Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of tools?

315 of the 1,036 companies registered under SIC 25730 (Manufacture of tools) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 891 individual shareholders and 182 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 13% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
• 4.8% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 41% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• The median company is 22.2 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 110 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 22.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. SIC 25990 · 2,963 companies · 35% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures SIC 25110 · 1,635 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company
• Machining SIC 25620 · 1,074 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of doors and windows of metal SIC 25120 · 498 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
• Treatment and coating of metals SIC 25610 · 409 companies · 44% majority-owned by a company
• Forging, pressing, stamping and roll-forming of metal; powder metallurgy SIC 25500 · 162 companies · 46% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of fasteners and screw machine products SIC 25940 · 128 companies
• Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs SIC 25930 · 114 companies · 47% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 175 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 25730, 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.

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 10 March 2021 and 16 June 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.