Who owns UK companies in Butter and cheese production?
112 of the 319 companies registered under SIC 10512 (Butter and cheese production) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 353 individual shareholders and 67 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 23% 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.
- 7.1% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 14% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 16% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 70% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 14% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 56% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 40% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 23% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 81% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 48% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 7.1% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 31 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 11.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 23% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 42% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 25% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 8.0% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.8% | 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 51 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 10512, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 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 | MGH CORPORATION LIMITED | UK company | 13322603 | 4 |
| 2 | BRADBURY & SON (BUXTON) LIMITED | UK company | 00363223 | 2 |
| 3 | A.J. BARBER | UK company | 03214121 | 1 |
| 4 | AARTI PANEER LTD | UK company | 16273687 | 1 |
| 5 | ANDREW BROWN | UK company | 04615269 | 1 |
| 6 | ARLA FOODS LIMITED | UK company | 02143253 | 1 |
| 7 | BAIAWORTH AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 8 | BELTON FARM GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 08497200 | 1 |
| 9 | BUTLERS FARMHOUSE CHEESES LIMITED | UK company | 03660805 | 1 |
| 10 | CARRON LODGE LIMITED | UK company | 03186709 | 1 |
| 11 | CATHERINE MEAD | UK company | 17381224 | 1 |
| 12 | CAWS CENARTH CHEESE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13864336 | 1 |
| 13 | CHERRY WOOD SEATON LIMITED | UK company | 13657201 | 1 |
| 14 | COMPETITIVE FUTURE LTD | UK company | 11360634 | 1 |
| 15 | COWS & CO GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC516417 | 1 |
| 16 | DAIRY CREST UK LIMITED | UK company | 06679840 | 1 |
| 17 | DAIRY VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 14246923 | 1 |
| 18 | DAIRYGOLD CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 19 | DAIRYGOLD FINANCE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | DANIEL GREENWOOD | UK company | 11752046 | 1 |
| 21 | DEIAN THOMAS | UK company | 14435347 | 1 |
| 22 | EN PLACE FOODS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 01628827 | 1 |
| 23 | FIELDING COTTAGE (HOLDING) LIMITED | UK company | 10767497 | 1 |
| 24 | GNF01 LTD | UK company | 12616802 | 1 |
| 25 | GULF SKY LIMITED | UK company | 16592416 | 1 |
| 26 | J J SANDHAM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 10680547 | 1 |
| 27 | JAMES HILTON | UK company | 09167519 | 1 |
| 28 | LAKELAND DAIRIES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY | Company | — | 1 |
| 30 | MALCOLM CLARKE | UK company | 00568657 | 1 |
| 31 | MATTHEW PEEL | UK company | 11586430 | 1 |
| 32 | NEALS YARD DAIRY LIMITED | UK company | 04762419 | 1 |
| 33 | NOSS FARM (SHETLAND) LIMITED | UK company | SC434440 | 1 |
| 34 | O & N COMPANY LONDON LTD | UK company | 11877097 | 1 |
| 35 | PAUL PALMER | UK company | 07379936 | 1 |
| 36 | POM SUPPORT LIMITED | UK company | 09798669 | 1 |
| 37 | QUENDALE FARM LIMITED | UK company | SC469433 | 1 |
| 38 | ROBERT PEEL | UK company | 09385415 | 1 |
| 39 | ROSE OF THE SHIRES FOOD COMPANY LTD | UK company | 13476045 | 1 |
| 40 | SCHREIBER INTERNATIONAL INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | SEEDRS LIMITED | UK company | 06848016 | 1 |
| 42 | SIMON JONES | UK company | 09014498 | 1 |
| 43 | SUE BLACK | UK company | 08740147 | 1 |
| 44 | THE ALBEX GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC253524 | 1 |
| 45 | THE CHEESE COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED (APPLICATION FOR STRIKE OFF) | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | TREEMAN ROCKAFELLA LIMITED | UK company | SC619417 | 1 |
| 47 | WATERFORD FOODS INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 01581246 | 1 |
| 48 | WCM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16052556 | 1 |
| 49 | WELBECK ESTATES COMPANY LTD | UK company | 00689754 | 1 |
| 50 | WENTWORTH FAMILY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12372588 | 1 |
| 51 | WILLIAM BENNETT | UK company | 16071006 | 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 6 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.