Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock?
42 of the 314 companies registered under SIC 30200 (Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,181 individual shareholders and 171 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 33% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 12% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 7 times the national rate.
- 60% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- The median company is 23.4 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 | 19% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 48% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 33% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 40% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 60% | 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 | 4.8% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 12% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 4.8% | 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 23.4 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 | 52% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 29% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 2.4% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 4.3% |
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Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 164 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 30200, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 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 | A WALKER | UK company | 14012233 | 2 |
| 2 | ALSTOM ENGINEERING AND SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 02235994 | 2 |
| 3 | 48624 HOLDING ACCOUNT | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | 48624 SOCIETY | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | A HUGHES | UK company | 12232641 | 1 |
| 6 | A J SMITH | UK company | SC757231 | 1 |
| 7 | A J WOOD | UK company | 04866013 | 1 |
| 8 | A JONES | UK company | 04568076 | 1 |
| 9 | A LYNCH | UK company | 11917467 | 1 |
| 10 | A MAXWELL | UK company | 05827738 | 1 |
| 11 | A ROBERTS | UK company | 10139859 | 1 |
| 12 | A SMITH | UK company | 11724317 | 1 |
| 13 | ALAN LANCASTER | UK company | 04660045 | 1 |
| 14 | ALAN THOMPSON | UK company | 06872607 | 1 |
| 15 | ALSTOM TRANSPORTATION (GLOBAL HOLDING) UK LIMITED | UK company | 09862744 | 1 |
| 16 | ANDREW BUTLER | UK company | 09380028 | 1 |
| 17 | ANDREW SALMON | UK company | 16109908 | 1 |
| 18 | ANTHONY POOLE | UK company | 17306284 | 1 |
| 19 | BRIAN LEE | UK company | NI731843 | 1 |
| 20 | BRIAN NICHOLS | UK company | 02578147 | 1 |
| 21 | BRT TRUSTEE LTD | UK company | 11046319 | 1 |
| 22 | BUCKLAND RAIL LIMITED | UK company | 06769073 | 1 |
| 23 | BURE VALLEY RAILWAY 1991 LIMITED | UK company | 02589211 | 1 |
| 24 | C WALKER | UK company | 16365826 | 1 |
| 25 | CHRIS DE SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 26 | CHRISTOPHER HARRIS | UK company | 06895801 | 1 |
| 27 | CHRISTOPHER JAMES | UK company | 09221715 | 1 |
| 28 | CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR | UK company | 13421089 | 1 |
| 29 | CLIFFORD TOURS DOO (UK) LTD | UK company | 09342521 | 1 |
| 30 | COMPANY SECRETARY | UK company | 03369221 | 1 |
| 31 | D ANKERS | UK company | 16544646 | 1 |
| 32 | D GEORGE | UK company | 09169012 | 1 |
| 33 | D WILLIAMS | UK company | 05233727 | 1 |
| 34 | DAVID CLEMENTS | UK company | 05032974 | 1 |
| 35 | DAVID COUSINS | UK company | 04941688 | 1 |
| 36 | DAVID HARRISON | UK company | SC031753 | 1 |
| 37 | DAVID J FLOWER | UK company | 04907519 | 1 |
| 38 | DAVID MORRIS | UK company | 11368523 | 1 |
| 39 | DAVID PRICE | UK company | 04494583 | 1 |
| 40 | DAVID ROBINSON | UK company | 04928796 | 1 |
| 41 | DAVID WILLIAMS | UK company | 17188997 | 1 |
| 42 | DAVID WRIGHT | UK company | 16064998 | 1 |
| 43 | DERWENT & WYE VALLEY RAILWAY TRUST LTD | UK company | 05285448 | 1 |
| 44 | E JONES | UK company | 07029152 | 1 |
| 45 | FRANK BUSH | UK company | 00430059 | 1 |
| 46 | G DAVIES | UK company | 06441029 | 1 |
| 47 | G ROBERTS | UK company | 04527695 | 1 |
| 48 | G WILLIAMS | UK company | 04801419 | 1 |
| 49 | G. THOMPSON | UK company | 00133481 | 1 |
| 50 | GARY LEMON | UK company | 10531600 | 1 |
| 51 | GATWARE NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 02435763 | 1 |
| 52 | GORDON HALL | UK company | 08214532 | 1 |
| 53 | GRAHAM JOHNSON | UK company | 15244095 | 1 |
| 54 | HANK MARVIN | UK company | 16916842 | 1 |
| 55 | HSBC GIBBS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 56 | I ATKINS | UK company | 03281545 | 1 |
| 57 | I FOSTER | UK company | 12802718 | 1 |
| 58 | IAN BREWER | UK company | 12411967 | 1 |
| 59 | IAN COOK | UK company | 01149844 | 1 |
| 60 | IAN DIXON | UK company | 08125948 | 1 |
| 61 | IAN HARRIS | UK company | 11134075 | 1 |
| 62 | J AUSTIN | UK company | 12115508 | 1 |
| 63 | J EVANS | UK company | 07436469 | 1 |
| 64 | J G SMITH | UK company | NI632259 | 1 |
| 65 | J HAINES | UK company | 11027444 | 1 |
| 66 | J JONES | UK company | 09742489 | 1 |
| 67 | J LAY | UK company | 12389097 | 1 |
| 68 | J MILNE | UK company | SL002263 | 1 |
| 69 | J MOORE | UK company | 05595155 | 1 |
| 70 | JAMES DUNCAN | UK company | 07796919 | 1 |
| 71 | JAMES TAYLOR | UK company | 10589882 | 1 |
| 72 | JOHN ATHERTON | UK company | 06538750 | 1 |
| 73 | JOHN BALL | UK company | 11608780 | 1 |
| 74 | JOHN HARGREAVES | UK company | 02091209 | 1 |
| 75 | JOHN HARRISON | UK company | 04681275 | 1 |
| 76 | JOHN HOLLAND | UK company | 15784272 | 1 |
| 77 | JOHN JOBLING | UK company | 07302410 | 1 |
| 78 | JOHN LEWIS | UK company | 00233462 | 1 |
| 79 | JOHN NELSON | UK company | 12240711 | 1 |
| 80 | JONATHAN HARRIS | UK company | 08676730 | 1 |
| 81 | K KITCHEN | UK company | 13269290 | 1 |
| 82 | K WILSON | UK company | 01914635 | 1 |
| 83 | KATE RICHARDSON | UK company | 09197460 | 1 |
| 84 | KENNETH WILSON | UK company | SC405177 | 1 |
| 85 | L. JOHNSON | UK company | 07318255 | 1 |
| 86 | LEE BROWN | UK company | 04434202 | 1 |
| 87 | LEIGH TAYLOR | UK company | SC618696 | 1 |
| 88 | LORAM MAINTENANCE OF WAY, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 89 | LUCCHINI RS HOLDING S.P.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 90 | M G MILLER | UK company | 11900690 | 1 |
| 91 | M GOODMAN | UK company | 16461575 | 1 |
| 92 | M LEVY | UK company | 15018635 | 1 |
| 93 | M PERRY | UK company | 16699170 | 1 |
| 94 | MARION LOWE | UK company | 08433181 | 1 |
| 95 | MARK SMITH | UK company | 16590304 | 1 |
| 96 | MARK TAYLOR | UK company | 14150582 | 1 |
| 97 | MARK WATSON | UK company | 14089389 | 1 |
| 98 | MICHAEL GREEN | UK company | OC346663 | 1 |
| 99 | MICHAEL LOWE | UK company | 04420633 | 1 |
| 100 | MICHAEL THOMAS | UK company | 16542715 | 1 |
| 101 | MOTORAIL (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13241772 | 1 |
| 102 | N EDWARDS | UK company | 10820144 | 1 |
| 103 | NEIL CARR | UK company | SC856183 | 1 |
| 104 | NICHOLAS PRICE | UK company | 11475702 | 1 |
| 105 | NIGEL JONES | UK company | 16193609 | 1 |
| 106 | NORMAN RAINE | UK company | 09283320 | 1 |
| 107 | ODIN INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 13399980 | 1 |
| 108 | OLD COLLEGE CAPITAL LP | UK company | SL009405 | 1 |
| 109 | OLIVER JAMES | UK company | 11517446 | 1 |
| 110 | P COX | UK company | 11028384 | 1 |
| 111 | P ELLIOTT | UK company | 13815064 | 1 |
| 112 | P EVANS | UK company | 17163640 | 1 |
| 113 | P ROGERS | UK company | 06470757 | 1 |
| 114 | P W BROWN | UK company | 09775895 | 1 |
| 115 | PATRICK MURPHY | UK company | 04701662 | 1 |
| 116 | PAUL BROWN | UK company | OC425438 | 1 |
| 117 | PAUL CROCKER | UK company | 05682082 | 1 |
| 118 | PAUL ROBINSON | UK company | 15286827 | 1 |
| 119 | PAUL STUART | UK company | 04429176 | 1 |
| 120 | PAUL WILSON | UK company | 04606633 | 1 |
| 121 | PETER CRITCHLEY | UK company | 10086441 | 1 |
| 122 | PETER LORD | UK company | OC454887 | 1 |
| 123 | PETER SIMPSON | UK company | 15041688 | 1 |
| 124 | PETER WILLIAMS | UK company | 04462626 | 1 |
| 125 | PHILIP JONES | UK company | 16213191 | 1 |
| 126 | PHILIP MITCHELL | UK company | 07447887 | 1 |
| 127 | PHILIP WATTS | UK company | 08798324 | 1 |
| 128 | R CURTIS | UK company | 03020956 | 1 |
| 129 | R DAVIES | UK company | 04651129 | 1 |
| 130 | R DINNING | UK company | 00764694 | 1 |
| 131 | R EDGE | UK company | 08069380 | 1 |
| 132 | R EDWARDS | UK company | 15250777 | 1 |
| 133 | R OWEN | UK company | 10506727 | 1 |
| 134 | RAILWAY CORRESPONDENCE TRAVEL SOCIETY | Company | — | 1 |
| 135 | RAINMAKING IMPACT LIMITED | UK company | 14028709 | 1 |
| 136 | RICHARD JONES | UK company | 09789619 | 1 |
| 137 | RICHARD WALKER | UK company | 04374457 | 1 |
| 138 | RICHARD WEBB | UK company | 06793200 | 1 |
| 139 | RICHARD WOOD | UK company | 07032248 | 1 |
| 140 | ROBERT TAYLOR | UK company | 07492613 | 1 |
| 141 | ROBIN JOHNSON | UK company | 05847370 | 1 |
| 142 | S BAINBRIDGE | UK company | 00974951 | 1 |
| 143 | S G JONES | UK company | 07349841 | 1 |
| 144 | S L BAKER | UK company | 09455128 | 1 |
| 145 | S MATTHEWS | UK company | NI064737 | 1 |
| 146 | S P JONES | UK company | 09902155 | 1 |
| 147 | S ROBINSON | UK company | 08817346 | 1 |
| 148 | SABRE RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16831009 | 1 |
| 149 | SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE | UK company | 00000000 | 1 |
| 150 | SFC NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10836528 | 1 |
| 151 | SIMON JONES | UK company | 09014498 | 1 |
| 152 | SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY TRUST | UK company | 01157099 | 1 |
| 153 | STEVE ROBERTS | UK company | 05856667 | 1 |
| 154 | STUART TURNER | UK company | 00088368 | 1 |
| 155 | SUSAN CRUMP | UK company | 09087510 | 1 |
| 156 | TDI GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13214859 | 1 |
| 157 | THE EDINBURGH TECHNOLOGY FUND LIMITED | UK company | SC092426 | 1 |
| 158 | THE WILMOTT GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15266835 | 1 |
| 159 | TOM ALLEN | UK company | 07892870 | 1 |
| 160 | UNIPART RAIL LIMITED | UK company | 03038418 | 1 |
| 161 | VANEST LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 162 | VERTEX ALBION LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 163 | W.J. COOKE | UK company | 09417055 | 1 |
| 164 | WEST SOMERSET RAILWAY ASSOCIATION | UK company | 02968284 | 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 5 August 2021 and 26 April 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.