Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production?
30 of the 95 companies registered under SIC 28950 (Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 217 individual shareholders and 94 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 13% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 6 times the national rate.
- 6.7% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 17% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- The median company is 22.5 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.
30
companies with a shareholder list
of 95 registered under this code
3
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
—
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
47%
owned only by individuals
all UK companies: 66%
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 17% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 67% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 17% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 47% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 50% | 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 | 13% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 6.7% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 3.3% | 0.7% |
* Among the 8 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 22.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 17% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 53% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 20% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 6.7% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.3% | 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 92 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28950, 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 | AALBERTS INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 2 | ALAN MCDONALD | UK company | 09049068 | 1 |
| 3 | ALEX MITCHELL | UK company | SC453253 | 1 |
| 4 | ALISON WILL | UK company | SC105941 | 1 |
| 5 | ANGEL COFUND | UK company | 07864831 | 1 |
| 6 | ANTHONY CARTER | UK company | 04855280 | 1 |
| 7 | BAUMER HHS GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 8 | BUTTERWICK INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 00623056 | 1 |
| 9 | CASLON LIMITED | UK company | 00317002 | 1 |
| 10 | DAVID BURNS | UK company | 14794639 | 1 |
| 11 | DAVID JOHNSON | UK company | 12557964 | 1 |
| 12 | DAVID PRICE | UK company | 04494583 | 1 |
| 13 | DEAN HARTLEY | UK company | SC878839 | 1 |
| 14 | ELIZABETH HALL | UK company | 12600636 | 1 |
| 15 | FIBERTEK U.K. LIMITED | UK company | 03372220 | 1 |
| 16 | G & S BUTTSWORTH HOLDINGS PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | GHC PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 10775121 | 1 |
| 18 | GRACE HALL | UK company | 16542741 | 1 |
| 19 | HAWKES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13765291 | 1 |
| 20 | HEDLEY CLARK | UK company | 05532441 | 1 |
| 21 | JAMES GARDINER | UK company | 16488289 | 1 |
| 22 | KCP NOMINEES (2) LIMITED | UK company | 12495602 | 1 |
| 23 | KCP NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 10830297 | 1 |
| 24 | LOW CARBON INNOVATION FUND LTD | UK company | 07072203 | 1 |
| 25 | LOW CARBON INVESTMENT FUND 2 GENERAL PARTNER LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | MARK WOODS | UK company | 06591924 | 1 |
| 27 | METROGRAND LIMITED | UK company | 02413016 | 1 |
| 28 | MICHAEL PROMATEC LTD 2 2 THE LAWNS HARROGATE HARROGATE | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | MICHAEL PROMATEC LTD 2 THE LAWNS HARROGATE HARROGATE N | Company | — | 1 |
| 30 | OCEANO GROUP SRL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 31 | ORO CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 16325512 | 1 |
| 32 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C ALAN LOVELL) | Company | — | 1 |
| 33 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C ALEXANDER BOWIE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 34 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C ANDREW WALDMAN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 35 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C CHRISTOPHER HARLAND) | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C CONSTANTINE GOULIMIS) | Company | — | 1 |
| 37 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C DARRIN CLEMENT) | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C DAVID BOWERMAN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 39 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C DUNCAN MARTIN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C FRANK KIRWAN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GORDON AFFLECK) | Company | — | 1 |
| 42 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GORDON KAYE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GORDON LAWSON) | Company | — | 1 |
| 44 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GRAHAM MCDONALD) | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C IAIN CARSLAW) | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C IAN KERR) | Company | — | 1 |
| 47 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C IAN UNDERWOOD) | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C JAMES SITTER) | Company | — | 1 |
| 49 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C JAMIE DRYSDALE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 50 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C JULIAN HARTLEY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 51 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C MARK NICOLSON) | Company | — | 1 |
| 52 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C MARTIN ECKERSALL) | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C MICHAEL BEAMISH) | Company | — | 1 |
| 54 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C MICHAEL PIRSO) | Company | — | 1 |
| 55 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NEIL HEYWOOD) | Company | — | 1 |
| 56 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NEIL PIRIE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 57 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NICOLA MANN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NICOLAS KAHALE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 59 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NIGEL BARRY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 60 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C NIGEL MOSS) | Company | — | 1 |
| 61 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PAUL MANN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 62 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PAUL MCNUTT) | Company | — | 1 |
| 63 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PAUL MUNN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 64 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PETER BROWN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PETER TREVETT) | Company | — | 1 |
| 66 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C PHILIP TRACY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 67 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C RICHARD MCGRAIL) | Company | — | 1 |
| 68 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C RICHARD PHILIPS) | Company | — | 1 |
| 69 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C RONALD URQUHART) | Company | — | 1 |
| 70 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C SCOTT MACKAY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 71 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C SOPHIA GOULIMIS) | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C STEPHEN BELL) | Company | — | 1 |
| 73 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C STEPHEN CASSIE) | Company | — | 1 |
| 74 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C STEVEN PARKER) | Company | — | 1 |
| 75 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C SUSAN BROWN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 76 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C THOMAS JORDAN) | Company | — | 1 |
| 77 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C TIM STEVENSON) | Company | — | 1 |
| 78 | PAR NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C WILIAM RAYNAL) | Company | — | 1 |
| 79 | PETER DIXON | UK company | 11036170 | 1 |
| 80 | PRIMORUS INVESTMENTS PLC | UK company | 03740688 | 1 |
| 81 | PROFOIL SYSTEMS LIMITED | UK company | 07252946 | 1 |
| 82 | RICHARD COOPER | UK company | 06879636 | 1 |
| 83 | SIMON LEE | UK company | 09110294 | 1 |
| 84 | SIMON PEARCE | UK company | 09829671 | 1 |
| 85 | SYNDICATE ROOM NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 10776873 | 1 |
| 86 | SYNDICATE ROOM NOMINEES LTD FOR FUND TWENTY8-2017 | Company | — | 1 |
| 87 | SYNDICATE ROOM NOMINEES LTD FOR FUND TWENTY8-III | Company | — | 1 |
| 88 | SYNDICATE ROOM NOMINEES LTD FOR PLATFORM INVESTORS | Company | — | 1 |
| 89 | THE EARLY ADVANTAGE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Company | — | 1 |
| 90 | THOMAS WARD | UK company | 07691907 | 1 |
| 91 | UB FOREST INDUSTRY GREEN GROWTH FUND I LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 92 | UNITED CONVERTING TISSUE SRL | Non-UK entity | — | 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 18 September 2021 and 27 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.