Who owns UK companies in Sawmilling and planing of wood?
238 of the 753 companies registered under SIC 16100 (Sawmilling and planing of wood) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 809 individual shareholders and 154 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.
- 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.
- 1.7% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- The median company is 24.6 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 | 18% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 71% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 11% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 56% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 39% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 27% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 88% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 53% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.3% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 7.1% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.8% | 0.7% |
* Among the 73 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 24.6 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 | 57% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 18% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 1.7% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery SIC 16230 · 1,722 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials SIC 16290 · 616 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of wooden containers SIC 16240 · 124 companies · 38% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels SIC 16210 · 97 companies
- Manufacture of assembled parquet floors SIC 16220 · 21 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 128 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 16100, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 4 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 | BENFORDE CORPORATE & NOMINEE SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 07430641 | 2 |
| 2 | BSW TIMBER LIMITED | UK company | SC108926 | 2 |
| 3 | CAPITAL FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED | UK company | 02508819 | 2 |
| 4 | JAMES E. SMITH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 11197238 | 2 |
| 5 | AGHH LTD | UK company | NI643638 | 1 |
| 6 | ALAN CAMPBELL | UK company | NI728426 | 1 |
| 7 | ALEX JONES | UK company | 09413147 | 1 |
| 8 | ALPINE DISPLAY LTD | UK company | 08001116 | 1 |
| 9 | AMY ROSE | UK company | 17389863 | 1 |
| 10 | ANDREW SCOTT | UK company | 00406516 | 1 |
| 11 | AWJ GROUP LIMITED (REGISTERED JERSEY 156229) | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | AWJ GROUP LIMITED JERSEY 156229 | Company | — | 1 |
| 13 | BARRY HURST | UK company | 01204190 | 1 |
| 14 | BENBOW BROS (PROPERTY) LIMITED | UK company | 16379851 | 1 |
| 15 | BOND-TRERULE LIMITED | UK company | 15783593 | 1 |
| 16 | CALDER VALLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08161553 | 1 |
| 17 | CAPPARD ESTATES (CW) LIMITED | UK company | 16033238 | 1 |
| 18 | CAROLINE PEARSON | UK company | 09882056 | 1 |
| 19 | CHARLOTTE FARISH | UK company | SC582332 | 1 |
| 20 | CHESHIRE MOULDINGS TOPCO LTD | UK company | 15973556 | 1 |
| 21 | CHIPNALL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12101663 | 1 |
| 22 | CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR | UK company | 13421089 | 1 |
| 23 | CLT TIMBER AND TRANSPORT LTD | UK company | 01530294 | 1 |
| 24 | CMW PROPERTY & MACHINERY LIMITED | UK company | 03119544 | 1 |
| 25 | CRAIG BIRD | UK company | 04979648 | 1 |
| 26 | CROMWELL HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 27 | DAGLESS LIMITED | UK company | 00399324 | 1 |
| 28 | DARREN BROWN | UK company | 10494146 | 1 |
| 29 | DAVID COLLINS | UK company | 16887825 | 1 |
| 30 | DAVID COVER AND SON LIMITED | UK company | 00396804 | 1 |
| 31 | DAVID HAIGH | UK company | 00188644 | 1 |
| 32 | DAVID HAYES | UK company | 11279068 | 1 |
| 33 | DAVID HOWARD | UK company | 03345093 | 1 |
| 34 | DAVID JOHNSON | UK company | 12557964 | 1 |
| 35 | DAVID LESLIE | UK company | 14040154 | 1 |
| 36 | DAVID ROSS | UK company | 01548321 | 1 |
| 37 | DAVIES HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 02998703 | 1 |
| 38 | DHH GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15965333 | 1 |
| 39 | E. & S.W. KNOWLES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14277063 | 1 |
| 40 | EDGAR F SHEPHERD (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 15670619 | 1 |
| 41 | ELLIS TIMBER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 10549039 | 1 |
| 42 | FASQUE TIMBER PRODUCTS LIMITED | UK company | SC658477 | 1 |
| 43 | FENCE LINE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13614929 | 1 |
| 44 | GBS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09554277 | 1 |
| 45 | GEORGE SYKES GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14952766 | 1 |
| 46 | GEORGE SYKES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06709099 | 1 |
| 47 | GEORGE SYKES LIMITED | UK company | 00140166 | 1 |
| 48 | GEORGE WOOD & SONS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 01603864 | 1 |
| 49 | GIUIS CAPITAL LTD | UK company | NI733784 | 1 |
| 50 | GLENNON BROS. UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC283835 | 1 |
| 51 | GLENNON BROTHERS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 52 | GOWER TIMBER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | GTF (AIRDRIE) LTD . | UK company | SC641465 | 1 |
| 54 | HARDWOOD LTD | UK company | 03347348 | 1 |
| 55 | HARLOW TIMBER GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13794223 | 1 |
| 56 | HERMAN CAPITAL TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 57 | IAN CLARKE | UK company | 09325363 | 1 |
| 58 | IAN WOOD | UK company | 04894668 | 1 |
| 59 | IHM HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16199151 | 1 |
| 60 | ILLINGWORTH INGHAM (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 11448344 | 1 |
| 61 | J WILSON GROUP LTD | UK company | 16287839 | 1 |
| 62 | JAMES DONALDSON GROUP LTD | UK company | SC010528 | 1 |
| 63 | JAMES E SMITH (TIMBER) LIMITED | UK company | 01742443 | 1 |
| 64 | JD BROOK | UK company | 14303340 | 1 |
| 65 | JOANNA MORGAN | UK company | 16204801 | 1 |
| 66 | JOHN HARRISON | UK company | 04681275 | 1 |
| 67 | JSW HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 01657925 | 1 |
| 68 | JULIE KELLY | UK company | 08396430 | 1 |
| 69 | KESWICKTON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10436997 | 1 |
| 70 | LA ROUX INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 71 | LAVERSDALE TIMBER CO. LTD | UK company | 03853348 | 1 |
| 72 | LINNELL BROTHERS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13696512 | 1 |
| 73 | LIVRAISON S. A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 74 | LOWE & SIMPSON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15623807 | 1 |
| 75 | LUKE ROBERTS | UK company | 15583195 | 1 |
| 76 | MANDERWOOD INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 04153537 | 1 |
| 77 | MARK HOWARD | UK company | 04761696 | 1 |
| 78 | MARTIN OSBORNE | UK company | 07329822 | 1 |
| 79 | MICHAEL NEWTON | UK company | 05715249 | 1 |
| 80 | NICHOLAS JONES | UK company | 06606737 | 1 |
| 81 | NOVALUX ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD | UK company | 07436868 | 1 |
| 82 | NOVALUX HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11002601 | 1 |
| 83 | NWM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03921474 | 1 |
| 84 | OAK HOLDINGS (STALBRIDGE) LIMITED | UK company | 04399097 | 1 |
| 85 | OLIVER JAMES | UK company | 11517446 | 1 |
| 86 | P.J. CHARLTON | UK company | 11732268 | 1 |
| 87 | PACE ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14957306 | 1 |
| 88 | PAUL DICKSON | UK company | SC164433 | 1 |
| 89 | PAUL MCBAIN | UK company | 02867640 | 1 |
| 90 | PENARTH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LTD | UK company | 00668982 | 1 |
| 91 | PENSAVE LIMITED | UK company | 05465508 | 1 |
| 92 | R HANCOCK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13729072 | 1 |
| 93 | R MULLINS | UK company | 07383656 | 1 |
| 94 | REDEWATER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15663253 | 1 |
| 95 | RICHARD SCHOFIELD | UK company | 07258282 | 1 |
| 96 | RIPAT LIMITED | UK company | 07067225 | 1 |
| 97 | ROBERT PRICE & SONS LTD | UK company | 00418758 | 1 |
| 98 | ROBERT SCOTT | UK company | 04613612 | 1 |
| 99 | ROBIN PRICE | UK company | NI679332 | 1 |
| 100 | ROGERLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13137362 | 1 |
| 101 | RTD CRAWFORD HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | NI676795 | 1 |
| 102 | RYAN HUTTON | UK company | 15139628 | 1 |
| 103 | RYTIMBER LTD | UK company | 13892076 | 1 |
| 104 | S E DAY | UK company | 16249712 | 1 |
| 105 | SB JOINERY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10164974 | 1 |
| 106 | SCANPOLE OY | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 107 | SCOTT ROBERTS | UK company | 03191394 | 1 |
| 108 | SCOTT TIMBER LIMITED | UK company | SC105196 | 1 |
| 109 | SENTRY FIRE SAFETY GROUP DONCASTER LIMITED | UK company | 02945782 | 1 |
| 110 | SHV ENERGY (LPG) HOLDING BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 111 | SILVAGEN LIMITED | UK company | 16601413 | 1 |
| 112 | SODAJO LTD | UK company | 07067229 | 1 |
| 113 | STUART ROBERTS | UK company | 09351002 | 1 |
| 114 | T T ROMAN LIMITED | UK company | 04511285 | 1 |
| 115 | THE MGG GROUP LTD | UK company | 15192006 | 1 |
| 116 | V B HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06701078 | 1 |
| 117 | VANESSA HUDSON | UK company | 14367412 | 1 |
| 118 | VICKERS TIMBER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12326186 | 1 |
| 119 | VIEWSTONE LIMITED | UK company | 01752127 | 1 |
| 120 | W. J. VINCENT GROUP LTD | UK company | 00331743 | 1 |
| 121 | WEST MOORLAND 100 LTD | UK company | 12117240 | 1 |
| 122 | WILD CREATIONS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13845718 | 1 |
| 123 | WILLIAM HUNTER | UK company | SC299130 | 1 |
| 124 | WJC HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 12374753 | 1 |
| 125 | WJTT GROUP LTD | UK company | 15487801 | 1 |
| 126 | WM R ALLAN (SCOTLAND) LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 127 | WOODLANDS HOME & GARDEN GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 06855465 | 1 |
| 128 | WRIGHT STREET HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 02562067 | 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 6 August 2020 and 2 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.