Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of fluid power equipment?
93 of the 274 companies registered under SIC 28120 (Manufacture of fluid power equipment) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 299 individual shareholders and 70 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 7.5% 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.
- 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.
- 20% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 23.3 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 | 27% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 60% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 13% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 52% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 47% | 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 | 7.5% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.1% | 0.7% |
* Among the 26 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 23.3 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 | 52% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 20% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 11% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.2% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. SIC 28990 · 1,230 companies · 38% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c. SIC 28290 · 415 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment SIC 28220 · 341 companies · 43% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other machine tools SIC 28490 · 230 companies · 44% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment SIC 28250 · 174 companies · 29% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of pumps SIC 28131 · 166 companies · 58% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing SIC 28930 · 156 companies · 27% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery other than tractors SIC 28302 · 153 companies · 26% 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 28120, 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 | CRAIG SMITH | UK company | 09038694 | 2 |
| 2 | SHEARFORCE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15874507 | 2 |
| 3 | A M WHITE | UK company | 04016993 | 1 |
| 4 | ABSOLUTE AG HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15570233 | 1 |
| 5 | ADVANCED HYDRAULICS GROUP LTD | UK company | 11609955 | 1 |
| 6 | ALENCO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 00483942 | 1 |
| 7 | ANGLIA HYDRAULICS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 08714431 | 1 |
| 8 | APEX FLUID POWER LTD | UK company | 08713943 | 1 |
| 9 | AQUA + BEHEER B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 10 | ARTHUR GREEN | UK company | 12830251 | 1 |
| 11 | ASHFORD GARAGE EQUIPMENT LIMITED | UK company | 06479795 | 1 |
| 12 | ATLANTIC FLUID TECH S.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | AXFLOW LIMITED | UK company | 04087125 | 1 |
| 14 | BABCOCK POWER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 15 | BHAVIK PATEL | UK company | 17076318 | 1 |
| 16 | BMS-BULK METER SERVICES GROUP LTD | UK company | 14015807 | 1 |
| 17 | BRIAN SMITH | UK company | SC229022 | 1 |
| 18 | BRIMMOND GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC710798 | 1 |
| 19 | BTECH LTD | UK company | 04926926 | 1 |
| 20 | DANFOSS A/S | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | DANIEL FRENCH | UK company | 14951335 | 1 |
| 22 | DUPLOMATIC MS S.P.A | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 23 | ELAFLEX HIBY INTERNATIONAL GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | FLOWFIT LIMITED | UK company | 16795671 | 1 |
| 25 | GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC | UK company | 10980824 | 1 |
| 26 | HAMWORTHY INTERNATIONAL HOLDING LTD | UK company | 17006794 | 1 |
| 27 | HARRIER MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 03326293 | 1 |
| 28 | HAYLEY WRIGHT | UK company | 07223656 | 1 |
| 29 | HDI HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 08865824 | 1 |
| 30 | HYDRAFORCE INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | HYDRECO DBH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08649612 | 1 |
| 32 | HYDTEC LTD | UK company | 16010542 | 1 |
| 33 | INNOVATIONRCA F I LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 34 | J E TAYLOR | UK company | 10715150 | 1 |
| 35 | JAMIE BROWN | UK company | 07327715 | 1 |
| 36 | JONIC ENGINEERING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TRUSTEE LIMITED | UK company | 15266913 | 1 |
| 37 | JUSTINE SMITH | UK company | 05458648 | 1 |
| 38 | M M SINGH | UK company | 11923578 | 1 |
| 39 | MACTAGGART SCOTT (HOLDINGS) LTD | UK company | SC334329 | 1 |
| 40 | MARK FERGUSON | UK company | 08334229 | 1 |
| 41 | MARK HUGHES | UK company | 04373073 | 1 |
| 42 | MARTLET CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 13363008 | 1 |
| 43 | ORSAN AUTOMOTIVE LTD | UK company | 16201819 | 1 |
| 44 | PARKER CANADA HOLDING CO. | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | PARKER HANNIFIN (GB) LIMITED | UK company | 00425892 | 1 |
| 46 | PARKER HANNIFIN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 03922924 | 1 |
| 47 | PARKER HANNIFIN INTERNATIONAL CORP. | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | PARSONAGE MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 16481829 | 1 |
| 49 | PAUL MILLER | UK company | 11643231 | 1 |
| 50 | PETER BROWN | UK company | SC066531 | 1 |
| 51 | PETER WILLIAMS | UK company | 04462626 | 1 |
| 52 | PRECISION HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | R&G FLUID POWER GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 10404128 | 1 |
| 54 | RHINOX GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13644263 | 1 |
| 55 | ROBERT BOSCH UK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 07394406 | 1 |
| 56 | ROBERT BRADY | UK company | 01170284 | 1 |
| 57 | ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART(THE) | UK company | RC000456 | 1 |
| 58 | RUBIX U.K. LIMITED | UK company | 00569290 | 1 |
| 59 | SCHUF CHEMIEVENTILE GMBH & CO. KG. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 60 | SPIRAX-SARCO ENG PLC | Company | — | 1 |
| 61 | STANSTED FLUID POWER (PRODUCTS) LIMITED | UK company | 01172803 | 1 |
| 62 | STUART HIRST | UK company | 02273942 | 1 |
| 63 | SUEZANN HOLMES LTD | UK company | 08090754 | 1 |
| 64 | TS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 03841136 | 1 |
| 65 | VICKERS CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 09772363 | 1 |
| 66 | VICKERS SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES LIMITED | UK company | 13101787 | 1 |
| 67 | WANDFLUH HOLDING AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 68 | 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 27 March 2021 and 10 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.