Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of motorcycles?
36 of the 194 companies registered under SIC 30910 (Manufacture of motorcycles) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 89 individual shareholders and 22 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 28% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 8.3% 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.
- 2.8% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 22% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 75% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 2.8% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 64% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 36% | 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 | 8.3% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 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 8.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 2.8% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 25% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 44% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 28% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 0.0% | 4.3% |
Related industries
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- Manufacture of military fighting vehicles SIC 30400 · 7 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 22 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 30910, 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.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARC TECHNOLOGIES LTD | UK company | 15464455 | 2 |
| 2 | C/O MCTRUSTEES LTD SIMON HUNT PENSION TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 3 | COOL BRITISH MOTORBIKES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 4 | DANIEL MARKS | UK company | 03488287 | 1 |
| 5 | HARRUD (BVI) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | JOHN HARVEY | UK company | 09072933 | 1 |
| 7 | JONATHAN MASON | UK company | 07219499 | 1 |
| 8 | KARL WARD | UK company | 10472989 | 1 |
| 9 | LEE MATHER | UK company | 12136349 | 1 |
| 10 | MARK AMBLER | UK company | 13617278 | 1 |
| 11 | MARTIN SMITH | UK company | 06488043 | 1 |
| 12 | PATRICK WALKER | UK company | OC455551 | 1 |
| 13 | PAUL TURNER | UK company | 17164721 | 1 |
| 14 | REF 108497 JAMES HAY PENSION TRUSTEES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 15 | SHAUN WALKER | UK company | 10109743 | 1 |
| 16 | TENWAYS TECHNOVATION EUROPE B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 17 | TENWAYS TECHNOVATION LIMITED | UK company | 14703336 | 1 |
| 18 | THORNTON HUNDRED HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13221401 | 1 |
| 19 | TRUMAN CLAN LTD | UK company | 15464171 | 1 |
| 20 | TRUMAN KIN LTD | UK company | 16044404 | 1 |
| 21 | TVS MOTOR (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | WATSONIAN SQUIRE LTD | UK company | 02319399 | 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 25 March 2021 and 5 February 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.