Who owns UK companies in Casting of iron?
57 of the 139 companies registered under SIC 24510 (Casting of iron) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 184 individual shareholders and 45 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 21% 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.
- 7.0% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 14% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- The median company is 24.0 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 | 19% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 67% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 14% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 44% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 51% | 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 | 3.5% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 7.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 14 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 24.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 21% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 58% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 14% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.0% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 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
- 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 light metals SIC 24530 · 53 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 41 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 24510, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 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 | EDWARDS CONSULTANCY & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD | UK company | 09875108 | 2 |
| 2 | METSERV CONSULTANCY & ENGINEERING LTD | Company | — | 2 |
| 3 | ANDREW WHITEHOUSE | UK company | 13055089 | 1 |
| 4 | ARME HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15388058 | 1 |
| 5 | ATRITOR HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 02953850 | 1 |
| 6 | BI GROUP PLC | UK company | 00451799 | 1 |
| 7 | BROCKMOOR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 11257701 | 1 |
| 8 | CROSTHWAITE AND GARDINER LIMITED | UK company | 02631268 | 1 |
| 9 | DAVID COX | UK company | 00692567 | 1 |
| 10 | DAVID HUGHES | UK company | 12894854 | 1 |
| 11 | EAT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 00125698 | 1 |
| 12 | EDISON HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 00343319 | 1 |
| 13 | EVOLUTION CASTINGS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14786291 | 1 |
| 14 | FRAZER & TABBERER GROUP LTD | UK company | 07217724 | 1 |
| 15 | GILLIAN HUGHES | UK company | 07168188 | 1 |
| 16 | H.K. FOUNDERS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15319759 | 1 |
| 17 | INVESTMENT CASTINGS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10051640 | 1 |
| 18 | J REID TRADING LTD | UK company | 01833223 | 1 |
| 19 | JOHN WILKINSON | UK company | 16698475 | 1 |
| 20 | L J FOX | UK company | 15811977 | 1 |
| 21 | M EDWARDS | UK company | 15349027 | 1 |
| 22 | MAGNUM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 23 | MARK FREEMAN | UK company | 05143307 | 1 |
| 24 | MATTHEW REID | UK company | 11664155 | 1 |
| 25 | METHODIST MINISTERS PENSION TRUST | UK company | 02726935 | 1 |
| 26 | MJR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 02070419 | 1 |
| 27 | PAUL FREEMAN | UK company | 06605352 | 1 |
| 28 | R F HALL | UK company | 05709812 | 1 |
| 29 | RICHARD TAYLOR | UK company | 10252179 | 1 |
| 30 | ROSS THOMPSON | UK company | NI009257 | 1 |
| 31 | SAINT-GOBAIN CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS UK LIMITED | UK company | 00734396 | 1 |
| 32 | SURFACEPREP UK LIMITED | UK company | 13536703 | 1 |
| 33 | SYSTECH GB LIMITED | UK company | 04222246 | 1 |
| 34 | THOMAS DUDLEY LIMITED | UK company | 02399487 | 1 |
| 35 | TOKHEIM SOFITAM APPLICATIONS SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 36 | TRUECAST 2025 LTD | UK company | 16356195 | 1 |
| 37 | TSG LUXCO HOLDING S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 38 | VANGUARD 2024 LIMITED | UK company | 15990232 | 1 |
| 39 | WAGSTAFF FOUNDRIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 00999852 | 1 |
| 40 | WB WHITE EOT LIMITED | UK company | 15792365 | 1 |
| 41 | WB WHITE FOUNDRY (HOLDINGS) LTD | UK company | 06468623 | 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 1 July 2021 and 23 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.