Who owns UK companies in Cargo handling for water transport activities?

280 of the 1,184 companies registered under SIC 52241 (Cargo handling for water transport activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 607 individual shareholders and 181 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 6.4% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
• 2.9% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 16% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 91 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 7.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Other transportation support activities SIC 52290 · 4,111 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
• Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities SIC 52103 · 2,431 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
• Other service activities incidental to land transportation, n.e.c. SIC 52219 · 803 companies · 25% majority-owned by a company
• Service activities incidental to air transportation SIC 52230 · 469 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
• Cargo handling for land transport activities SIC 52243 · 450 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Service activities incidental to water transportation SIC 52220 · 403 companies · 40% majority-owned by a company
• Cargo handling for air transport activities SIC 52242 · 338 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
• Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for water transport activities SIC 52101 · 211 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 165 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 52241, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 8 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 27 October 2020 and 18 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.