Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery?

64 of the 200 companies registered under SIC 28960 (Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 566 individual shareholders and 106 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 9.4% 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.
• 4.7% have a nominee company among their shareholders, compared with 0.7% of all UK companies — about 7 times the national rate.
• 14% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• The median company is 19.0 years old, against 8.5 years across all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* 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 19.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

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 101 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 28960, 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.

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 May 2021 and 14 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.