Who owns UK companies in Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys?
73 of the 395 companies registered under SIC 32401 (Manufacture of professional and arcade games and toys) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 263 individual shareholders and 42 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 15% 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.
- 19% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of 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 | 71% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.6% | 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 | 4.1% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 27 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 5.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 15% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 30% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 38% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 12% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 4.1% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other manufacturing n.e.c. SIC 32990 · 6,010 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies SIC 32500 · 1,076 companies · 37% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of jewellery and related articles SIC 32120 · 698 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of sports goods SIC 32300 · 543 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of other games and toys, n.e.c. SIC 32409 · 376 companies · 11% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of musical instruments SIC 32200 · 106 companies
- Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles SIC 32130 · 81 companies
- Manufacture of brooms and brushes SIC 32910 · 20 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 40 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 32401, 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 | ADAM DUDLEY | UK company | 16037084 | 1 |
| 2 | AK SPACE LTD | UK company | 13155852 | 1 |
| 3 | AMBESSA, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | BECAUSE EXPERIMENTAL MARKETING LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | BETEL HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 17083573 | 1 |
| 6 | BLOODY BIG APE AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 7 | BLUE HORSE I.T. SERVICES LTD | UK company | 08873070 | 1 |
| 8 | CALYPSO ENTERTAINMENT, S.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 9 | DAVID ARMSTRONG | UK company | 05667999 | 1 |
| 10 | DAVID CHAPMAN | UK company | 12902850 | 1 |
| 11 | DORDOR AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 12 | ELYSIAN HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 09706360 | 1 |
| 13 | GOLDENEYE GROUP LTD | UK company | 13045095 | 1 |
| 14 | HAZ FILM LTD | UK company | 10937071 | 1 |
| 15 | HELEN ASHTON | UK company | 10320220 | 1 |
| 16 | HOBO LITTLE WANDERING TALKIES PRIVATE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | HOMA GAMES, SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | IAN PAYNE | UK company | 11966718 | 1 |
| 19 | INNOVATION ULSTER LIMITED | UK company | NI033135 | 1 |
| 20 | JCM EUROPE GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | KAIZEN ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED | UK company | 13075579 | 1 |
| 22 | KOFFEE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14336364 | 1 |
| 23 | LEAH MORGAN | UK company | 11417500 | 1 |
| 24 | LUCENCY LTD | UK company | 15091080 | 1 |
| 25 | MARK MULLER | UK company | 06630184 | 1 |
| 26 | MICHAEL JOHNSON | UK company | 16129860 | 1 |
| 27 | ONYX RIVER LIMITED | UK company | 17083131 | 1 |
| 28 | P&P EUROPE AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 29 | PAUL THOMPSON | UK company | 04530671 | 1 |
| 30 | RICHARD BURNS | UK company | 16646008 | 1 |
| 31 | ROBERT SUTTON | UK company | 12062920 | 1 |
| 32 | SAPKOTA PHILIPS ASSOCIATES LIMITED | UK company | 11469021 | 1 |
| 33 | SILVER BULLET STUDIOS LTD | UK company | 10764050 | 1 |
| 34 | SONNY THE DONNY LTD | UK company | 13021069 | 1 |
| 35 | STEPHEN MARSHALL | UK company | SC876550 | 1 |
| 36 | TANNHAUSER GAMES STUDIO SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 37 | TERRY JONES | UK company | 04713793 | 1 |
| 38 | ULSTER EQUITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | UK company | NL000080 | 1 |
| 39 | VIRTUAL BECAUSE LTD | UK company | 07338667 | 1 |
| 40 | WANDERING DODO LIMITED | UK company | 11576938 | 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 6 April 2021 and 16 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.