Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production?
32 of the 164 companies registered under SIC 28940 (Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 96 individual shareholders and 17 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 6.3% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 13% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
- 26% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
- The median company is 29.3 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 | 13% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 78% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 63% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 31% | 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 | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 6.3% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 13 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 29.3 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 6.5% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 58% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 26% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 9.7% | 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 15 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28940, 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 | ANGLO-U.S. TEXTILE MACHINERY CORPORATION LIMITED | UK company | 01680943 | 1 |
| 2 | BORDER TECHNOLOGIES EOT LTD | UK company | 15863187 | 1 |
| 3 | D.B. LEE | UK company | 04992143 | 1 |
| 4 | HAWKES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13765291 | 1 |
| 5 | HOLDING GERUKO B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 6 | LIAM CARROLL | UK company | 10130212 | 1 |
| 7 | M&JB HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11942517 | 1 |
| 8 | MICHAEL LEE | UK company | 14858696 | 1 |
| 9 | MICHAEL NORMAN | UK company | 17135780 | 1 |
| 10 | PAUL LAST | UK company | 08818965 | 1 |
| 11 | PHILIP MARSDEN | UK company | 07479940 | 1 |
| 12 | SCAIFE ENTERPRISES, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 13 | SPECIALISED CANVAS PARTNERS LIMITED | UK company | 14534957 | 1 |
| 14 | SPECIALISED CANVAS TRANSFER COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 14401463 | 1 |
| 15 | STOLBERGER INCORPORATED | Company | — | 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 20 March 2021 and 29 March 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.