Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of plastics in primary forms?
116 of the 398 companies registered under SIC 20160 (Manufacture of plastics in primary forms) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 311 individual shareholders and 99 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 32% 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.
- 11% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 5 times the national rate.
- 56% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
116
companies with a shareholder list
of 398 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
36%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
44%
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 | 28% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 62% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 44% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 56% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 36% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 79% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 48% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 11% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.9% | 0.7% |
* Among the 33 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 13.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 32% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 38% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 19% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.8% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.4% | 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 other organic basic chemicals SIC 20140 · 128 companies · 48% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds SIC 20150 · 97 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 95 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20160, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 3 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 | AQUA FABRICATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 02216332 | 2 |
| 2 | COLLOIDS LIMITED | UK company | 05058123 | 2 |
| 3 | IAN THOMAS SMITH (DECEASED) AND AQUA FABRICATIONS LIMITED | Company | — | 2 |
| 4 | A-FAX LIMITED | UK company | 10654711 | 1 |
| 5 | A-SAFE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13955846 | 1 |
| 6 | AIRGON TECHNOLOGIES LTD | UK company | 14104291 | 1 |
| 7 | ALDA CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 05015437 | 1 |
| 8 | ALFRECELL HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14782368 | 1 |
| 9 | ALLNEX HOLDING UK LIMITED | UK company | 08336476 | 1 |
| 10 | AMCHEM SPECIALITY CHEMICALS PRIVATE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 11 | ANDREW WHITEHOUSE | UK company | 13055089 | 1 |
| 12 | ANTHONY WHITE | UK company | 10430965 | 1 |
| 13 | AOC (CHINA) HOLDING B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | AVK HOLDINGS A/S | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 15 | BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 00946107 | 1 |
| 16 | BIOME TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | UK company | 01873702 | 1 |
| 17 | BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | UK company | 00108191 | 1 |
| 18 | CAPRICORN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY FUND NV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 19 | CARDINALSTONE CAPITAL GP LIMITED ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS GP OF CARDINALSTONE CAPITAL ADVISERS GROWTH FUND LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | CHILTERN CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 09878247 | 1 |
| 21 | CONYERS FAMILY PIC LIMITED | UK company | 12250889 | 1 |
| 22 | COVERIS FLEXIBLES HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 08339980 | 1 |
| 23 | CRP SUBSEA LIMITED | UK company | 01369166 | 1 |
| 24 | DAK AMERICAS EXTERIOR, S.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 25 | DAVID ALLAN | UK company | SL000907 | 1 |
| 26 | DAVID W HARRIS LIMITED | UK company | SC576671 | 1 |
| 27 | DELTECH EUROPE HOLDINGS, LTD. | UK company | 13513443 | 1 |
| 28 | DOUGLAS BAKER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15027011 | 1 |
| 29 | DOUGLAS BAKER PLASTICS LIMITED | UK company | 15091098 | 1 |
| 30 | ECONATION RECYCLING (MAURITIUS) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | EGGER (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 02813369 | 1 |
| 32 | EPSOTECH HOLDING GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 33 | EVERGREEN TRADING CO. LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 34 | FENNER GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 00329377 | 1 |
| 35 | FURLEY PAGE EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE HELLYAR 1996 TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | FURLEY PAGE EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HELLYAR 1988 TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 37 | FURLEY PAGE EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HELLYAR NO 2 TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | FURLEY PAGE EXECUTOR & TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE HELLYAR NO 3 TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 39 | G.C.R. GROUP INTERNATIONAL S.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 40 | GREGORY SMITH | UK company | SC576064 | 1 |
| 41 | HELEN BAKER | UK company | 07808262 | 1 |
| 42 | HIFI HOLDING BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 43 | IAN LEWIS | UK company | 04630801 | 1 |
| 44 | IK PF II LUXCO 7 S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 45 | INOVYN FINANCE LIMITED | UK company | 07027513 | 1 |
| 46 | INTERFOAM GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15366413 | 1 |
| 47 | INVISTA (U.K.) SUPERIOR HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03589078 | 1 |
| 48 | JAMES BROWN | UK company | 08276034 | 1 |
| 49 | JL FAMILY CO LIMITED | UK company | 11985361 | 1 |
| 50 | JOHN FERGUSON | UK company | 16747639 | 1 |
| 51 | JOHN WALTERS | UK company | 10714482 | 1 |
| 52 | JONATHAN BEEBE | UK company | 05682616 | 1 |
| 53 | JUDRA LIMITED | UK company | NI658979 | 1 |
| 54 | JULIE SMITH | UK company | 11815576 | 1 |
| 55 | KAREN THOMAS | UK company | 15370022 | 1 |
| 56 | KEFRAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07352096 | 1 |
| 57 | KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | KNIGHTSWOOD CAPITAL NO.2 LIMITED | UK company | 14729666 | 1 |
| 59 | KOSA UK LIMITED | UK company | 04938035 | 1 |
| 60 | LANXESS SOLUTIONS UK LTD | UK company | 02624692 | 1 |
| 61 | LOTTE CHEMICAL CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 62 | MARTIN BELL | UK company | SC689038 | 1 |
| 63 | MAUNA HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | SC170659 | 1 |
| 64 | MCC METHACRYLATES HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 03830157 | 1 |
| 65 | MFS7 LIMITED | UK company | 14732135 | 1 |
| 66 | NOVARTIS UK LIMITED | UK company | 00398071 | 1 |
| 67 | NUPLEX INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 68 | OMDI GROUP CO., LIMITED | UK company | 15922483 | 1 |
| 69 | PAUL HOBSON | UK company | NI047075 | 1 |
| 70 | PAUL THORNE | UK company | 09200259 | 1 |
| 71 | PAUL WILSON | UK company | 04606633 | 1 |
| 72 | POLYPIPE LIMITED | UK company | 01099323 | 1 |
| 73 | POLYSTAR PRIVATE TRADING ESTATES LIMITED | UK company | 13564644 | 1 |
| 74 | PORTBURY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 10491419 | 1 |
| 75 | RECTICEL S.A./N.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 76 | REDDICLIFFE FAMILY SETTLEMENT | UK company | 4828934251 | 1 |
| 77 | REICHHOLD HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 78 | RICHARD EVANS | UK company | 04284420 | 1 |
| 79 | SABIC VENTURES B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 80 | SACO AEI POLYMERS, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 81 | SCOTT BADER COMMONWEALTH LIMITED | UK company | 00496082 | 1 |
| 82 | SIMON BURGESS | UK company | 11836407 | 1 |
| 83 | SIMON COLLINS | UK company | 10014087 | 1 |
| 84 | SKENDER GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 85 | SM RESINAS SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 86 | SMILE MATERIALS LTD | UK company | 07415382 | 1 |
| 87 | SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS DIRECTORS LIMITED | UK company | 02806502 | 1 |
| 88 | STUART SMITH | UK company | 07655422 | 1 |
| 89 | TALIS BETEILIGUNGS GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 90 | THOMAS CHIPPENDALE | UK company | 03684978 | 1 |
| 91 | UBE CORPORATION EUROPE S.A.U. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 92 | UNILIN INSULATION IRELAND LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 93 | VEKA PLC | UK company | 01626563 | 1 |
| 94 | WM. BROWN (REGISTRARS) LTD | UK company | 00156644 | 1 |
| 95 | WOODBROOK PRECISION LTD | UK company | 05778217 | 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 5 February 2021 and 5 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.