Who owns UK companies in Extraction of peat?
4 of the 14 companies registered under SIC 08920 (Extraction of peat) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 7 individual shareholders and 3 companies, trusts and other entities.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | — | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | — | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | — | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | — | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | — | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | — | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | — | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | — | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | — | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | — | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | — | 0.7% |
* Among the 2 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
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | — | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | — | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | — | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | — | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | — | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. SIC 08990 · 290 companies · 43% majority-owned by a company
- Quarrying of ornamental and building stone, limestone, gypsum, chalk and slate SIC 08110 · 167 companies · 58% majority-owned by a company
- Operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin SIC 08120 · 133 companies · 47% majority-owned by a company
- Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals SIC 08910 · 19 companies
- Extraction of salt SIC 08930 · 11 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 2 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 08920, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. None holds shares in more than one company in this industry: ownership here is not concentrated in corporate groups. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROUGHAN LTD | UK company | NI675910 | 1 |
| 2 | SCOTTS-SIERRA INVESTMENTS LLC | 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 29 April 2022 and 28 May 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.