Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products?
55 of the 573 companies registered under SIC 20200 (Manufacture of pesticides and other agrochemical products) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 184 individual shareholders and 44 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.
- 20% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about 2 times the national rate.
- 49% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 31% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 58% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 11% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 51% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 49% | 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 | 15% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 3.6% | 0.7% |
* Among the 13 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 9.8 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 20% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 38% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 22% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 16% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.6% | 4.3% |
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Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 42 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20200, 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 | DE SANGOSSE SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 2 | 1,4 GROUP INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 3 | 1,4HOLDING, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | AGFORM LIMITED | UK company | 04046444 | 1 |
| 5 | ANDERMATT BIOCONTROL AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 6 | ASTIA ANGELS OZOPURE UK LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | AURORIUM HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 04947111 | 1 |
| 8 | BRIAR HOLDING GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | BRIGHTSTONE VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 10576906 | 1 |
| 10 | CBC (EUROPE) S.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 11 | CHARIOT INNOVATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 08281188 | 1 |
| 12 | FARVATN MEDINVESTERING 2 AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | FARVATN PRIVATE EQUITY AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | GEORGE TAYLOR | UK company | 01485794 | 1 |
| 15 | GK FORMATIONS ONE LIMITED | UK company | 03511674 | 1 |
| 16 | GROSVENOR FOOD & AGTECH LIMITED | UK company | 03221116 | 1 |
| 17 | HILBOROUGH FARMS LIMITED | UK company | 03682894 | 1 |
| 18 | INCINERATOR REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | UK company | 07186818 | 1 |
| 19 | JAMES MASON | UK company | 04418812 | 1 |
| 20 | JT CROP LIMITED | UK company | 03559431 | 1 |
| 21 | KRAKEN HOLDINGS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | LOCHLOMONDCONSULTING.COM LIMITED | UK company | SC684852 | 1 |
| 23 | MATTHEW BAILEY | UK company | 12479963 | 1 |
| 24 | MEDISUP SECURITIES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 25 | MELODIE RAHBAR (AS NOMINEE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF VENTURES TOGETHER INVESTMENT CLUB) | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | MNL (ASCENSION) NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 12291992 | 1 |
| 27 | OCTAVIUS HUNT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11020462 | 1 |
| 28 | OMEX INTERNATIONAL LTD. | UK company | 14770742 | 1 |
| 29 | OZO INNOVATIONS EBT TRUSTEE LIMITED | UK company | 10945802 | 1 |
| 30 | PARIJAT INDUSTRIES (INDIA) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | PAUL SMITH | UK company | 01170719 | 1 |
| 32 | ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH LIMITED | UK company | 02393175 | 1 |
| 33 | SAFEX HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 14278836 | 1 |
| 34 | SEEDRS NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 08756825 | 1 |
| 35 | SHARDA CROPCHEM LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | SHUMBA RESOURCES LIMITED | UK company | 17106283 | 1 |
| 37 | SOLVAY SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | UK company | 00036833 | 1 |
| 38 | STONEHAVEN CONSULTING AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 39 | TALL GRASS VENTURES FUND I LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | TMF TRUST LABUAN LIMITED (AS TRUSTEE OF LIPS RE HUGO VAN VREDENBURCH) | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | UPL CORPORATION LTD | UK company | 02879407 | 1 |
| 42 | WATER SOLUBLE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | UK company | 07830963 | 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 24 February 2021 and 13 April 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.