Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control?
33 of the 120 companies registered under SIC 26513 (Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 95 individual shareholders and 35 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 24% 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.
- 9.1% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 5 times the national rate.
- 24% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- The median company is 21.4 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 | 18% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 58% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 24% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 30% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 61% | 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 | 9.1% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 9.1% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 3.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 5 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 21.4 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 24% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 58% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 9.1% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 9.1% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 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 31 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 26513, 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 | ALDWYCH BIOSCIENCE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 2 | BROCKBOX LIMITED | UK company | 13938027 | 1 |
| 3 | CARTER JONES | UK company | 15755430 | 1 |
| 4 | CODA OCTOPUS R&D LTD | UK company | SC232622 | 1 |
| 5 | CONCEPTION X ANGEL SYNDICATE LIMITED | UK company | 16448023 | 1 |
| 6 | DON'T BLINK LTD | UK company | 13613012 | 1 |
| 7 | GENIUS CONCEPTS LTD | UK company | 09226757 | 1 |
| 8 | GWF AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | HAMBLETON BARD HOLDINGS (CYPRUS) LIMITED | UK company | HE303277 | 1 |
| 10 | HELIX RESEARCH AND ENTERPRISE | UK company | NI665083 | 1 |
| 11 | ICC PARTNERS LIMITED | UK company | 12274666 | 1 |
| 12 | ITRON DEVELOPMENT UK LTD | UK company | 06195664 | 1 |
| 13 | JOFA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13949367 | 1 |
| 14 | JOHN BROWN | UK company | SC204601 | 1 |
| 15 | JOHN INNES ENTERPRISES LIMITED | UK company | 02549904 | 1 |
| 16 | L G MOTION LIMITED | UK company | 05076449 | 1 |
| 17 | LABBIZZ MANAGEMENT B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | LIGHTSOURCE HOLDCO LTD | UK company | 16025547 | 1 |
| 19 | MNL (PARKWALK) NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 13166311 | 1 |
| 20 | NOVA INSTRUMENTS (LUXEMBOURG) S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | NOVA INSTRUMENTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | PAPA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09962721 | 1 |
| 23 | PLANT BIOSCIENCE LTD | UK company | 02896390 | 1 |
| 24 | QIOPTIQ UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05612156 | 1 |
| 25 | REBECCA JONES | UK company | 15197232 | 1 |
| 26 | RHOMBI HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07678650 | 1 |
| 27 | SABRE COMPUTERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 01314198 | 1 |
| 28 | SHENZHEN CAEVOLUTION SOLUTION LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | SPANTECH PRODUCTS LIMITED | UK company | 01808903 | 1 |
| 30 | UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL | UK company | RC000648 | 1 |
| 31 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 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 13 March 2021 and 19 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.