Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of light metal packaging?
54 of the 136 companies registered under SIC 25920 (Manufacture of light metal packaging) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 103 individual shareholders and 48 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 20% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about 2 times the national rate.
- 65% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 7.4% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- The median company is 19.1 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 | 31% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 59% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 31% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 65% | 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 | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 3.7% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 15 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 19.1 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 20% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 59% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 9.3% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 9.3% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.9% | 4.3% |
Related industries
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- 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
- Manufacture of tools SIC 25730 · 315 companies · 27% 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
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 44 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 25920, 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 | NEWLANDS PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | SC205948 | 2 |
| 2 | SONOCO METAL PACKAGING UK LIMITED | UK company | 13373059 | 2 |
| 3 | TINMASTERS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 07405245 | 2 |
| 4 | AMBIT PROJECTS LIMITED | UK company | 02552875 | 1 |
| 5 | ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 09609680 | 1 |
| 6 | ASSETSTEADY LIMITED | UK company | 00919025 | 1 |
| 7 | AUK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 06718794 | 1 |
| 8 | BALTIC BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 14331046 | 1 |
| 9 | BEARWELL LTD | UK company | 15092849 | 1 |
| 10 | BEN SCOTT | UK company | 09709494 | 1 |
| 11 | CAN-PACK S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 12 | CAPSULAS TORRENT, S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | CE ENTERPRISE LIMITED | UK company | 16063102 | 1 |
| 14 | CLAPHAM AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING LIMITED | UK company | 12268451 | 1 |
| 15 | COMPAÑIA DE TAPONES IRRELLENABLES, S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 16 | DJT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14810087 | 1 |
| 17 | DRUM CLOSURES LIMITED | UK company | 04357186 | 1 |
| 18 | E.N.E. LIMITED | UK company | NI030369 | 1 |
| 19 | ENDOLINE MACHINERY LIMITED | UK company | 01563793 | 1 |
| 20 | ENVASES LIVERPOOL LTD | UK company | 09323061 | 1 |
| 21 | ETERNAL PACKAGING LTD | UK company | 11702832 | 1 |
| 22 | EURO PACKAGING JERSEY LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 23 | GCL INTERNATIONAL SARL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | GLH SD 1 LIMITED | UK company | 16326764 | 1 |
| 25 | GUALA CLOSURES U.K. LIMITED | UK company | SC043087 | 1 |
| 26 | J.K. POWELL | UK company | 03690043 | 1 |
| 27 | JANUS NEILL ENGINEERING LIMITED | UK company | 10386926 | 1 |
| 28 | KEEN AND KEEN LIMITED | UK company | 14098066 | 1 |
| 29 | KENT BUSINESS INVESTORS LIMITED | UK company | 11740300 | 1 |
| 30 | LUCECO HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05254785 | 1 |
| 31 | MARK BROWN | UK company | 16818038 | 1 |
| 32 | MARK GLANVILLE | UK company | 13661163 | 1 |
| 33 | MEMORIES NOT DREAMS HOLDING COMPANY LTD | UK company | 15856632 | 1 |
| 34 | MUHAMMAD SHAHZAD | UK company | 16658012 | 1 |
| 35 | NAJEEB ULLAH | UK company | 16209033 | 1 |
| 36 | NICHOLAS BENNETT | UK company | 15562620 | 1 |
| 37 | PACK ARROW (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 07580979 | 1 |
| 38 | PLM SEPTANUS AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 39 | ROBERTS METAL PACKAGING LTD | UK company | 00043694 | 1 |
| 40 | SOFTBOX SYSTEMS (TP3) LIMITED | UK company | 11078010 | 1 |
| 41 | SONOCO METAL PACKAGING HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 12774261 | 1 |
| 42 | VENTURE PE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16132027 | 1 |
| 43 | W&H HOLDINGS 1 LIMITED | UK company | 15947053 | 1 |
| 44 | WHITE CORPORATE ENTERPRISE LTD | UK company | 16064121 | 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 20 February 2021 and 3 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.