Who owns UK companies in Collection of non-hazardous waste?

1,621 of the 7,549 companies registered under SIC 38110 (Collection of non-hazardous waste) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 3,228 individual shareholders and 618 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 3.4% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 32% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
• 65% have a shareholder holding 75% or more (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 60% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 503 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 8.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Recovery of sorted materials SIC 38320 · 853 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste SIC 38210 · 829 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
• Collection of hazardous waste SIC 38120 · 244 companies · 28% majority-owned by a company
• Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste SIC 38220 · 238 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Dismantling of wrecks SIC 38310 · 43 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 598 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 38110, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 38 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 15 January 2021 and 10 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.