Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment?
54 of the 195 companies registered under SIC 26702 (Manufacture of photographic and cinematographic equipment) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 217 individual shareholders and 45 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 1.9% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 15% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 33% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 33% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 61% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 5.6% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 65% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 35% | 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 | 3.7% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.9% | 0.7% |
* Among the 25 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 8.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 15% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 36% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 42% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 1.9% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 5.7% | 4.3% |
Related industries
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- 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 40 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 26702, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 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 | MO-SYS HOLDING LTD | UK company | 11842783 | 2 |
| 2 | ADB GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 11642198 | 1 |
| 3 | ANDREW BUTLER | UK company | 09380028 | 1 |
| 4 | ANDREW GAMMELL | UK company | 04638564 | 1 |
| 5 | ARCHANGELS BBI (KCP NOMINEES) LIMITED | UK company | 14939228 | 1 |
| 6 | CAMERON YOUNG | UK company | 07735131 | 1 |
| 7 | CENEGEX LIMITED | UK company | 13476468 | 1 |
| 8 | CHAPLIN BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 11442932 | 1 |
| 9 | CHARLES YOUNG | UK company | 06727571 | 1 |
| 10 | COOKE OPTICS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 09458913 | 1 |
| 11 | CREEGAN CAISE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | DAVID JONES | UK company | 12267731 | 1 |
| 13 | DAVID MCMILLAN | UK company | SC856489 | 1 |
| 14 | DAVID OVENS | UK company | 16753958 | 1 |
| 15 | DIGITAL PROJECTION HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 03280170 | 1 |
| 16 | EG THOMSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | SC029873 | 1 |
| 17 | FERNBANK INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | SC393685 | 1 |
| 18 | GBVI HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14844289 | 1 |
| 19 | JASPAL SINGH | UK company | 11303003 | 1 |
| 20 | JOHN ELLIOT | UK company | 02883276 | 1 |
| 21 | JONATHAN READ | UK company | 07100343 | 1 |
| 22 | KEITH MITCHELL | UK company | SC382912 | 1 |
| 23 | KEITH TAYLOR | UK company | 03978098 | 1 |
| 24 | MICHAEL WALLS | UK company | 16259454 | 1 |
| 25 | OXFORD METRICS PLC | UK company | 03998880 | 1 |
| 26 | REBECCA SPEED | UK company | 16802578 | 1 |
| 27 | REDFLEX HOLDINGS PTY LIMITED | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 28 | RICCAN GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13924901 | 1 |
| 29 | RICHARD BURNS | UK company | 16646008 | 1 |
| 30 | RICHARD LEWIS | UK company | 04636539 | 1 |
| 31 | ROBERT GRAHAM | UK company | SC265810 | 1 |
| 32 | RUTTERFORD HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | SC232862 | 1 |
| 33 | SCOTT MCKIE IMAGING LIMITED | UK company | SC390351 | 1 |
| 34 | SCOTT SIMPSON | UK company | NI015814 | 1 |
| 35 | SIGMA CORPORATION | UK company | 08021528 | 1 |
| 36 | SONY EUROPE LIMITED | UK company | 15698470 | 1 |
| 37 | THE QUARTERMARY GROUP | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | TIM ALLAN | UK company | 10458480 | 1 |
| 39 | TRICORN CAPITAL LTD | UK company | SC406594 | 1 |
| 40 | X2X II LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 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 14 May 2021 and 1 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.