Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)?

218 of the 1,053 companies registered under SIC 29201 (Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles (except caravans)) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 431 individual shareholders and 98 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 13% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
• 4.6% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 30% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 79 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 9.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles SIC 29320 · 631 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of motor vehicles SIC 29100 · 278 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles and their engines SIC 29310 · 168 companies · 28% majority-owned by a company
• Manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers SIC 29202 · 87 companies
• Manufacture of caravans SIC 29203 · 68 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 98 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 29201, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 3 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 26 February 2021 and 6 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.