Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals?
128 of the 450 companies registered under SIC 20140 (Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 731 individual shareholders and 223 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 15% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 7 times the national rate.
- 28% 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.
- 7.0% have a nominee company among their shareholders, compared with 0.7% of all UK companies — about 10 times the national rate.
128
companies with a shareholder list
of 450 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
48%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
34%
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 | 48% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 18% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 34% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 66% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 48% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 85% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 69% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 15% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 3.1% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 7.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 48 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 9.9 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 28% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 38% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 19% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 11% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 4.7% | 4.3% |
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- Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants SIC 20301 · 216 companies · 45% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations SIC 20412 · 142 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals SIC 20130 · 141 companies · 56% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of plastics in primary forms SIC 20160 · 116 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds SIC 20150 · 97 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 214 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20140, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 8 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 | OXFORD SCIENCE ENTERPRISES PLC | UK company | 09093331 | 3 |
| 2 | AAG GB INC | Company | — | 2 |
| 3 | HYDROLUMINUM LIMITED | UK company | 15921828 | 2 |
| 4 | PAUL WARD | UK company | 05618753 | 2 |
| 5 | PETER MURPHY | UK company | SC840798 | 2 |
| 6 | STERLING HOLMEN FLUIDS AS | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 7 | THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY | Company | — | 2 |
| 8 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 2 |
| 9 | A BRIGHTER TOMORROW LIMITED | UK company | 12881471 | 1 |
| 10 | ABUNDANCE NOMINEE LIMITED | UK company | 13726624 | 1 |
| 11 | ACCT | UK company | 11448080 | 1 |
| 12 | ALEXANDER ANDERSON | UK company | SC038581 | 1 |
| 13 | ALFANAR ENERGY LIMITED | UK company | 11520080 | 1 |
| 14 | ALFANAR GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 15 | ALGAE & ALGAE HOLDING LTD | UK company | 12402970 | 1 |
| 16 | ALLAMHOUSE LIMITED | UK company | 07042898 | 1 |
| 17 | ANDREW TURNER | UK company | SO300257 | 1 |
| 18 | ANGLO AMERICAN OIL COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 03777822 | 1 |
| 19 | ARGENT ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08562451 | 1 |
| 20 | AURORIUM HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 04947111 | 1 |
| 21 | BAKELITE SYNTHETICS UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 11067567 | 1 |
| 22 | BAKELITE UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 12815027 | 1 |
| 23 | BANK OF SCOTLAND BRANCH NOMINESS LIMITED VBLK ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | BARCLAYS NOMINESS (COPTHALL) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 25 | BARFIELD NOMINEES | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | BARNARD NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 02255224 | 1 |
| 27 | BEAUFORT SECURITIES LIMITED BSLPRIN ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 28 | BEN HERBERT | UK company | OC348396 | 1 |
| 29 | BERRY | UK company | 02582365 | 1 |
| 30 | BGF | UK company | 11179577 | 1 |
| 31 | BGF NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10007355 | 1 |
| 32 | BGF NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C BGF INVESTMENTS LP) | Company | — | 1 |
| 33 | BGF UKEF 3 NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 14831749 | 1 |
| 34 | BIO4GAS LIMITED | UK company | 14503002 | 1 |
| 35 | BIOCON PHARMA LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 06729209 | 1 |
| 37 | BIOPRODUCTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 38 | BIOSYNTH GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13690981 | 1 |
| 39 | BIOXYTOL SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 40 | BLUE OCEAN ASSOCIATES LIMITED | UK company | 10944986 | 1 |
| 41 | BOLESWORTH ASSET COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 12396780 | 1 |
| 42 | BOLESWORTH HOLDING COMPANY 1 LIMITED | UK company | 12272905 | 1 |
| 43 | BOLESWORTH HOLDING COMPANY 2 LIMITED | UK company | 12272934 | 1 |
| 44 | BOXONE VENTURES INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | BREADFRUIT HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | BREWIN NOMINEES (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LIMITED JPAL ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 47 | BREWIN NOMINEES (CHANNEL ISLANDS) LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | BRIGID VENTURES INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 49 | BUNGE VENTURES B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 50 | BUSH BOAKE ALLEN LIMITED | UK company | 00051705 | 1 |
| 51 | CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED | UK company | 01069886 | 1 |
| 52 | CARGILL VELOCITY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13741203 | 1 |
| 53 | CHALFONT VALE LIMITED | UK company | 16727272 | 1 |
| 54 | CHRISTOPHER HARRIS | UK company | 06895801 | 1 |
| 55 | CINARANCIA UK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 14784673 | 1 |
| 56 | CLEAN GROWTH FUND LP ACTING BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER, CLEAN GROWTH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GP LLP | Company | — | 1 |
| 57 | CORINTHIAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | CROWDCUBE NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 09820478 | 1 |
| 59 | D F ROSS UPTON LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 60 | DANAHER CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 61 | DANIEL CORRIGAN | UK company | NI724579 | 1 |
| 62 | DARREN SHAW | UK company | 17364333 | 1 |
| 63 | DAVID SWEENEY | UK company | 04641841 | 1 |
| 64 | DAWN TREADER LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | DEEP SCIENCE VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 10314171 | 1 |
| 66 | DESSNA COMPANY LTD | UK company | 03450001 | 1 |
| 67 | DIADEM HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15096793 | 1 |
| 68 | DICORONIA INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 69 | DIGITAL1863 LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 70 | DYNAMIC EXTRACTIONS LTD | UK company | 04321466 | 1 |
| 71 | EMERALD KALAMA CHEMICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (118677) | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | ENTREPRENEUR FIRST (GLOBAL) GP LIMITED AS GENERAL | Company | — | 1 |
| 73 | ENVII HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14554302 | 1 |
| 74 | ESTER GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12605148 | 1 |
| 75 | ESTERCHEM LIMITED | UK company | 03546522 | 1 |
| 76 | EUROCLEAR NOMINEES LIMITED EOC01 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 77 | EVONIK UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 02695034 | 1 |
| 78 | EXCELLIS HOLDING S.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 79 | FACI CORPORATE SPA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 80 | FACI UK CHEMICALS LIMITED | UK company | 08987602 | 1 |
| 81 | FAIRFIELDS FARM ENERGY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14807160 | 1 |
| 82 | FBKG LTD | UK company | 14231577 | 1 |
| 83 | FIORUCCI | UK company | 11938339 | 1 |
| 84 | FISNBURY DATA SERVICES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 85 | G.K.GOH VENTURES PTE. LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 86 | GENESYS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05891093 | 1 |
| 87 | GEO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 88 | GH VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 06035991 | 1 |
| 89 | GREEN FUELS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15453320 | 1 |
| 90 | GREEN FUELS RESEARCH LIMITED | UK company | 08718815 | 1 |
| 91 | GREEN GENERATION FUND GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 92 | GREENERGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 02809935 | 1 |
| 93 | GRIP INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 08966412 | 1 |
| 94 | H2O INNOVATION UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 12232606 | 1 |
| 95 | HILL SPORT LIMITED | UK company | 04676195 | 1 |
| 96 | HOVMARKSVEJ HOLDING APS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 97 | HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED 673723 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 98 | HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED 676112 | Company | — | 1 |
| 99 | HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED 70258 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 100 | HUTTENES-ALBERTUS CHEMISCHE WERK GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 101 | HYDROGENR8 LIMITED | UK company | 14445568 | 1 |
| 102 | ICOS CAPITAL FUND III | Company | — | 1 |
| 103 | ICOS CAPITAL FUND III COÖPERATIEF U.A. | Company | — | 1 |
| 104 | IEX PROJECTS LTD | UK company | 11598560 | 1 |
| 105 | IN VOL LIQ MORGAN NOMINEES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 106 | INDAVER SOLVENTS LIMITED | UK company | 05827612 | 1 |
| 107 | INDAVER UK LIMITED | UK company | 06126292 | 1 |
| 108 | INDICO BLUE FUND FUNDO DE CAPITAL DE RISCO FECHADO | Company | — | 1 |
| 109 | INEOS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 04215887 | 1 |
| 110 | INEOS QUATTRO HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 12698648 | 1 |
| 111 | INGENIOUS RENEWABLE ENERGY ENTERPRISES LIMITED | UK company | 09063078 | 1 |
| 112 | INTERNATIONAL FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES (GB) HOLDINGS | UK company | 04127938 | 1 |
| 113 | ISATIS PARTNERS SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 114 | ITALMATCH CHEMICALS GB LIMITED | UK company | 11332314 | 1 |
| 115 | JAGCA CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 11121668 | 1 |
| 116 | JOCKEY UK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 13773767 | 1 |
| 117 | JOHN JENKINS | UK company | 03241097 | 1 |
| 118 | JOHN MARSHALL | UK company | 14717485 | 1 |
| 119 | JOSEPH SMITH | UK company | 05518820 | 1 |
| 120 | KAREN JONES | UK company | 11320177 | 1 |
| 121 | KAS NOMINEES LIMITED 1001 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 122 | KHALIFA A. ALGOSAIBI INVESTMENT COMPANY CJSC | Company | — | 1 |
| 123 | KIBO INVESTMENTS PTE LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 124 | KODIAQ TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | UK company | 15223786 | 1 |
| 125 | KROLL TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 10992576 | 1 |
| 126 | LADYBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 127 | LANSDALES LTD 01892191 | Company | — | 1 |
| 128 | LANXESS CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 129 | LANZATECH NZ, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 130 | LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 131 | LIVENT CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 132 | LIVENT LITHIUM UK LIMITED | UK company | 04081622 | 1 |
| 133 | LIVENT SWITZERLAND GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 134 | LONDON CAPITAL CO LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 135 | LYNCHWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED 2006442 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 136 | MALLINCKRODT CHEMICAL HOLDINGS (U.K.) LIMITED | UK company | 02678467 | 1 |
| 137 | MARINE MERCANTILE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 138 | MARK BROWN | UK company | 16818038 | 1 |
| 139 | MARK WARDLE | UK company | 05112626 | 1 |
| 140 | MB SOLUTIONS INVESTMENTS S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 141 | MBCC INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED | UK company | 14766103 | 1 |
| 142 | MEDISUP SECURITIES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 143 | MERIDIAN CAPITAL (GB) LTD | UK company | 06955111 | 1 |
| 144 | MICHAEL SMITH | UK company | 06905019 | 1 |
| 145 | MIDAS GREEN INNOVATIONS LTD | UK company | 12169304 | 1 |
| 146 | MKS PAMP SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 147 | MRG HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05315200 | 1 |
| 148 | MUIR CONSTRUCTION LTD | UK company | SC055449 | 1 |
| 149 | MURA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | UK company | 10520772 | 1 |
| 150 | MURA WILTON LIMITED | UK company | 10292713 | 1 |
| 151 | N&H EMEA HOLDING 2 B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 152 | NAPIER UNIVERSITY VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | SC103082 | 1 |
| 153 | NATURAL RESOURCES EUROPE LIMITED | UK company | 08191841 | 1 |
| 154 | NEW BOAT HOUSE CAPITAL LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 155 | NIGEL BAKER | UK company | 04319545 | 1 |
| 156 | NOVEL YEAST BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 157 | OEMETA CHEMISCHE WERKE GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 158 | OMJAK OY | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 159 | ORCHARD BRAYTON GRAHAM LLP | UK company | OC309175 | 1 |
| 160 | ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION | UK company | 03150478 | 1 |
| 161 | OXFORD 2025 LIMITED | UK company | 16411725 | 1 |
| 162 | PALL EUROPEAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08818341 | 1 |
| 163 | PAUL SMITH | UK company | 01170719 | 1 |
| 164 | PAULGROVES LIMITED | UK company | 15002138 | 1 |
| 165 | PHILIP BARTON | UK company | 13778580 | 1 |
| 166 | PICASSO VALE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16727271 | 1 |
| 167 | PIXON CHEMIE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13291622 | 1 |
| 168 | PLATFORM SECURITIES NOMINEES LIMITED KKCHAR ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 169 | PLATFORM SECURITIES NOMINEES LIMITED KKCLT ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 170 | PROCTER JOHNSON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12023726 | 1 |
| 171 | PROGRASS BIO UK LTD | UK company | 12094898 | 1 |
| 172 | PROJECT HERCULES BIDCO LTD | UK company | 16905607 | 1 |
| 173 | RACHEL MURPHY | UK company | 17323341 | 1 |
| 174 | RATHBURN CHEMICALS (MANUFACTURING) LTD | UK company | SC057321 | 1 |
| 175 | RESONAC CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 176 | RICHARD WINTER | UK company | 08349750 | 1 |
| 177 | RUBIO IMPACT VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 178 | RUPERT BEVAN | UK company | 04271931 | 1 |
| 179 | SAGE ENTERPRISES LIMITED | UK company | 10820012 | 1 |
| 180 | SAMUEL SMITH | UK company | 07235612 | 1 |
| 181 | SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE | UK company | 00000000 | 1 |
| 182 | SECURITIES SERVICES NOMINEES LIMITED 2012020 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 183 | SHAVER GRADE INVESTMENTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 184 | SHELL HOLDINGS (U.K.) LIMITED | UK company | 01485890 | 1 |
| 185 | SILVERSMITH CONSULTING LTD | UK company | 12075945 | 1 |
| 186 | SIMON DRABBLE | UK company | 16204297 | 1 |
| 187 | SIXTH WAVE ANGEL GROUP LTD | UK company | 15207939 | 1 |
| 188 | SKUNKWORKS INVESTMENT CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 189 | SPECIALTY CHEMICAL HOLDINGS II BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 190 | STEVEN GARDINER | UK company | 10638874 | 1 |
| 191 | SYNTHITE LIMITED | UK company | 00164640 | 1 |
| 192 | TD DIRECT INVESTING NOMINEES (EUROPE) LIMITED SMKTNOMS | Company | — | 1 |
| 193 | TETROSYL GROUP LTD | UK company | 05204036 | 1 |
| 194 | THE BANK OF NEW YORK (NOMINEES) LIMITED | UK company | 00928736 | 1 |
| 195 | THE BANK OF NEW YORK (NOMINEES) LIMITED 055404 ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 196 | THE HARBRO GROUP LTD. | UK company | SC062328 | 1 |
| 197 | THE SAYLES NOMINEE TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 198 | THE UK INNOVATION & SCIENCE SEED FUND LP | UK company | LP007823 | 1 |
| 199 | THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD | Company | — | 1 |
| 200 | THOMSON FINANCIAL LIMITED ISSEURO ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 201 | TRELLIS ROAD I FUND AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 202 | TRINITY HEALTHCARE GROUP A.S | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 203 | UBS PRIVATE BANKING NOMINEES LTD MAINPOOL ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 204 | UK FF NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 12591650 | 1 |
| 205 | UK RENEWABLE FUELS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13813459 | 1 |
| 206 | UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER | UK company | RC000797 | 1 |
| 207 | VALTERRA PLATINUM MARKETING LIMITED | UK company | 06726161 | 1 |
| 208 | VALTRIS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LIMITED | UK company | 00995767 | 1 |
| 209 | VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED BFCM ACCT | Company | — | 1 |
| 210 | VOLTA ENERGY STORAGE FUND II, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 211 | WESTCO DIRECTORS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 212 | WHEDDON LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 213 | WIZZ AIR HUNGARY LTD | UK company | FC026418 | 1 |
| 214 | YT GLOBAL IMPACT PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR GLOBAL PROSPERITY TRUST | Non-UK entity | — | 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 25 March 2021 and 10 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.