Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of paper and paperboard?
71 of the 263 companies registered under SIC 17120 (Manufacture of paper and paperboard) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 322 individual shareholders and 97 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 18% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 8 times the national rate.
- 36% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 59% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- The median company is 14.2 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.
71
companies with a shareholder list
of 263 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
—
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
41%
owned only by individuals
all UK companies: 66%
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 34% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 49% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 17% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 41% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 59% | 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 | 18% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.4% | 0.7% |
* Among the 19 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 14.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 36% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 43% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 14% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 2.9% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 4.3% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of other paper and paperboard containers SIC 17219 · 230 companies · 53% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of paper stationery SIC 17230 · 224 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. SIC 17290 · 188 companies · 41% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites SIC 17220 · 97 companies
- Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard, sacks and bags SIC 17211 · 70 companies
- Manufacture of wallpaper SIC 17240 · 27 companies
- Manufacture of pulp SIC 17110 · 10 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 96 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 17120, 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 BOX & BEYOND LTD | UK company | 13221881 | 1 |
| 2 | AMANDA MELLOR | UK company | 08791601 | 1 |
| 3 | AMWOOD AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 4 | ANDROMEDA INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | APPLESEED BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 09250828 | 1 |
| 6 | ARJOBEX HOLDING SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | ARJOBEX HOLDING UK LIMITED | UK company | 13046430 | 1 |
| 8 | ASIA FILE PRODUCTS SDN BHD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | ATHENA ACQUISITIONS LIMITED | UK company | 16131175 | 1 |
| 10 | B & C HOLDINGS (NW) LIMITED | UK company | 12120574 | 1 |
| 11 | BELA PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 16283839 | 1 |
| 12 | BEN HERBERT | UK company | OC348396 | 1 |
| 13 | BROADWAY VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 07225031 | 1 |
| 14 | CANARYCLIFF LIMITED | UK company | 02777670 | 1 |
| 15 | CASTLE CARTONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 06726686 | 1 |
| 16 | CELIBA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | CELLOUSE SOLUTIONS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 18 | CRS HOLDINGS AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 19 | CT SQUARED LIMITED | UK company | 08220506 | 1 |
| 20 | DANIEL OCONNELL | UK company | 17023419 | 1 |
| 21 | DAVID JONES | UK company | 12267731 | 1 |
| 22 | DAVID LAWRENCE | UK company | 04767314 | 1 |
| 23 | DAVID ROBERTS | UK company | 04373963 | 1 |
| 24 | DEVELOPMENT BANK OF WALES | UK company | 04055414 | 1 |
| 25 | DREWSEN SPEZIALPAPIERE GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 26 | DUNI POPPIES HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16029777 | 1 |
| 27 | EIP NOMINEES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 28 | EREN PAPER LIMITED | UK company | 07789957 | 1 |
| 29 | ESS GEE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 00422450 | 1 |
| 30 | FORTOAK ROLLS LIMITED | UK company | 05660546 | 1 |
| 31 | GOLDEN RULE INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | GRAHAM BELL | UK company | 03759033 | 1 |
| 33 | HEMINGWAY GROUP LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 34 | HERA GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 35 | HEYFIELD PARK INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 11491916 | 1 |
| 36 | HOLMEN UK LTD | UK company | 01441355 | 1 |
| 37 | INDUSTRIE CARTARIE TRONCHETTI S.P.A | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 38 | INNOVATION INVESTMENT CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | UK company | LP022853 | 1 |
| 39 | INNVOTEC NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 04001492 | 1 |
| 40 | INTERNATIONAL TISSUE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15353240 | 1 |
| 41 | ITOCHU FIBRE LIMITED | UK company | 08030211 | 1 |
| 42 | IW CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | J. HOUGH | UK company | 09958456 | 1 |
| 44 | J.B UGLAND VENTURE AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 45 | JAFFABOX (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | JASPER HOLDINGS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 47 | JOHN BROWN | UK company | SC204601 | 1 |
| 48 | JOHN ROBERTS VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 08175054 | 1 |
| 49 | JOHN WILSON | UK company | 09065067 | 1 |
| 50 | KATIE DAVIS | UK company | 14068804 | 1 |
| 51 | LX TRANSCEND LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 52 | LX-TRANSCEND LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 53 | M I G P HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16330212 | 1 |
| 54 | MACHROES HOLDINGS | UK company | 12813155 | 1 |
| 55 | MARK MITCHELL | UK company | 12981600 | 1 |
| 56 | MAYR-MELNHOF CARTONBOARD INTERNATIONAL GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 57 | MCLAREN PACKAGING LIMITED | UK company | SC769176 | 1 |
| 58 | MEIGH INVESTMENTS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 59 | MODERN KARTON SAN VE TIC AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 60 | MONDI INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 05024245 | 1 |
| 61 | NABEEL HUSSAIN | UK company | 08493891 | 1 |
| 62 | NAVIGATOR CORPORATE UK LIMITED | UK company | 09010320 | 1 |
| 63 | NICHOLAS JONES | UK company | 06606737 | 1 |
| 64 | NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP. | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | PALM PAPER LIMITED | UK company | 00813701 | 1 |
| 66 | PAPAVERE LIMITED | UK company | 15032749 | 1 |
| 67 | PAUL BAILEY | UK company | 04808930 | 1 |
| 68 | PENCASTER LIMITED | UK company | 10992123 | 1 |
| 69 | PORTALS FINANCE 3 LIMITED | UK company | 11160159 | 1 |
| 70 | PR FINANCIAL CONSULTING SRL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 71 | PURICO SPECIALITY PAPER COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 07477792 | 1 |
| 72 | QR CORPORATIONS LTD | UK company | 12708103 | 1 |
| 73 | RICHARD ROBERTS | UK company | 10689744 | 1 |
| 74 | RODA GROUP | UK company | 12413235 | 1 |
| 75 | RUSSELL DAVIS | UK company | 09110716 | 1 |
| 76 | SFC BBI NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 12356649 | 1 |
| 77 | SFC FENS LTD | UK company | 10581407 | 1 |
| 78 | SFC NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10836528 | 1 |
| 79 | SIAN ROBERTS | UK company | 09473006 | 1 |
| 80 | STAR TISSUE HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 81 | STARBUCKS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 82 | T.P. ENTERPRISES LTD | UK company | 01999397 | 1 |
| 83 | THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL INVESTMENT COMPANY | UK company | 00026552 | 1 |
| 84 | THE MELIORA GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 05956820 | 1 |
| 85 | THOR PANGEA LTD | UK company | 09921603 | 1 |
| 86 | TYNE & WEAR HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 05859324 | 1 |
| 87 | UK FF NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 12591650 | 1 |
| 88 | VERDE ENTERPRISES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 89 | VESTIS YORKSHIRE LIMITED | UK company | 10921552 | 1 |
| 90 | VESTRY INVESTMENT PARTNERS | Company | — | 1 |
| 91 | VPK PACKAGING GROUP N.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 92 | W H ANDERTON & SONS LIMITED | UK company | 08468323 | 1 |
| 93 | WEIDMANN HOLDING AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 94 | WEPA HYGIENEPRODUKTE GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 95 | WHITES WASTE PAPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13061090 | 1 |
| 96 | WILLIAM HOWARD | UK company | 15301952 | 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 18 April 2021 and 12 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.