Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of soap and detergents?

240 of the 1,077 companies registered under SIC 20411 (Manufacture of soap and detergents) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 569 individual shareholders and 142 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 16% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
• 41% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• 57% are owned entirely by individuals, compared with 66% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 82 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 8.6 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

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 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
• Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds SIC 20150 · 97 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 123 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20411, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 9 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

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 20 January 2021 and 30 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.