Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of wooden containers?
124 of the 441 companies registered under SIC 16240 (Manufacture of wooden containers) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 271 individual shareholders and 64 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 38% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- 1.6% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 13% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 17.3 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 | 16% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 78% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 5.6% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 55% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 44% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 38% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 94% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 66% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 32 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 17.3 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 13% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 59% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 24% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 1.6% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.4% | 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
- Sawmilling and planing of wood SIC 16100 · 238 companies · 27% 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 60 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 16240, 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 | JUKES GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 10515582 | 3 |
| 2 | CHILFEN EXPORT PACKAGING LIMITED | UK company | 07393741 | 2 |
| 3 | ROSEWOOD MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09312066 | 2 |
| 4 | THE PALLET GROUP LTD. | UK company | 05859110 | 2 |
| 5 | TRI-WALL UK LTD | UK company | 08311508 | 2 |
| 6 | A. FRANKS & SON | UK company | 00610979 | 1 |
| 7 | ACORN 17 (HOLDING) LIMITED | UK company | 15201117 | 1 |
| 8 | ALL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 03018207 | 1 |
| 9 | ANDREW SCOTT | UK company | 00406516 | 1 |
| 10 | ANNA KENNEDY | UK company | 06874594 | 1 |
| 11 | BALES & SONS LTD | UK company | 12811003 | 1 |
| 12 | BRITISH ENGINES (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 07159418 | 1 |
| 13 | CALSHOT GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13526894 | 1 |
| 14 | CITY HEAT (GRAMPIAN) LTD | UK company | SC654799 | 1 |
| 15 | CLARKE HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15441950 | 1 |
| 16 | CNC IT NOW LIMITED | UK company | 08651533 | 1 |
| 17 | CP TOPCO 23 LIMITED | UK company | 14658252 | 1 |
| 18 | CPS OLDBURY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15144855 | 1 |
| 19 | DATEON INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | SC516460 | 1 |
| 20 | DAVID HARRIS | UK company | 02039383 | 1 |
| 21 | DUISPORT PACKAGING SOLUTIONS SUD GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | EAS GROUP LTD | UK company | 11317254 | 1 |
| 23 | EVERGREEN PALLET HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15558737 | 1 |
| 24 | FIELDBONDS LIMITED | UK company | 02509857 | 1 |
| 25 | FORSYTHS LTD | UK company | SC062416 | 1 |
| 26 | HALLIDAY HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 11080101 | 1 |
| 27 | IJCM PROPERTY LTD | UK company | 16298754 | 1 |
| 28 | JOHN ARNFIELD | UK company | 07738313 | 1 |
| 29 | JOHN PIPE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12086770 | 1 |
| 30 | JSG HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11009102 | 1 |
| 31 | KINGSBURY PALLETS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15911822 | 1 |
| 32 | MATTHEW JAMES WILSON | UK company | 15192964 | 1 |
| 33 | NAYLOR & WAGSTAFF LTD | UK company | 15215502 | 1 |
| 34 | NBMT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15785798 | 1 |
| 35 | NICKLIN GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED | UK company | 05571358 | 1 |
| 36 | OCTOBOX HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11029959 | 1 |
| 37 | PAUL DAVIES | UK company | 01414095 | 1 |
| 38 | POULTON HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 02851230 | 1 |
| 39 | PSP WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS LIMITED | UK company | 03489377 | 1 |
| 40 | PURICO PROPERTY LIMITED | UK company | 14026539 | 1 |
| 41 | RAINBRIDGE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14784057 | 1 |
| 42 | ROBERT SCOTT | UK company | 04613612 | 1 |
| 43 | ROTOM EUROPE B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 44 | ROTOM EUROPE BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 45 | ROWLINSON CONSOLIDATED LIMITED | UK company | 09516061 | 1 |
| 46 | ROWLINSON GROUP LTD | UK company | 00682070 | 1 |
| 47 | RSV GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15526299 | 1 |
| 48 | SCOTAR GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC693782 | 1 |
| 49 | SIMAL GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 12995715 | 1 |
| 50 | SIMPLY GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14894738 | 1 |
| 51 | STEPHEN REILLY | UK company | SC633476 | 1 |
| 52 | STUART JONES | UK company | 01321838 | 1 |
| 53 | TAYLOR PALLETS LIMITED | UK company | 07636560 | 1 |
| 54 | THOMAS DAVIES | UK company | 15186110 | 1 |
| 55 | TIM ALLAN | UK company | 10458480 | 1 |
| 56 | TM & KM HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15955853 | 1 |
| 57 | TOM FAIRFAX | UK company | 03180219 | 1 |
| 58 | TREVOR DIXON | UK company | 08139507 | 1 |
| 59 | WILLIAM HUNTER | UK company | SC299130 | 1 |
| 60 | WILTONSIGN PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 03387136 | 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 14 March 2021 and 8 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.