Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of compressors?
40 of the 115 companies registered under SIC 28132 (Manufacture of compressors) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 101 individual shareholders and 37 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 10% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 5 times the national rate.
- 5.0% have a nominee company among their shareholders, compared with 0.7% of all UK companies — about 7 times the national rate.
- 55% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 29.1 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 | 25% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 65% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 10% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 45% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 55% | 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 | 10% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 5.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 9 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 29.1 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 | 55% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 25% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 5.0% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 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 36 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28132, 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 | ABSOLUTE AG HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15570233 | 1 |
| 2 | ALMANAC VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 15685482 | 1 |
| 3 | ANDREW WILLIAMS | UK company | 16570613 | 1 |
| 4 | ATP FUND II, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | AYLESBURY COMPRESSOR SERVICES LTD | UK company | 07525119 | 1 |
| 6 | BRENDON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15409440 | 1 |
| 7 | CCEP VENTURES UK LIMITED | UK company | 11727223 | 1 |
| 8 | COPELAND UK HOLDING II LIMITED | UK company | 14545656 | 1 |
| 9 | COPELAND UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 14545456 | 1 |
| 10 | DEEP SCIENCE VENTURES LTD | UK company | 10314171 | 1 |
| 11 | EMPIRICAL VENTURES BBI NOMINEES LIMITED (AS NOMINEE FOR EMPIRICAL VENTURES) | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | FAWN BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15811596 | 1 |
| 13 | FIRST IMAGINE! GUERNSEY PCC LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 14 | GALILEO HOLDCO 2 LIMITED | UK company | 10138785 | 1 |
| 15 | GARDNER DENVER INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 00736644 | 1 |
| 16 | GARDNER DENVER LTD. | UK company | 03047245 | 1 |
| 17 | GEBR BECKER GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | HIDROSTAL (GB) LTD | UK company | 05993912 | 1 |
| 19 | KCP NOMINEES LIMITED (ACTING AS LEGAL OWNER FOR CERTAIN | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | MICHAEL JAMES | UK company | 16983389 | 1 |
| 21 | MNL (ASCENSION) NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 12291992 | 1 |
| 22 | MSCM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15993730 | 1 |
| 23 | NAPLES INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | PANITEK POWER AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 25 | R&G FLUID POWER GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 10404128 | 1 |
| 26 | RACHEL HUTCHINSON | UK company | 07177838 | 1 |
| 27 | ROBERT BRADY | UK company | 01170284 | 1 |
| 28 | SEDCO HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16017203 | 1 |
| 29 | SFC NOMINEES LIMITED (AS NOMINEE FOR EMPIRICAL VENTURES) | Company | — | 1 |
| 30 | SII HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | STAR UK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 12377278 | 1 |
| 32 | TEQNION AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 33 | TEQNION UK LTD | UK company | 16468538 | 1 |
| 34 | THINKONWARD LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 35 | TOLPEC GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 36 | WILLIAM WEST | UK company | 02057548 | 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 12 March 2021 and 22 May 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.