Who owns UK companies in Tea processing?
98 of the 471 companies registered under SIC 10831 (Tea processing) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 912 individual shareholders and 94 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 12% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
- 77% have a shareholder holding 75% or more (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 60% of all UK companies.
- 17% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 24% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 64% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 11% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 68% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 31% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 17% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 90% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 77% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 5.1% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 2.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 30 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 7.8 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 12% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 35% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 34% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 9.2% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 10% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. SIC 10890 · 1,643 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes SIC 10710 · 1,294 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
- 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 90 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 10831, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 5 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 | CHAYAN (HK) LIMITED | Company | — | 3 |
| 2 | CROWDCUBE LIMITED | UK company | 07014587 | 3 |
| 3 | EKATERRA HOLDCO UK LIMITED | UK company | 13138772 | 3 |
| 4 | EKATERRA B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 5 | UNILEVER U.K. HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 00017049 | 2 |
| 6 | ADAM LLOYD | UK company | 11248537 | 1 |
| 7 | ADAM WALLINGER | UK company | 08376691 | 1 |
| 8 | AIYA EUROPE GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | ALEX HALL | UK company | 03070992 | 1 |
| 10 | AMIT BATRA | UK company | 17172914 | 1 |
| 11 | ANDREW DAVIS | UK company | 06245219 | 1 |
| 12 | ANDREW PEARCE | UK company | 06454354 | 1 |
| 13 | ANDY BUTLER | UK company | 11243635 | 1 |
| 14 | ANNA MURPHY | UK company | 10158092 | 1 |
| 15 | AVT NATURAL PRODUCTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 16 | CRAIG JAMES | UK company | SC299586 | 1 |
| 17 | CROWDCUBE NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 09820478 | 1 |
| 18 | DAVID ABRAHAM | UK company | 11303246 | 1 |
| 19 | DAVID HARTLEY | UK company | 16367716 | 1 |
| 20 | DAVID SIMPSON | UK company | SC640670 | 1 |
| 21 | DEAN CLARK | UK company | 17411875 | 1 |
| 22 | DEBORAH SMITH | UK company | 04367326 | 1 |
| 23 | DOUGLAS WATSON | UK company | 09210778 | 1 |
| 24 | EDWARD THORNTON | UK company | 12085112 | 1 |
| 25 | EE7 PROPERTIES LTD | UK company | 11451612 | 1 |
| 26 | EMMA JAMISON | UK company | 15886596 | 1 |
| 27 | EXAP LIMITED | UK company | 07127384 | 1 |
| 28 | FOOD BRANDS LIMITED | UK company | 15535123 | 1 |
| 29 | FST CONSULTING LTD | UK company | 17238410 | 1 |
| 30 | GARY DAVIES | UK company | 15905904 | 1 |
| 31 | GEMMA DAVIES | UK company | 08399714 | 1 |
| 32 | GEORGE WILLIAMSON & CO LTD | UK company | 01173126 | 1 |
| 33 | HALMAX INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | SC543081 | 1 |
| 34 | HAYDEN BISHOP | UK company | 16028176 | 1 |
| 35 | IMPORIENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | J D SMITH | UK company | SC851770 | 1 |
| 37 | JAMES EVANS | UK company | 09156413 | 1 |
| 38 | JAMES FINLAY LIMITED | UK company | SC007139 | 1 |
| 39 | JAMES RAE | UK company | 16198378 | 1 |
| 40 | JAYNES KITCHEN LTD | UK company | 13465828 | 1 |
| 41 | JOEL COLLINS | UK company | 07143144 | 1 |
| 42 | JOHN BUTLER | UK company | 10362303 | 1 |
| 43 | JONATHAN EDWARDS | UK company | 06911510 | 1 |
| 44 | JOSEPH QUINN | UK company | 15475968 | 1 |
| 45 | KIPSIGIS HIGHLANDS MULTIPURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | KRISTINA SMITH | UK company | SC729337 | 1 |
| 47 | LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | LUKE BRENNAN | UK company | 00266235 | 1 |
| 49 | LYNN POWER | UK company | 13212070 | 1 |
| 50 | MARK JONES | UK company | 03147765 | 1 |
| 51 | MATTHEW ALGIE & COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | SC028433 | 1 |
| 52 | MICHAEL WEST | UK company | 03758714 | 1 |
| 53 | NEIL SMITH | UK company | SC023976 | 1 |
| 54 | NICK GOODALL | UK company | 05352040 | 1 |
| 55 | PAUL JAMES | UK company | 16728151 | 1 |
| 56 | PAUL KING | UK company | 06018590 | 1 |
| 57 | PETER TAYLOR | UK company | OC431103 | 1 |
| 58 | POROS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLP | UK company | OC421794 | 1 |
| 59 | PUNJANA HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | NI692484 | 1 |
| 60 | R T & F HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09103055 | 1 |
| 61 | RACHEL ROBERTS | UK company | 03594941 | 1 |
| 62 | REBECCA JONES | UK company | 15197232 | 1 |
| 63 | RICHARD FRASER | UK company | 09252673 | 1 |
| 64 | RICHARD VINCENT | UK company | 07040981 | 1 |
| 65 | RINGTONS FOUNDATION LIMITED | UK company | 01385785 | 1 |
| 66 | RINGTONS INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 15776057 | 1 |
| 67 | ROB PARKINSON | UK company | 11732300 | 1 |
| 68 | ROGAM LIMITED | UK company | 12506997 | 1 |
| 69 | ROSS MUIR | UK company | SC507743 | 1 |
| 70 | SAM ARCHER | UK company | 07749446 | 1 |
| 71 | SAMUEL SMITH | UK company | 07235612 | 1 |
| 72 | SARAH JONES | UK company | 09376477 | 1 |
| 73 | SCOTT WALKER | UK company | 09718451 | 1 |
| 74 | SEAN CLARKE | UK company | 17163818 | 1 |
| 75 | SEEDRS | UK company | 06848016 | 1 |
| 76 | SIMON THOMPSON | UK company | 07720286 | 1 |
| 77 | STEPHEN TURNER | UK company | 07513183 | 1 |
| 78 | SUPREME IMPORTS LTD | UK company | 05292196 | 1 |
| 79 | SYED AHMED | UK company | 08320835 | 1 |
| 80 | TEEPAPST HOLDING GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 81 | THE WIMBLEDON BREWERY COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 08387172 | 1 |
| 82 | THOMAS RICHARDS | UK company | 15165775 | 1 |
| 83 | UNILEVER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 84 | UNILEVER INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 85 | VG CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE RINGTONS HOLDINGS LIMITED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 86 | VOLLERS GROUP GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 87 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 1 |
| 88 | WILD INVEST GMBH & CO KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 89 | XPEDITION MEDIA UK LTD | UK company | 15147086 | 1 |
| 90 | YING HUI | UK company | 13699537 | 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 1 January 2021 and 20 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.