Who owns UK companies in Cold drawing of wire?
13 of the 47 companies registered under SIC 24340 (Cold drawing of wire) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 14 individual shareholders and 12 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 7 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
- Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys SIC 24100 · 200 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel SIC 24200 · 187 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
- Other non-ferrous metal production SIC 24450 · 101 companies
- Aluminium production SIC 24420 · 76 companies
- Precious metals production SIC 24410 · 67 companies
- Casting of other non-ferrous metals SIC 24540 · 64 companies
- Cold forming or folding SIC 24330 · 57 companies
- Casting of iron SIC 24510 · 57 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 11 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 24340, 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 | BARNFATHER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 04336474 | 4 |
| 2 | BARNFATHER PROPERTIES LTD | UK company | 14174330 | 2 |
| 3 | INTERNATIONAL WIRE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | UK company | 14174602 | 2 |
| 4 | CHORD HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03283466 | 1 |
| 5 | DR BALING WIRE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14315407 | 1 |
| 6 | DR BALING WIRE INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 14317955 | 1 |
| 7 | KNIGHT GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 11698906 | 1 |
| 8 | LINCOLN ELECTRIC LUXEMBOURG HOLDINGS S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | RICHARD HAMILTON | UK company | 08892799 | 1 |
| 10 | WEBSTER AND HORSFALL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11065109 | 1 |
| 11 | WINTWIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12494419 | 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 18 May 2021 and 28 February 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.