Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of tobacco products?
37 of the 152 companies registered under SIC 12000 (Manufacture of tobacco products) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 53 individual shareholders and 25 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 14% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 6 times the national rate.
- 27% 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.
- 19% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 35% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 62% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 2.7% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 57% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 43% | 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 | 14% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 10 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 9.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 27% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 30% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 22% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 19% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.7% | 4.3% |
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 25 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 12000, 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 | A.MATLY GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16752635 | 1 |
| 2 | ALAN SCOTT | UK company | 14702596 | 1 |
| 3 | ART AND WORT GLOBAL LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | BANQUE DEGROOF PETERCAM (SUISSE) SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 5 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED | UK company | 00074974 | 1 |
| 6 | BURGER HOLDING AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | CHD INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 8 | DECEMBRE S.À.R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | H. E. STRINGER LIMITED | UK company | 00556211 | 1 |
| 10 | JTI (UK) MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 05988283 | 1 |
| 11 | MM PACKAGING & SECURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 04207732 | 1 |
| 12 | NEWMONT WEALTH LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 13 | NZO VAPE LIMITED | UK company | 12245699 | 1 |
| 14 | ORENDA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12547995 | 1 |
| 15 | PAN AFRICA INVEST COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 09584915 | 1 |
| 16 | PETER JONES | UK company | 00285318 | 1 |
| 17 | PETER TAYLOR | UK company | OC431103 | 1 |
| 18 | PHILIP MORRIS HOLLAND HOLDINGS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 19 | PHILIP MORRIS INVESTMENTS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 20 | PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | POWHATTAN LIMITED | UK company | 00102275 | 1 |
| 22 | STAR LIFE SCIENCES GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC881703 | 1 |
| 23 | T COMMS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | THE GLOBAL FINANCE AND CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 05791391 | 1 |
| 25 | TRANS-EMIRATES TRADING & INVESTMENT (FZC) | 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 26 February 2021 and 18 March 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.