Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of printing ink?
31 of the 116 companies registered under SIC 20302 (Manufacture of printing ink) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 52 individual shareholders and 21 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 23% 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.
- 9.7% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 58% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- The median company is 14.3 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 | 35% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 55% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 42% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 58% | 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 | 9.7% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 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 14.3 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 23% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 39% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 32% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 6.5% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. SIC 20590 · 518 companies · 53% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations SIC 20420 · 423 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of soap and detergents SIC 20411 · 240 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- 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 plastics in primary forms SIC 20160 · 116 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 21 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20302, 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 | EPPLE TECHNOLOGY GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 2 | ALDUS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | SC703690 | 1 |
| 3 | ARROWHEAD INVESTMENTS (UK) | UK company | 04257292 | 1 |
| 4 | DAVID THOMPSON | UK company | 10697616 | 1 |
| 5 | DIGITAL INX GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14213570 | 1 |
| 6 | FLINT INK (U.K.) LIMITED | UK company | 00326153 | 1 |
| 7 | HUBERGROUP DEUTSCHLAND GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 8 | JAMES GARDINER | UK company | 16488289 | 1 |
| 9 | JASON FERGUSON | UK company | 09278499 | 1 |
| 10 | KIRK ESTATES LTD | UK company | 09154049 | 1 |
| 11 | LAURA WOOD | UK company | 07563607 | 1 |
| 12 | LUMINESCENCE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 08991543 | 1 |
| 13 | MHM HOLDING GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | PETER WILLIAMS | UK company | 04462626 | 1 |
| 15 | PRESSROOM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16040532 | 1 |
| 16 | PULSE RL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15354610 | 1 |
| 17 | SILVER POINT DESIGN LTD | UK company | 03939207 | 1 |
| 18 | SPECIALISED SURFACE COATINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03026599 | 1 |
| 19 | SWANSEA UNIVERSITY | UK company | RC000639 | 1 |
| 20 | THE DYERS COMPANY | UK company | RC000911 | 1 |
| 21 | YAN LI | UK company | 16888662 | 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 11 November 2021 and 27 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.