK company | 04504467 | 2 |
| 12 | HANDYSIDE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14510796 | 2 |
| 13 | LEVEMUN HOLDING LTD | UK company | 17089488 | 2 |
| 14 | NORQUOY FISHING LIMITED | UK company | SC458332 | 2 |
| 15 | NORTH ATLANTIC (HOLDINGS) LTD | UK company | 02869265 | 2 |
| 16 | OCEANIC MARINE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13712084 | 2 |
| 17 | SMD HOLDINGS SW LIMITED | UK company | 15286363 | 2 |
| 18 | A & R TRAWLERS LTD | UK company | 13939231 | 1 |
| 19 | A&S RESOURCES LIMITED | UK company | 09689714 | 1 |
| 20 | AJR FISHING LTD | UK company | SC623522 | 1 |
| 21 | ALAN HORN NORTH SHIELDS FISH QUAY COMPANY, MARKET OFFICE | Company | — | 1 |
| 22 | ALEXANDER MAITLAND | UK company | 03191412 | 1 |
| 23 | ALEXANDER ROSS | UK company | 10017690 | 1 |
| 24 | ALICK PATIENCE | UK company | SC525255 | 1 |
| 25 | AMAZING REEF CORALS LTD | UK company | 13331157 | 1 |
| 26 | AMY THOMSON | UK company | 12392606 | 1 |
| 27 | ANDREW IRVINE | UK company | SC798204 | 1 |
| 28 | ANDREW JAMES SMITH | UK company | NI727758 | 1 |
| 29 | ANDREW TAIT | UK company | 11153244 | 1 |
| 30 | ANGROS FISHING LTD | UK company | SC565729 | 1 |
| 31 | ANTHONY BERRY | UK company | 05959339 | 1 |
| 32 | ANTHONY HAYNES | UK company | 14488160 | 1 |
| 33 | APEX GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LTD. | UK company | 07390618 | 1 |
| 34 | AVOCH FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE | UK company | SP1997RS | 1 |
| 35 | B R IRVINE LTD | UK company | SC502404 | 1 |
| 36 | B.T. TRANSPORT | UK company | 15268921 | 1 |
| 37 | BEECHING HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11140544 | 1 |
| 38 | BERESFORD FISHING LTD | UK company | 13691131 | 1 |
| 39 | BF 61 LIMITED | UK company | SC215423 | 1 |
| 40 | BOAT INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | SC426601 | 1 |
| 41 | BRIAN JONES | UK company | 04317813 | 1 |
| 42 | BRISTOL CHANNEL FISHERIES LIMITED | UK company | 01628777 | 1 |
| 43 | BROWSE BROS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06509926 | 1 |
| 44 | C ENGINEERING LTD | UK company | SC246523 | 1 |
| 45 | C R GRAY LTD | UK company | SC617935 | 1 |
| 46 | CAHORS LIMITED | UK company | OE031305 | 1 |
| 47 | CALEY FISHERIES LTD | UK company | SC019185 | 1 |
| 48 | CALEY INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | SC161295 | 1 |
| 49 | CAMERON FISHING LTD | UK company | SC565170 | 1 |
| 50 | CAMM FISHING LIMITED | UK company | SC154533 | 1 |
| 51 | CARRADALE FISHERMAN LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 52 | CATHERINE KERSHAW GUY | UK company | 15363208 | 1 |
| 53 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 54 | CHRIS LANG | UK company | 07791944 | 1 |
| 55 | CHRISTOPHER SMITH | UK company | 08671547 | 1 |
| 56 | CHYMAR, S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 57 | COLIN SMITH | UK company | 08782900 | 1 |
| 58 | COOMBEFISH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 09689753 | 1 |
| 59 | COVEWAY LIMITED | UK company | SC271371 | 1 |
| 60 | CRAIG SMITH | UK company | 09038694 | 1 |
| 61 | CRESCENT SEAFOODS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 62 | CROFT 3 LTD | UK company | SC804373 | 1 |
| 63 | CROFT SHAREHOLDERS LTD | UK company | 14654928 | 1 |
| 64 | CTM ENGINEERING (FRASERBURGH) LTD | UK company | SC567640 | 1 |
| 65 | D & A JONES LIMITED | UK company | 13271992 | 1 |
| 66 | D Q HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16139449 | 1 |
| 67 | D.MCLEAN LIMITED | UK company | SC310617 | 1 |
| 68 | DACA FISHING LTD | UK company | SC631393 | 1 |
| 69 | DANNY SMITH | UK company | 11885657 | 1 |
| 70 | DAVID ARMSTRONG | UK company | 05667999 | 1 |
| 71 | DAVID DONALDSON | UK company | SC394839 | 1 |
| 72 | DAVID HODGSON NORTH SHIELDS FISH QUAY COMPANY, MARKET | Company | — | 1 |
| 73 | DAVID LEWIS | UK company | 03462111 | 1 |
| 74 | DAVID MCKEE | UK company | NI608914 | 1 |
| 75 | DAVID MORGAN | UK company | 07267826 | 1 |
| 76 | DAVID PATIENCE | UK company | SC548480 | 1 |
| 77 | DAWN ROSS FISHING LIMITED | UK company | FC041906 | 1 |
| 78 | DENNIS CLARK NORTH SHIELDS FISH QUAY COMPANY, MARKET | Company | — | 1 |
| 79 | DEVON QUALITY FISH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12536429 | 1 |
| 80 | DMC FR LIMITED | UK company | SC738417 | 1 |
| 81 | DON FISHING CO LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 82 | DONALD MACLEOD | UK company | SC585821 | 1 |
| 83 | DONALD REID | UK company | 02261100 | 1 |
| 84 | DONALD STEWART | UK company | SC748548 | 1 |
| 85 | DOONBY SHOREY LTD | UK company | SC853680 | 1 |
| 86 | DORSET SHELLFISH COMPANY (POOLE) LTD | UK company | 11540452 | 1 |
| 87 | DOUGLAS STEWART | UK company | 07177806 | 1 |
| 88 | EEMIAN LIMITED | UK company | 16309415 | 1 |
| 89 | ERISKAY FISHERMEN LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 90 | F.M.A. EYEMOUTH LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 91 | F.M.A. PITTENWEEM LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 92 | FH PHILLIPS & CO (LOWESTOFT) LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 93 | FRASERBUGH INSHORE FISHERMEN LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 94 | FREEDOM FISH LIMITED | UK company | SC156998 | 1 |
| 95 | G & Y BUCHAN LTD. | UK company | SC248531 | 1 |
| 96 | GARRY HEPBURN | UK company | SC244567 | 1 |
| 97 | GARY ORR | UK company | NI605205 | 1 |
| 98 | GEORGE JACK | UK company | 11145248 | 1 |
| 99 | GLOBAL PESCA LIMITED | UK company | 08719513 | 1 |
| 100 | GOOSE CREEK GROUP LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 101 | GRIMSBY FISH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION LTD | UK company | 00115504 | 1 |
| 102 | GRIMSBY FISHING VESSEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 103 | HARRY SMITH | UK company | SC008622 | 1 |
| 104 | HEADLAND SMALL BOATS | UK company | 03577001 | 1 |
| 105 | HEATHER FISHING COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC135351 | 1 |
| 106 | HELEN DUNN | UK company | 05753410 | 1 |
| 107 | HOLBORN FISHING HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC762524 | 1 |
| 108 | HPS FISHING LTD | UK company | SC816740 | 1 |
| 109 | HUMBER FISHING LIMITED | UK company | 08261031 | 1 |
| 110 | INGRID ANDERSON | UK company | 12830120 | 1 |
| 111 | INTERFISH LIMITED | UK company | 01334260 | 1 |
| 112 | ISBERG LTD | UK company | 01965187 | 1 |
| 113 | J MARR SEAFOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 00656332 | 1 |
| 114 | J. MARR (ABERDEEN) LTD | UK company | SC016085 | 1 |
| 115 | JAMES BROADBENT | UK company | 03711949 | 1 |
| 116 | JAMES EADIE | UK company | 09095320 | 1 |
| 117 | JAMES MACKAY | UK company | SC473293 | 1 |
| 118 | JAMES PRENTICE | UK company | 06909192 | 1 |
| 119 | JAMES ROBERT SMITH | UK company | 07069408 | 1 |
| 120 | JAMES THOMAS | UK company | 04029808 | 1 |
| 121 | JAMES WILSON | UK company | 04350161 | 1 |
| 122 | JERSEY FISHERMENS'S ASSOCIATION LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 123 | JOANNA WOOD | UK company | 01734383 | 1 |
| 124 | JOHN BUCHAN | UK company | SC342209 | 1 |
| 125 | JOHN KEARNEY | UK company | NI010162 | 1 |
| 126 | JOHN MACALISTER (OBAN) LIMITED | UK company | SC151038 | 1 |
| 127 | JOHN MACKENZIE | UK company | SC275859 | 1 |
| 128 | JOHN RITCHIE | UK company | SC413624 | 1 |
| 129 | JONATHAN DUNN | UK company | NI686905 | 1 |
| 130 | JONATHAN SMITH | UK company | 12453093 | 1 |
| 131 | JUBILEE FISHING COMPANY LTD | UK company | 01644940 | 1 |
| 132 | JULIA DAVIES | UK company | 13195694 | 1 |
| 133 | KAREN CRAWFORD | UK company | 05589445 | 1 |
| 134 | KENNETH MORRISON | UK company | SC235411 | 1 |
| 135 | KENNING FISHING LIMITED | UK company | SC335513 | 1 |
| 136 | KENT WILDFOWLERSASS'N LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 137 | KENT WILDFOWLING AND CONSERVATION TRUSTEE COMPANY LTD | UK company | 15853454 | 1 |
| 138 | KILKEEL SEAFOODS LIMITED | UK company | NI005011 | 1 |
| 139 | KILLOWEN HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | NI657453 | 1 |
| 140 | KULLER FISHING COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC687360 | 1 |
| 141 | LAMONT LEASING LTD | UK company | SC492762 | 1 |
| 142 | LAMONT PROPERTY LETS LTD | UK company | SC492758 | 1 |
| 143 | LANPRO LIMITED | UK company | 04263171 | 1 |
| 144 | LAURIE RITCHIE | UK company | SC551794 | 1 |
| 145 | LISA COOK | UK company | 07974391 | 1 |
| 146 | LLOYD TAYLOR | UK company | 15283554 | 1 |
| 147 | LONG & GILBERT LIMITED | UK company | 08839162 | 1 |
| 148 | M WRIGHT SEAFOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 149 | MACDUFF SHIPYARDS LTD. DIRECTORS PENSION SCHEME | Company | — | 1 |
| 150 | MACNEIL SHELLFISH LIMITED | UK company | SC417053 | 1 |
| 151 | MAH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 12515977 | 1 |
| 152 | MALLAIG FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE LTD | UK company | IP02452R | 1 |
| 153 | MANX FISH PRODUCERS ORGANISATION LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 154 | MARDON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06271360 | 1 |
| 155 | MARK STEPHEN | UK company | 17356549 | 1 |
| 156 | MARK WEBSTER | UK company | 06475147 | 1 |
| 157 | MARTIN CARDNO | UK company | SC483847 | 1 |
| 158 | MELANTIC LIMITED | UK company | SC066726 | 1 |
| 159 | MICHAEL GREEN | UK company | OC346663 | 1 |
| 160 | MICHAEL NUGENT NORTH SHIELDS FISH QUAY COMPANY, MARKET | Company | — | 1 |
| 161 | MICHAEL REID | UK company | 03966126 | 1 |
| 162 | MICHAEL WEST | UK company | 03758714 | 1 |
| 163 | MICHAEL WILSON | UK company | 09603177 | 1 |
| 164 | MJ PROJECT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC620140 | 1 |
| 165 | MOUAT MARINE & AGRI SERVICES LTD | UK company | SC547181 | 1 |
| 166 | N J FORD | UK company | 04447078 | 1 |
| 167 | NATALIE COUTTS | UK company | 14922338 | 1 |
| 168 | NATHAN WHYTE | UK company | 16874791 | 1 |
| 169 | NATWEST FIS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 02459831 | 1 |
| 170 | NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL | Company | — | 1 |
| 171 | NORTHERN IRELAND FISH PRODUCERS ORG. LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 172 | OCEAN HOLDINGS SOUTH WEST LTD | UK company | 11504396 | 1 |
| 173 | OLIVER KNIGHT | UK company | 06328791 | 1 |
| 174 | ONCHAN TRADING COMPANY LTD | UK company | OE007881 | 1 |
| 175 | OTHNIEL OYSTERS LIMITED | UK company | 05841387 | 1 |
| 176 | PAULA DORNOM | UK company | 05171993 | 1 |
| 177 | PDK SHELLFISH LIMITED | UK company | SC307418 | 1 |
| 178 | PESQUERA MAREIXON SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 179 | PETER & J. JOHNSTONE LIMITED | UK company | SC038625 | 1 |
| 180 | PETER HAWKINS | UK company | 02328697 | 1 |
| 181 | PETER TAIT | UK company | 10280903 | 1 |
| 182 | PREMIER FISH LIMITED | UK company | 04090530 | 1 |
| 183 | R.D.DOWNIE LTD. | UK company | SC308594 | 1 |
| 184 | RAYMOND HALL | UK company | 05885389 | 1 |
| 185 | RICHARD ARTHUR | UK company | 04669518 | 1 |
| 186 | RICHARD HARRIS | UK company | 12454510 | 1 |
| 187 | ROBERT HARRISON | UK company | NI730925 | 1 |
| 188 | ROSSIKLB LTD | UK company | SC631386 | 1 |
| 189 | ROWSE HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 11931041 | 1 |
| 190 | RSK ENVIRONMENT LIMITED | UK company | SC115530 | 1 |
| 191 | RWFB LIMITED | UK company | SC312546 | 1 |
| 192 | S & P TRAWLERS LIMITED | UK company | 03764875 | 1 |
| 193 | SCOTT SHEPHERD | UK company | SC300663 | 1 |
| 194 | SEACOMBE LIMITED | UK company | 06763825 | 1 |
| 195 | SEAFOOD CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 00128587 | 1 |
| 196 | SEAFOOD ECOSSE LIMITED | UK company | SC119437 | 1 |
| 197 | SEASALTER SHELLFISH (WHITSTABLE) LTD | UK company | 02065181 | 1 |
| 198 | SHETLAND FISH PRODUCERS ORGANISATION LIMITED | UK company | SP2125RS | 1 |
| 199 | SHETLAND FISH PRODUCERS' ORG LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 200 | SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNCIL | Company | — | 1 |
| 201 | SILVER DAWN FISHING LIMITED | UK company | 04559153 | 1 |
| 202 | SILVER DAWN HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14759537 | 1 |
| 203 | SINCLAIR BAY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC627965 | 1 |
| 204 | SINCLAIR BAY LOBSTER COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC236812 | 1 |
| 205 | SMS SEAFOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10177812 | 1 |
| 206 | SOUTH WEST TRAWLER AGENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 11691776 | 1 |
| 207 | SOUTHERN CROSS LIMITED | UK company | 09544817 | 1 |
| 208 | SQUIRE TRADING LIMITED | UK company | 12159284 | 1 |
| 209 | STEPHEN GEORGE | UK company | 11643395 | 1 |
| 210 | STEPHEN WEST | UK company | SC241289 | 1 |
| 211 | STEVEN HANN | UK company | 08304286 | 1 |
| 212 | STORNAWAY FISHERMAN'S CO-OPERATIVE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 213 | STRATTON FISHING LIMITED | UK company | 12058320 | 1 |
| 214 | STUART SMITH | UK company | 07655422 | 1 |
| 215 | SUCESORES DE MARTIN ESTEVEZ SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 216 | TERRY REED NORTH SHIELDS FISH QUAY COMPANY, MARKET | Company | — | 1 |
| 217 | THE WISEMAN FISHING COMPANY TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 218 | THOMAS BROWN | UK company | SL000883 | 1 |
| 219 | THOMAS HARRISON | UK company | 11169856 | 1 |
| 220 | UK FISHERIES LIMITED | UK company | 05219340 | 1 |
| 221 | UNITED FISHERMENS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (ST IVES) LTD | UK company | RS07598R | 1 |
| 222 | UNITED FISHSELLING LTD | UK company | SC077168 | 1 |
| 223 | W.A.VERWIJS BEHEER B.V | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 224 | WARRADALE CONSULTING LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 225 | WAYNE SINCLAIR | UK company | 09110021 | 1 |
| 226 | WEST HOLDINGS (PETERHEAD) LIMITED | UK company | SC368429 | 1 |
| 227 | WESTRAY PROCESSORS LTD | UK company | SP1614RS | 1 |
| 228 | WILDBAY SEAFOOD LTD | UK company | NI684206 | 1 |
| 229 | WILLIAM DAVIS | UK company | 00468397 | 1 |
| 230 | WK LOW LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 231 | ZEEVISSERIJBEDRIJF UK 111 BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 232 | ZVB UK127 BV | Non-UK entity | — | 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 16 February 2021 and 10 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.