Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of man-made fibres?
28 of the 74 companies registered under SIC 20600 (Manufacture of man-made fibres) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 69 individual shareholders and 21 companies, trusts and other entities.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | — | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | — | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | — | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | — | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | — | 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 | — | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | — | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | — | 0.7% |
* Among the 8 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
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | — | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | — | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | — | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | — | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | — | 4.3% |
Related industries
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- 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 20 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 20600, 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 | KOSA UK LIMITED | UK company | 04938035 | 2 |
| 2 | DAVID TAYLOR | UK company | 04725411 | 1 |
| 3 | DONALDSON UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 04916153 | 1 |
| 4 | DU PONT (U.K.) LIMITED | UK company | 04556216 | 1 |
| 5 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 03918307 | 1 |
| 6 | INSEMPRA GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | INVISTA (U.K.) SUPERIOR HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03589078 | 1 |
| 8 | LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 9 | MASONS TEXTILES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15920765 | 1 |
| 10 | NANOREGMED LTD | UK company | 09096454 | 1 |
| 11 | OUTDOOR SPORTS GEAR, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | PAUL ROBINSON | UK company | 15286827 | 1 |
| 13 | SGL TECHNOLOGIES GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 15 | SYNBIOVEN LIMITED | UK company | 13929576 | 1 |
| 16 | THE LYCRA COMPANY GLOBAL HOLDINGS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | UNISET LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | VICTREX MANUFACTURING LIMITED | UK company | 02845018 | 1 |
| 19 | VOLZ LUFTFILTER GMBH & CO. KG. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 20 | ZYEX GROUP LIMITED | Company | — | 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 February 2021 and 13 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.