Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of magnetic and optical media?
10 of the 49 companies registered under SIC 26800 (Manufacture of magnetic and optical media) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 19 individual shareholders and 8 companies, trusts and other entities.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | — | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | — | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | — | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | — | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | — | 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 | — | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | — | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | — | 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
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | — | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | — | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | — | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | — | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | — | 4.3% |
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- Manufacture of optical precision instruments SIC 26701 · 119 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 8 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 26800, 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 | FAYLE HOLDINGS | UK company | 14595268 | 1 |
| 2 | HOLDINGS LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 3 | INFINERA GLOBAL HOLDINGS LLC, FOR INFINERA GLOBAL | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | INFINERA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | MAJEK EYE LIMITED | UK company | 15153187 | 1 |
| 6 | MR SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 09334475 | 1 |
| 7 | NALM LIMITED | UK company | 11564361 | 1 |
| 8 | SGM MAGNETICS SA | 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 6 July 2021 and 15 November 2025. 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.