Who owns UK companies in Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs?
171 of the 510 companies registered under SIC 10200 (Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 437 individual shareholders and 117 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 22% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 5.8% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 26% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 13.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 18% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 73% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 57% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 40% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 28% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 89% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 57% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 5.8% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 3.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.8% | 0.7% |
* Among the 54 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 | 22% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 44% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 26% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 6.5% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.2% | 4.3% |
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Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 107 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 10200, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 7 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 | ADES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13372137 | 2 |
| 2 | ASSOCIATED SEAFOODS LIMITED | UK company | SC361498 | 2 |
| 3 | BANK OF MONTREAL, AS AGENT, PURSUANT TO A SHARE PLEDGE | Company | — | 2 |
| 4 | BHAGAT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11341108 | 2 |
| 5 | BUCKHEAD CAPITAL UK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 12769629 | 2 |
| 6 | REACH FOOD GROUP S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 7 | SEAFOOD ECOSSE LIMITED | UK company | SC119437 | 2 |
| 8 | ABID ALI | UK company | 16663785 | 1 |
| 9 | ADAM HANDLING | UK company | SC481330 | 1 |
| 10 | ADES LIMITED | UK company | 05126129 | 1 |
| 11 | ALTAIRE FISHING COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC101009 | 1 |
| 12 | BALDERTON CAPITAL VIII, S.L.P. | Company | — | 1 |
| 13 | BEN WALKER | UK company | 17052450 | 1 |
| 14 | BONUMCORPUS (NO. 53) LTD | UK company | NI664543 | 1 |
| 15 | BUCKHEAD CAPITAL CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 16 | C-FRESH LIMITED | UK company | 12698570 | 1 |
| 17 | CHARLES OWEN | UK company | 02940459 | 1 |
| 18 | CHEVAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 19 | CHIVERS FARMS LTD | UK company | 03036362 | 1 |
| 20 | CLEARWATER BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | SC517451 | 1 |
| 21 | COOMBEFISH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 09689753 | 1 |
| 22 | CORTEZ HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13552384 | 1 |
| 23 | CROWDCUBE NOMINEES | UK company | 09820478 | 1 |
| 24 | DAVID SMITH | UK company | 15865366 | 1 |
| 25 | DEN NORSKE NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 01012921 | 1 |
| 26 | DENHOLM SEAFOODS LIMITED | UK company | SC344030 | 1 |
| 27 | EDGEWATERFOODS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | NI688336 | 1 |
| 28 | ELSOMS (SPALDING) LTD | UK company | 00384216 | 1 |
| 29 | FARM ORIGINALS LTD | UK company | SC521798 | 1 |
| 30 | FILLET FISH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15977113 | 1 |
| 31 | FISH2.COM LIMITED | UK company | SC614710 | 1 |
| 32 | FLY VENTURES FUND II GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 33 | FREDERICK HIAM LTD | UK company | 00205738 | 1 |
| 34 | FRINSA DEL NOROESTE S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 35 | GEORGE WESTON | UK company | 02929634 | 1 |
| 36 | GORJI LTD | UK company | 14331253 | 1 |
| 37 | GT VENTURES LTD | UK company | SC718985 | 1 |
| 38 | HILL FARM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13007215 | 1 |
| 39 | HOLLAND SHELLFISH INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 03026111 | 1 |
| 40 | IFC HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC126718 | 1 |
| 41 | INTERFISH LIMITED | UK company | 01334260 | 1 |
| 42 | JACK BONZO LTD | UK company | 13751092 | 1 |
| 43 | JAMES GUNN | UK company | 09013438 | 1 |
| 44 | JAMES ROBERT SMITH | UK company | 07069408 | 1 |
| 45 | JANE ROBERTS | UK company | 04733538 | 1 |
| 46 | JENKINSON KELLY LTD | UK company | 13749649 | 1 |
| 47 | JOHNSON MARINE SCOTLAND LTD | UK company | SC513271 | 1 |
| 48 | JONATHAN GRAHAM | UK company | 04055524 | 1 |
| 49 | JRG PROPERTIES (CORNWALL) LIMITED | UK company | 09147126 | 1 |
| 50 | JULIA DAVIES | UK company | 13195694 | 1 |
| 51 | KILHORNE BAY SEAFOODS LIMITED | UK company | NI008124 | 1 |
| 52 | L&L VENTURES LTD. | UK company | 11170017 | 1 |
| 53 | LABEYRIE FINE FOODS SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 54 | LAESO FISKEINDUSTRI AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 55 | LANDAUER LTD | UK company | 01714846 | 1 |
| 56 | LEROY SEAFOOD GROUP ASA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 57 | LFO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | LIAM TAYLOR | UK company | 16956409 | 1 |
| 59 | LOUISE KELLY | UK company | 09941613 | 1 |
| 60 | MA020 LIMITED | UK company | 08983628 | 1 |
| 61 | MACDUFF SHELLFISH GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC395537 | 1 |
| 62 | MAPR HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15627407 | 1 |
| 63 | MATT GROUP LTD | UK company | 14204914 | 1 |
| 64 | MATTHEW STEVENS AND SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | MATTHEW TAYLOR | UK company | 15385296 | 1 |
| 66 | MAWS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC597459 | 1 |
| 67 | MICHAEL WILSON | UK company | 09603177 | 1 |
| 68 | MOWI SCOTLAND LIMITED | UK company | SC138843 | 1 |
| 69 | NIAB. | UK company | 03395389 | 1 |
| 70 | NIPPON SUISAN (EUROPE) B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 71 | OCEAN FISH (WHOLESALE) LIMITED | UK company | 01478179 | 1 |
| 72 | OCEAN FISH GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12218181 | 1 |
| 73 | OCEAN HOLDINGS SOUTH WEST LTD | UK company | 11504396 | 1 |
| 74 | OLMA INVEST (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 11402074 | 1 |
| 75 | QA FISH LIMITED | UK company | SC336851 | 1 |
| 76 | RAM2020 LIMITED | UK company | 12503927 | 1 |
| 77 | RICHARD WHITLOCK | UK company | 07178478 | 1 |
| 78 | ROACH BROS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10665147 | 1 |
| 79 | ROBERT MEWS | UK company | 11119372 | 1 |
| 80 | ROBERT MILNE | UK company | SC021497 | 1 |
| 81 | RYAN DAVIES | UK company | 08455345 | 1 |
| 82 | SAILOR JENKINSON LTD | UK company | 13751205 | 1 |
| 83 | SCOTT TAYLOR | UK company | 13758212 | 1 |
| 84 | SEAFRESH IHQ CO. LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 85 | SEAFRESH INDUSTRY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 86 | SEALASKA FOODS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12924086 | 1 |
| 87 | SIGMON TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | UK company | 12589082 | 1 |
| 88 | SILVER DAWN FISHING LIMITED | UK company | 04559153 | 1 |
| 89 | SMC2020 LIMITED | UK company | 12501576 | 1 |
| 90 | SPRING CREEK CAPITAL LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 91 | STEPHEN LAWRENCE | UK company | 06116232 | 1 |
| 92 | STEPHEN WALKER | UK company | 15810219 | 1 |
| 93 | SUBZERO(GRIMSBY) LIMITED | UK company | 10269911 | 1 |
| 94 | SULIDAE HOLDINGS EOT LIMITED | UK company | SC877091 | 1 |
| 95 | SYSTEMSFORECASTINGUK LTD | UK company | 11725455 | 1 |
| 96 | TANPOPO HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14045708 | 1 |
| 97 | TEMCHU LIMITED | UK company | 06317909 | 1 |
| 98 | THE DON FISHING COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC005222 | 1 |
| 99 | THE FOOD HUB GROUP SRL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 100 | WATERFRESH LIMITED | UK company | 10188812 | 1 |
| 101 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 1 |
| 102 | WHITBY SEAFOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16298436 | 1 |
| 103 | WHITE PEACH LIMITED | UK company | 08558042 | 1 |
| 104 | WILLIAM CHAMBERS | UK company | 08543031 | 1 |
| 105 | YOUNG'S SEAFOOD INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03628503 | 1 |
| 106 | ZEEVISGROOTHANDEL POPPE BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 107 | ZULU SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | SC598112 | 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 3 February 2021 and 18 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.