Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of metal forming machinery?
49 of the 192 companies registered under SIC 28410 (Manufacture of metal forming machinery) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 149 individual shareholders and 48 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 57% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 2.0% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 41% are owned entirely by individuals, compared with 66% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 23.6 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 | 18% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 69% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 12% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 41% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 57% | 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 | 2.0% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 2.0% | 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 23.6 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 10% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 65% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 22% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 2.0% | 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 47 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28410, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 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 | ADVANCED PRODUCTIVITY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 08445865 | 2 |
| 2 | ANDREW WEBSTER | UK company | 04460609 | 1 |
| 3 | ANGEL CO-FUND | UK company | 07864831 | 1 |
| 4 | APPLIED TECHNOLOGY VENTURES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | BERSCHE-ROLT GROUP LTD | UK company | 12474061 | 1 |
| 6 | BEYOND DIGITAL HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16288343 | 1 |
| 7 | BRITISH TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 12204666 | 1 |
| 8 | CHRIS YOUNG | UK company | 08647799 | 1 |
| 9 | CHRISTOPHER SMITH | UK company | 08671547 | 1 |
| 10 | DAVID BAYLISS | UK company | 01765042 | 1 |
| 11 | DAVID WRIGHT | UK company | 16064998 | 1 |
| 12 | DIETEC (MALVERN) LIMITED | UK company | 05973024 | 1 |
| 13 | EARLSDON TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15788244 | 1 |
| 14 | EARLSDON TECHNOLOGY PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 05698272 | 1 |
| 15 | ECKOLD AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 16 | ECKOLD BETEILIGUNGEN GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | EDINNOVATIONS LTD | UK company | 14499906 | 1 |
| 18 | ERA FOUNDATION | UK company | 00170454 | 1 |
| 19 | FP PIC LTD | UK company | 16611353 | 1 |
| 20 | GLENDOWER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16495599 | 1 |
| 21 | HDM CELIK BORU SAN TIC. A.S. | UK company | 00792057 | 1 |
| 22 | HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Company | — | 1 |
| 23 | HOLTON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 13203269 | 1 |
| 24 | INGENIUM INTEGRATION LIMITED | UK company | 08121060 | 1 |
| 25 | JEREMY HARRIS | UK company | 04574109 | 1 |
| 26 | JFDL TRADING LIMITED | UK company | 09276273 | 1 |
| 27 | KCP NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 10830297 | 1 |
| 28 | LONGWALL 3 VENTURES ECF | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | M.A. NORTON | UK company | 05176838 | 1 |
| 30 | MARTIN SMITH | UK company | 06488043 | 1 |
| 31 | METREA DISCOVERY PARTNERS HOLDING 1 LIMITED | UK company | 14288797 | 1 |
| 32 | MNL (PARKWALK) NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 13166311 | 1 |
| 33 | NAIRN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC153985 | 1 |
| 34 | PALIKO LIMITED | UK company | 12023691 | 1 |
| 35 | PAUL SLATER | UK company | 14870763 | 1 |
| 36 | PAUL THOMPSON | UK company | 04530671 | 1 |
| 37 | RAYMOND SMITH | UK company | 08570188 | 1 |
| 38 | S SINGH | UK company | 17221946 | 1 |
| 39 | SACHIN PATEL | UK company | 10680224 | 1 |
| 40 | SLACK AND PARR GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 06625350 | 1 |
| 41 | SMARTLIN LTD | UK company | 13253423 | 1 |
| 42 | STYNE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14261397 | 1 |
| 43 | TEAM B&C LIMITED | UK company | 13257691 | 1 |
| 44 | TERRY WILLIAMS | UK company | 17274247 | 1 |
| 45 | TRANSLIFT GROUP OF COMPANIES | UK company | 13203080 | 1 |
| 46 | ULTIMATE AUTOMATION HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13538639 | 1 |
| 47 | ZP PIC LTD | UK company | 16609598 | 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 11 April 2021 and 7 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.