Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of pumps?

166 of the 478 companies registered under SIC 28131 (Manufacture of pumps) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 329 individual shareholders and 152 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 58% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
• 9.6% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
• 22% 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.
• The median company is 27.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 55 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 27.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

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 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
• Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines SIC 28110 · 111 companies · 28% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 129 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28131, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 6 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. 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 2 March 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.