Who owns UK companies in Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems?
35 of the 212 companies registered under SIC 49311 (Urban and suburban passenger railway transportation by underground, metro and similar systems) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 61 individual shareholders and 18 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 43% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 17% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.
- 40% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 43% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 46% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 11% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 60% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 40% | 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 | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 15 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 8.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 8.6% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 34% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 37% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 17% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.9% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Freight transport by road SIC 49410 · 11,010 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
- Taxi operation SIC 49320 · 3,564 companies · 10% majority-owned by a company
- Other passenger land transport SIC 49390 · 2,017 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
- Removal services SIC 49420 · 1,277 companies · 11% majority-owned by a company
- Other urban, suburban or metropolitan passenger land transport (not underground, metro or similar) SIC 49319 · 270 companies · 49% majority-owned by a company
- Passenger rail transport, interurban SIC 49100 · 168 companies · 37% majority-owned by a company
- Freight rail transport SIC 49200 · 124 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
- Transport via pipeline SIC 49500 · 24 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 18 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 49311, 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 | TRANSPORT TRADING LIMITED | UK company | 03914810 | 4 |
| 2 | FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05154485 | 2 |
| 3 | ABERDEEN EUROPEAN INFRASTRUCTURE GP III LTD | UK company | 11677371 | 1 |
| 4 | AECOM | UK company | 01846493 | 1 |
| 5 | ALSTOM TRANSPORT (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08713765 | 1 |
| 6 | AMEY LIMITED | UK company | 02379479 | 1 |
| 7 | CAPITAL SUPERTRAM LTD | UK company | 13511945 | 1 |
| 8 | CPCS TRANSCOM LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 9 | JAMES PARKER | UK company | 13567949 | 1 |
| 10 | JAMES WILLIS | UK company | 16468396 | 1 |
| 11 | KEOLIS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 03292357 | 1 |
| 12 | LISA STAINES | UK company | 09174857 | 1 |
| 13 | MERIDIAM INFRASTRUCTURE NET S.A.R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | PETER MURRAY | UK company | SC283013 | 1 |
| 15 | SIMON JOHNSON | UK company | 08924805 | 1 |
| 16 | VINCI UK DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 00646908 | 1 |
| 17 | WELLGLADE LIMITED | UK company | 01980546 | 1 |
| 18 | WOODBERRY SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Company | — | 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 14 March 2021 and 4 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.