Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements?
94 of the 366 companies registered under SIC 28150 (Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 193 individual shareholders and 73 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 27% 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.
- 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.
- 62% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- The median company is 22.4 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 | 32% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 61% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 37% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 62% | 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 | 9.6% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 3.2% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 16 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 22.4 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 27% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 44% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 20% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 8.6% | 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 69 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28150, 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 | 1ST ESTATE SERVICE | UK company | 12848600 | 1 |
| 2 | AIM ACQUISITION LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 3 | ALL PULLEY & GEAR HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13515445 | 1 |
| 4 | ALLSPEEDS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 11304740 | 1 |
| 5 | ALPENBURY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15171598 | 1 |
| 6 | AMTECH LIMITED | UK company | 02380482 | 1 |
| 7 | ANDREW DAVIS | UK company | 06245219 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDREW RODGER | UK company | SC301350 | 1 |
| 9 | APEX TOOL GROUP B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 10 | ATLAS BALL AND BEARING CO. LIMITED | UK company | 01339603 | 1 |
| 11 | AXFLOW LIMITED | UK company | 04087125 | 1 |
| 12 | BARONDENE CONSULTANTS LTD | UK company | 03090619 | 1 |
| 13 | BEHOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 16275273 | 1 |
| 14 | D HOWIE LIMITED | UK company | 09568180 | 1 |
| 15 | DAIDO METAL CO., LTD | UK company | FC026187 | 1 |
| 16 | DANA SAC HOLDING B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | DANA UK DRIVESHAFT LIMITED | UK company | 06088797 | 1 |
| 18 | DAVID BROWN GROUP LIMITED (2432631) | Company | — | 1 |
| 19 | DAVID BROWN GROUP LTD (2432631) | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | DB DEFENCE HOLDCO S.A.R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | DIAMORPH UK LIMITED | UK company | 08071521 | 1 |
| 22 | E.N.E. LIMITED | UK company | NI030369 | 1 |
| 23 | ELECON ENGINEERING CO LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | ELPHIS ENGINEERING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 13199648 | 1 |
| 25 | EWELLIX AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 26 | GEAR BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 13977606 | 1 |
| 27 | HARMONIC DRIVE S E | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 28 | HOPEDRIVE (HANGZHOU) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | JBH ACQUISITIONS LIMITED | UK company | 16015676 | 1 |
| 30 | JKM GLOBAL PTE LIMITED | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 31 | JTEKT CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | JTEKT SALES UK LTD | UK company | 01047234 | 1 |
| 33 | JULIE JONES | UK company | 07784999 | 1 |
| 34 | LEEDS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LTD HUNSLET WORKS PEPPER ROAD LEEDS UNITED KINGDOM LS10 2RU | Company | — | 1 |
| 35 | LMR GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15582649 | 1 |
| 36 | M HAWKINS | UK company | 15567573 | 1 |
| 37 | MARIC UK HOLDINGS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 38 | MECANIS HOLDING BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 39 | MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION LIMITED | UK company | 13138982 | 1 |
| 40 | MINEBEA MITSUMI INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | MKL SOUTH LIMITED | UK company | 14347990 | 1 |
| 42 | MODULAR STOCK LIMITED | UK company | 03342312 | 1 |
| 43 | NOVA ACQUISITION LIMITED | UK company | 10532731 | 1 |
| 44 | NSK EUROPE LTD | UK company | 02223191 | 1 |
| 45 | NSK LTD | UK company | 00943387 | 1 |
| 46 | NSK STEERING SYSTEMS CO. LTD. | Company | — | 1 |
| 47 | PAUL HARRIS | UK company | 12371725 | 1 |
| 48 | PAUL HILL | UK company | 14773050 | 1 |
| 49 | PAUL MITCHELL | UK company | 01784536 | 1 |
| 50 | PAUL THOMPSON | UK company | 04530671 | 1 |
| 51 | PERMALI GLOUCESTER LIMITED | UK company | 03546214 | 1 |
| 52 | R.T. QUAIFE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13498633 | 1 |
| 53 | RENOLD LIMITED | UK company | 00249688 | 1 |
| 54 | REXNORD INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 07528607 | 1 |
| 55 | RICARDO UK LIMITED | UK company | 02815682 | 1 |
| 56 | RUSHTON LTD | UK company | 02777574 | 1 |
| 57 | SARAH TURNER | UK company | 16977519 | 1 |
| 58 | SHM HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 01618676 | 1 |
| 59 | SPITFIRE COVENTRY LIMITED | UK company | 13199171 | 1 |
| 60 | STI FLUID CONTROL LIMITED | UK company | 12136749 | 1 |
| 61 | STOBER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 62 | STUART HARRIS | UK company | 09269924 | 1 |
| 63 | SUNDRAM FASTENERS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 64 | SUNDRAM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 09969988 | 1 |
| 65 | TRELANOAK LIMITED | UK company | 02535718 | 1 |
| 66 | VORLICH | UK company | 13646360 | 1 |
| 67 | VORTEX ADVANCED ENGINEERING INVEST CO LIMITED | UK company | 14218621 | 1 |
| 68 | WMTC GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14996415 | 1 |
| 69 | WPG UK HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 11855945 | 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 2 March 2021 and 4 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.