Who owns UK companies in Space transport?
35 of the 165 companies registered under SIC 51220 (Space transport) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 126 individual shareholders and 83 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 11% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 5 times the national rate.
- 5.7% have a nominee company among their shareholders, compared with 0.7% of all UK companies — about 8 times the national rate.
- 23% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 31% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 49% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 20% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 57% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 43% | 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 | 11% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 5.7% | 0.7% |
* Among the 11 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 5.4 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 2.9% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 29% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 40% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 23% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 5.7% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Freight air transport SIC 51210 · 687 companies · 24% majority-owned by a company
- Non-scheduled passenger air transport SIC 51102 · 484 companies · 27% majority-owned by a company
- Scheduled passenger air transport SIC 51101 · 175 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 79 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 51220, 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 | ALTKUZNETS SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORS PVT LTD | UK company | 16267221 | 2 |
| 2 | 7PERCENT SJB1 LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 3 | 7PERCENT VENTURE II LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | ALTKUZ CIRCULAR ECONOMY LTD | UK company | 15704760 | 1 |
| 5 | ALTKUZ NXT EVCONOMY PVT LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | ALUMNI VENTURES - MAGDRIVE TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 7 | ANDREW GRAY | UK company | 07455284 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDREW SCOTT | UK company | 00406516 | 1 |
| 9 | ATLANTIC LABS IV GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 10 | ATLANTIC VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 11 | BALERION SPACE VENTURES FUND I, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | BENNETT MOORE | UK company | 11488202 | 1 |
| 13 | BRITISH BUSINESS INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 09091930 | 1 |
| 14 | BRITISH TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 12204666 | 1 |
| 15 | BY ITS GP – INNOVATION INVESTMENT CAPITAL GP LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 16 | CHARTER SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | UK company | FC041499 | 1 |
| 17 | CHRIS WATTS | UK company | 08606200 | 1 |
| 18 | DAN HUGHES | UK company | NI683792 | 1 |
| 19 | DBW INVESTMENTS (3) LIMITED | UK company | 05210122 | 1 |
| 20 | DELTAV FUND I, A SERIES OF DYLAN TAYLOR FUNDS, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 21 | E2MC VENTURES 1 LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | ENTREPRENEUR FIRST (GLOBAL) GP LIMITED | UK company | 11516756 | 1 |
| 23 | ENTREPRENEUR FIRST OPERATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 09064488 | 1 |
| 24 | FF PATHFINDER VII, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 25 | FJ LABS III, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | FJ LABS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 27 | FUNDS, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 28 | GAINGELS ENTERPRISE I LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 29 | GAINGELS SPACE FORGE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 30 | GEOMETRY VENTURES TWO, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 31 | GREYSPACE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13292177 | 1 |
| 32 | HELIUM-3 VENTURES FUND I, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 33 | HOLDINGS MASTER LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 34 | ILLUSIAN VENTURES I KY | Company | — | 1 |
| 35 | INFINITE ORBITS | UK company | 07542319 | 1 |
| 36 | INNOVATION INVESTMENT CAPITAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ACTING | Company | — | 1 |
| 37 | INSPIRED BY LIMITED | UK company | 04957963 | 1 |
| 38 | JACOB SAMUEL | UK company | 06931666 | 1 |
| 39 | JAMES FOX | UK company | 08439295 | 1 |
| 40 | KCP NOMINEES (BBI) LIMITED | UK company | 13009743 | 1 |
| 41 | KCP NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 10830297 | 1 |
| 42 | LAKUM INVESTMENTS GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 43 | LGF SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 44 | LIFELINE VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | MACHRIHANISH AIRBASE COMMUNITY COMPANY | UK company | SC348209 | 1 |
| 46 | MARK MASON | UK company | 16647940 | 1 |
| 47 | MARTIN PAYNE | UK company | 04657983 | 1 |
| 48 | MASTER SYNDICATE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 49 | MATHEW WHEATLEY | UK company | 12681185 | 1 |
| 50 | MAVEN COGNITION (KCP) NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 15814044 | 1 |
| 51 | MERCURIS CONSULTING S.R.O. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 52 | MG GP LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | MNL NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 09512864 | 1 |
| 54 | NEWABLE EQUITY LIMITED | UK company | 10982413 | 1 |
| 55 | OFFLINE VENTURES II, L.P. | Company | — | 1 |
| 56 | ORBIT EXPRESS PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 57 | OUTSIZED VENTURES PORTFOLIO LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | REDALPINE CAPITAL GP S.À.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 59 | RUBINSTEIN | UK company | 09693554 | 1 |
| 60 | SERIES OF UNPOLULAR VC, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 61 | SFC NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10836528 | 1 |
| 62 | SKAGERACK VENTURES AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 63 | SNOWDONIA AEROSPACE LLP | UK company | OC335994 | 1 |
| 64 | SPACE.VC 1, A SERIES OF SPACE.VC LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | SPACEFORGE SYNDICATE, A SERIES OF TYPE ONE VENTURES | Company | — | 1 |
| 66 | SPACEFUND ONE LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 67 | SPACEFUND TWO, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 68 | SPV, A SERIES OF VAUBAN PLATFORM LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 69 | STARBRIDGE SPV SPACE FORGE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 70 | STEVE HARRIS | UK company | 00680812 | 1 |
| 71 | SV ANDROMEDA FUND LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | T1V NEPTUNE 1-1, A SERIES OF TYPE ONE MASTER SYNDICATE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 73 | THE FOUNDERS FUND VII MANAGEMENT, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 74 | TYPE ONE FUND I, A SERIES OF TYPE ONE LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 75 | VAUBAN CAPITAL GP LLC ACTING AS MANAGER OF SPACE FORGE | Company | — | 1 |
| 76 | VAUBAN CAPITAL LUX SARL ACTING AS MANAGER OF UNRULY | Company | — | 1 |
| 77 | WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FUND LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 78 | WF WORLD FUND I GMBH & CO. KG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 79 | WILLIAM SEYMOUR | UK company | 16450706 | 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 10 February 2021 and 6 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.