Who owns UK companies in Liquid milk and cream production?
88 of the 266 companies registered under SIC 10511 (Liquid milk and cream production) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 223 individual shareholders and 45 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 25% 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.
- 18% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 14% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 13.6 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 | 14% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 77% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 67% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 32% | 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 | 1.1% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.3% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 26 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 13.6 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 25% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 50% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 18% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 5.7% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.1% | 4.3% |
Related industries
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- Production of coffee and coffee substitutes SIC 10832 · 414 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Production of meat and poultry meat products SIC 10130 · 337 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes SIC 10850 · 303 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
- Other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables SIC 10390 · 262 companies · 28% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of prepared pet foods SIC 10920 · 246 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
- Processing and preserving of meat SIC 10110 · 232 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 43 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 10511, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 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 | NIJJAR HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03027355 | 2 |
| 2 | ALAN CLARK | UK company | 10976541 | 1 |
| 3 | ARLA FOODS UK PLC | UK company | 03487778 | 1 |
| 4 | BARRS COURT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03363506 | 1 |
| 5 | CAROL BISHOP GRAHAM AS TRUSTEE OF ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM, CAROL BISHOP GRAHAM AND TC TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM DISCRETIONARY TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | CHERRY WOOD SEATON LIMITED | UK company | 13657201 | 1 |
| 7 | CHRISTOPHER SWALLOW | UK company | 16978770 | 1 |
| 8 | CHURCH LANE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13587959 | 1 |
| 9 | CROWN PRIVATE INVESTMENTS S.Ã R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 10 | DELTAVON DEVELOPMENTS LTD | UK company | 06406666 | 1 |
| 11 | EHRMANN UK LTD | UK company | 12843911 | 1 |
| 12 | EMMALINE INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 13176966 | 1 |
| 13 | ENZO'S INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 10993499 | 1 |
| 14 | FF MEADOW BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15293513 | 1 |
| 15 | FIRST MILK LIMITED | UK company | IP29199R | 1 |
| 16 | GREENCROFT MILK SUPPLIES LTD | UK company | 02929752 | 1 |
| 17 | GWENMAIR INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 13176727 | 1 |
| 18 | HORSFIELD GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15157762 | 1 |
| 19 | HUW OWEN | UK company | 12165155 | 1 |
| 20 | JACK SMITH | UK company | 14701370 | 1 |
| 21 | JAMES BROWN | UK company | 08276034 | 1 |
| 22 | JAMES THOMAS | UK company | 04029808 | 1 |
| 23 | JANE THOMPSON | UK company | NI055358 | 1 |
| 24 | LAKELAND DAIRIES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 25 | MAGDALEN VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 13176988 | 1 |
| 26 | MCQUEENS DAIRIES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC655400 | 1 |
| 27 | MEADOW FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03055242 | 1 |
| 28 | N/A | UK company | 16610289 | 1 |
| 29 | NOSS FARM (SHETLAND) LIMITED | UK company | SC434440 | 1 |
| 30 | ONE LTD AS TRUSTEES OF THE MV HIGHNAM DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | PATTEMORES TRANSPORT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13401108 | 1 |
| 32 | PATTON HOLDINGS (NI) LIMITED | UK company | NI719100 | 1 |
| 33 | PAUL PALMER | UK company | 07379936 | 1 |
| 34 | PAUL WILLIAM THOMPSON | UK company | 08070929 | 1 |
| 35 | POM SUPPORT LIMITED | UK company | 09798669 | 1 |
| 36 | QUENDALE FARM LIMITED | UK company | SC469433 | 1 |
| 37 | REGAL HOLDINGS UNLIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | RENAISSANCE TRUST CORPORATION LTD & CASTLEWOOD | Company | — | 1 |
| 39 | RENAISSANCE TRUST CORPORATION LTD & CASTLEWOOD TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | RICHARD JONES | UK company | 09789619 | 1 |
| 41 | ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM AS TRUSTEE OF ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM, CAROL BISHOP GRAHAM AND TC TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM DISCRETIONARY TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 42 | SERVICES ONE LTD AS TRUSTEES OF THE CW HIGHNAM DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | TC TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM, CAROL BISHOP GRAHAM AND TC TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF THE ROBERT BISHOP GRAHAM DISCRETIONARY TRUST | Company | — | 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 4 March 2021 and 21 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.