Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment?
74 of the 209 companies registered under SIC 26301 (Manufacture of telegraph and telephone apparatus and equipment) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 171 individual shareholders and 70 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 23% 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.
- 57% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 6.8% 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 25.5 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 | 38% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 51% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 11% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 42% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 57% | 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 | 6.8% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.4% | 0.7% |
* Among the 28 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 25.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 23% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 55% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 14% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 6.8% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.4% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of electronic components SIC 26110 · 550 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control SIC 26511 · 537 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of consumer electronics SIC 26400 · 430 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of electronic industrial process control equipment SIC 26512 · 389 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment SIC 26200 · 331 companies · 29% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of loaded electronic boards SIC 26120 · 170 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of communication equipment other than telegraph, and telephone apparatus and equipment SIC 26309 · 143 companies · 47% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of optical precision instruments SIC 26701 · 119 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 68 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 26301, 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 | ABB LIMITED | UK company | 03780764 | 2 |
| 2 | AUMOVIO HOLDINGS UK LIMITED | UK company | 04114756 | 2 |
| 3 | ANDY JONES | UK company | 07985113 | 1 |
| 4 | ANTHONY RITOSSA (GLOBAL FAMILY INVESTMENT SUMMIT) | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | ASKEY COMPUTER CORP. | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | BASINGHALL TECH FUND I SCS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | BLACKFINCH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11876719 | 1 |
| 8 | BLACKFINCH SPRING VCT PLC | UK company | 12166417 | 1 |
| 9 | BLACKFINCH VENTURES NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 11401059 | 1 |
| 10 | BRITISH SMALLER COMPANIES VCT2 PLC | UK company | 04084003 | 1 |
| 11 | CAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09545470 | 1 |
| 12 | CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD | UK company | 02299747 | 1 |
| 13 | CONSTANT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11774931 | 1 |
| 14 | CURRANT LTD | UK company | 04313359 | 1 |
| 15 | DEH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14670668 | 1 |
| 16 | EASYSTREET SYSTEMS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | EVERMEAD LIMITED | UK company | 13197972 | 1 |
| 18 | FOCUS 4 U LTD. | UK company | 04771242 | 1 |
| 19 | FORESIGHT REGIONAL INVESTMENT II GENERAL PARTNER LLP | UK company | SO306747 | 1 |
| 20 | GACYSM VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 21 | GLYN HUGHES | UK company | 07518867 | 1 |
| 22 | GN HEARING UK LTD | UK company | 02984645 | 1 |
| 23 | HS GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 09504942 | 1 |
| 24 | HUGHES CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15204204 | 1 |
| 25 | INTEGRATED SECURITY MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05003244 | 1 |
| 26 | J M SPENCER CONSULTING LIMITED | UK company | 10062586 | 1 |
| 27 | JCM EUROPE GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 28 | JOHN O CONNOR | UK company | 16850438 | 1 |
| 29 | KEENEY HILL LIMITED | UK company | 13731349 | 1 |
| 30 | KENTON RESEARCH LIMITED | UK company | 06366901 | 1 |
| 31 | L3 FOREIGN HOLDINGS INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | L3 INVESTMENTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 33 | L3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 34 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES UK LIMITED | UK company | 11111631 | 1 |
| 35 | MACDERMID (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 03625513 | 1 |
| 36 | MACDERMID CONTINENTAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 06322345 | 1 |
| 37 | MARTIN-WOOLMAN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12689989 | 1 |
| 38 | MIA 18 LIMITED | UK company | 04513261 | 1 |
| 39 | MICHAEL BUTLER | UK company | SC721700 | 1 |
| 40 | MNL (BBI) NOMINEES LIMITED IN ITS CAPACITY AS NOMINEE OF PRAETURA VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | MNL NOMINEES LIMITED IN ITS CAPACITY AS NOMINEE OF PRAETURA VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 42 | OMG HARIAVALTA CHEMICALS HOLDINGS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 43 | ONESUBSEA INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED | UK company | 08431671 | 1 |
| 44 | PETER JOHN DAVIES | UK company | 07629245 | 1 |
| 45 | PETER JONES | UK company | 00285318 | 1 |
| 46 | PREMIER AUTOMATION HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09510817 | 1 |
| 47 | RAMUDDEN GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 11270042 | 1 |
| 48 | ROBERT SMITH | UK company | 12472568 | 1 |
| 49 | RURAL BROADBAND SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14373739 | 1 |
| 50 | S GOSCHALK LTD | UK company | 06769778 | 1 |
| 51 | SAGH HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 11721318 | 1 |
| 52 | SCHLUMBERGER OILFIELD UK PLC | UK company | 04157867 | 1 |
| 53 | SHERWOOD ELECTRONICS LIMITED | UK company | 02878570 | 1 |
| 54 | SKANSSON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14665110 | 1 |
| 55 | SPACEBRIDGE INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 56 | SPEROVA LIMITED | UK company | 13745996 | 1 |
| 57 | SPRINGVALE HOLDING COMPANY LIMTED | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | STATRON AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 59 | SUB ZERO HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12117811 | 1 |
| 60 | TELEDYNE UK LIMITED | UK company | 00432014 | 1 |
| 61 | TERRY HART | UK company | 12160590 | 1 |
| 62 | THE TRAFFIC GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03931065 | 1 |
| 63 | THOMAS & BETTS CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 64 | TIM HALL | UK company | 07187109 | 1 |
| 65 | VERTU INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LTD | UK company | 10997166 | 1 |
| 66 | VIP COMMUNICATIONS (HULL) LIMITED | UK company | 03040649 | 1 |
| 67 | VONEUS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13094912 | 1 |
| 68 | WEALTH CLUB NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 11969879 | 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 27 February 2021 and 14 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.