Who owns UK companies in Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles?

7,367 of the 41,398 companies registered under SIC 45112 (Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 13,806 individual shareholders and 1,676 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 2.1% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 20% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
• 14% 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 2,302 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 6.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles SIC 45200 · 13,822 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories SIC 45320 · 3,080 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
• Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories SIC 45310 · 1,671 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
• Sale of other motor vehicles SIC 45190 · 1,557 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
• Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles SIC 45111 · 1,359 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories SIC 45400 · 802 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

The 1,000 companies and other entities holding shares in the most companies under SIC 45112, out of 1,572 named as shareholders on those companies' latest confirmation statements. 130 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 21 July 2020 and 18 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.