Who owns UK companies in Precious metals production?
67 of the 348 companies registered under SIC 24410 (Precious metals production) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 159 individual shareholders and 26 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 19% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 4.5% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 31% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% 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 | 64% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 4.5% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 79% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 19% | 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 | 3.0% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.5% | 0.7% |
* Among the 22 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 7.8 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 9.0% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 39% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 31% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 15% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 6.0% | 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
- 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
- Casting of light metals SIC 24530 · 53 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 25 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 24410, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. None holds shares in more than one company in this industry: ownership here is not concentrated in corporate groups. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANKIT PATEL | UK company | 10525224 | 1 |
| 2 | COMSTOCK MINING INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 3 | CYANCO INTERNATIONAL LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 4 | DALE VINE | UK company | 06503706 | 1 |
| 5 | FINANCE SHOP LTD SSAS | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | GLEN NEWBERRY | UK company | 10703419 | 1 |
| 7 | GOLD2POUNDS LIMITED | UK company | 06958029 | 1 |
| 8 | GROWTHINVEST NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 12338971 | 1 |
| 9 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PRODUCTS LIMITED | UK company | 11112890 | 1 |
| 10 | JMC METALS LTD | UK company | 13424624 | 1 |
| 11 | MAP GROUP HOLDINGS | UK company | 14758410 | 1 |
| 12 | MASTERMELT HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13860914 | 1 |
| 13 | MICHAEL CLARKE | UK company | 05007641 | 1 |
| 14 | MICHAEL STAFFORD | UK company | 05195842 | 1 |
| 15 | MINT INNOVATION LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 16 | MINT LIB INVESTMENT LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | Company | — | 1 |
| 18 | RICHARD ANTHONY LEWIS AND CITY TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEES OF RICHARD ANTHONY LEWIS CPP | Company | — | 1 |
| 19 | RICHARD BROWN | UK company | 06046631 | 1 |
| 20 | SOFINCOS | UK company | 07459126 | 1 |
| 21 | STONEX (NETHERLANDS) B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | TEXAS DESERT GROUP LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 23 | UCGI GROUP HOLDING LTD | UK company | 16885791 | 1 |
| 24 | WASTECARE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03280384 | 1 |
| 25 | XINOVA, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 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 26 July 2021 and 22 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.