Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of watches and clocks?

44 of the 294 companies registered under SIC 26520 (Manufacture of watches and clocks) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 784 individual shareholders and 98 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 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.
• 4.5% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
• 6.8% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 17 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 6.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

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 94 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 26520, 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.

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 23 June 2021 and 9 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.