Who owns UK companies in Binding and related services?
81 of the 397 companies registered under SIC 18140 (Binding and related services) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 190 individual shareholders and 37 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 37% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 60% are owned entirely by individuals, compared with 66% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 18.0 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 | 25% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 67% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 8.6% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 60% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 37% | 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 | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 28 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 18.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 9.9% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 43% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 40% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.4% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Printing n.e.c. SIC 18129 · 2,514 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Pre-press and pre-media services SIC 18130 · 361 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of sound recording SIC 18201 · 215 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of printed labels SIC 18121 · 208 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of computer media SIC 18203 · 121 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of video recording SIC 18202 · 116 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company
- Printing of newspapers SIC 18110 · 26 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 33 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 18140, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 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 | MARKETING SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 04234130 | 2 |
| 2 | 4BOOKS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 09875899 | 1 |
| 3 | ABC INVESTMENTS (EDIN) LTD | UK company | SC697814 | 1 |
| 4 | BEN BROWN | UK company | 07708654 | 1 |
| 5 | BLISSETT BOOKBINDING HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 01942388 | 1 |
| 6 | C G PRINT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC595638 | 1 |
| 7 | CRAIG SMITH | UK company | 09038694 | 1 |
| 8 | ELCOGRAF S.P.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | EMMERSON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09688893 | 1 |
| 10 | F F ALLSOPP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08111491 | 1 |
| 11 | FIONA WHEELER | UK company | 07703949 | 1 |
| 12 | HEALEYS PRINTERS LIMITED | UK company | 03451701 | 1 |
| 13 | JAMES KENT | UK company | 03928545 | 1 |
| 14 | JC HUNT ADVISORY LTD | UK company | 12460360 | 1 |
| 15 | LANCASHIRE LAMINATORS LIMITED | UK company | 07320827 | 1 |
| 16 | LUDLOW BB HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13015856 | 1 |
| 17 | MALTBY'S HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16080723 | 1 |
| 18 | MARK HADAYAH | UK company | 09479527 | 1 |
| 19 | MATTHEW HART | UK company | 08191359 | 1 |
| 20 | MC HOLDINGS YORKSHIRE LIMITED | UK company | 15194695 | 1 |
| 21 | NICHOLAS SMITH | UK company | 15648432 | 1 |
| 22 | OPAL X LIMITED | UK company | 07976174 | 1 |
| 23 | PAUL SLATER | UK company | 14870763 | 1 |
| 24 | PETERHURST HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09204290 | 1 |
| 25 | PRINT & STATIONERY HOLDINGS CO LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | RADIO TAXIS (SOUTHAMPTON) LTD | UK company | 01867707 | 1 |
| 27 | ROBERT HARRISON | UK company | NI730925 | 1 |
| 28 | ROMAN ANGEL | UK company | 04171910 | 1 |
| 29 | SHAHIDA PARVEEN | UK company | 16634215 | 1 |
| 30 | SOPHIE O'NEILL | UK company | 09507769 | 1 |
| 31 | THE BUSINESS SUPPLIES GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13626064 | 1 |
| 32 | THE CANFORD PARTNERSHIP LTD | UK company | 03159952 | 1 |
| 33 | WITHTEL RETAIL ADVISERS LTD | UK company | 12460746 | 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 22 February 2021 and 25 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.