Who owns UK companies in Postal activities under universal service obligation?
558 of the 2,931 companies registered under SIC 53100 (Postal activities under universal service obligation) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,009 individual shareholders and 96 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 1.3% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 17% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 11% 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
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 24% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 75% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 1.3% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 83% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 17% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 11% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 96% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 60% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 0.7% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 162 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 6.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 33% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 48% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.2% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 5.7% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Unlicensed carrier SIC 53202 · 1,465 companies · 7.5% majority-owned by a company
- Licensed carriers SIC 53201 · 763 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 94 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 53100, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 4 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 | SRI NIDHI ASSOCIATES LIMITED | UK company | SC574555 | 4 |
| 2 | IEGROUPUK LTD | UK company | 11316603 | 3 |
| 3 | TWOFOLD DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD | UK company | 09090154 | 2 |
| 4 | WILLIAM HUGHES | UK company | 00243035 | 2 |
| 5 | AA POSTAL SERVICES LTD | UK company | 15753365 | 1 |
| 6 | ABDUL BASIT | UK company | 17326026 | 1 |
| 7 | AFTAB HUSSAIN | UK company | 13590324 | 1 |
| 8 | AJ AVELEY LTD | UK company | 12671155 | 1 |
| 9 | ALAN GREEN | UK company | 04808304 | 1 |
| 10 | ALLIANCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 16416447 | 1 |
| 11 | ARVINDER SINGH | UK company | 09765380 | 1 |
| 12 | ASAD ALI | UK company | 17150864 | 1 |
| 13 | AUIS MALIK LIMITED | UK company | 11613758 | 1 |
| 14 | AYM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15856529 | 1 |
| 15 | B2C EUROPE LOGISTICS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 16 | BHARATI PATEL | UK company | 04994911 | 1 |
| 17 | BOIKOFF GROUP HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 16820900 | 1 |
| 18 | BUCCANEER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | SC757501 | 1 |
| 19 | BUSHRA AHMED | UK company | 07397629 | 1 |
| 20 | CALTZ INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD. | UK company | 12240877 | 1 |
| 21 | CAROLINE WILSON | UK company | 09536450 | 1 |
| 22 | CATHAY INVESTMENTS 2 LIMITED | UK company | 07475530 | 1 |
| 23 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 24 | DAVID HUGHES | UK company | 12894854 | 1 |
| 25 | DAVID PRITCHARD | UK company | 09091003 | 1 |
| 26 | DAVID SAMUEL | UK company | SC085906 | 1 |
| 27 | DYNAMIC (RSG) HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13986312 | 1 |
| 28 | EARLS INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 09858968 | 1 |
| 29 | EMAD UDDIN | UK company | 10954230 | 1 |
| 30 | FMS VENTURES LIMITED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST DEED | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | FPL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 16233432 | 1 |
| 32 | FRESH FREIGHT LIMITED | UK company | 02815349 | 1 |
| 33 | GHULAM MUSTAFA | UK company | 16668856 | 1 |
| 34 | GIRI GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16080972 | 1 |
| 35 | HANIKA PRIVATE LTD | UK company | 10664832 | 1 |
| 36 | IDS HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 03229377 | 1 |
| 37 | IMRAN KHAN | UK company | 14546645 | 1 |
| 38 | INCOM BUSINESS SYSTEMS LIMITED | UK company | 02437211 | 1 |
| 39 | INTERNATIONAL MAILING SYSTEMS LIMITED | UK company | 03085443 | 1 |
| 40 | IONUT CALINOIU | UK company | 13412810 | 1 |
| 41 | IPOST GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13232417 | 1 |
| 42 | JACKSON GLOBAL SERVICES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 43 | JASI CONSULTS | UK company | 06840885 | 1 |
| 44 | JK FAMILY INVESTMENT LTD | UK company | 14346217 | 1 |
| 45 | LAKSHMI ASSOCIATES LIMITED | UK company | SC806295 | 1 |
| 46 | LEE WELLS | UK company | 13340210 | 1 |
| 47 | MAH NOOR | UK company | 12215189 | 1 |
| 48 | MAILIT4U B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 49 | MALJEE & MANA LTD | UK company | 14941839 | 1 |
| 50 | MANDEEP SINGH | UK company | SC846273 | 1 |
| 51 | MATTHEW ARNOLD | UK company | 09084710 | 1 |
| 52 | MEEST LOGISTIC FUND LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | MELANIE WILLIAMS | UK company | 07899733 | 1 |
| 54 | METAGISTICS FREIGHT LIMITED | UK company | 12171400 | 1 |
| 55 | MKT LOGISTICS LIMITED | UK company | 06674692 | 1 |
| 56 | MOHAMMED AHMED | UK company | 17353214 | 1 |
| 57 | MOUNTEVER HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15843921 | 1 |
| 58 | MUHAMMAD KHAN | UK company | 16424779 | 1 |
| 59 | MUNIR AHMED | UK company | 17304026 | 1 |
| 60 | NAVEED AHMED | UK company | 17218370 | 1 |
| 61 | NETTPAGE LIMITED | UK company | 16492157 | 1 |
| 62 | NICOLA DE GIOIA | UK company | 12729126 | 1 |
| 63 | NICOLA GREEN | UK company | 07618552 | 1 |
| 64 | NIGEL HUDSON | UK company | 07191521 | 1 |
| 65 | NO | UK company | 16218681 | 1 |
| 66 | NOVA POST LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 67 | NP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16690972 | 1 |
| 68 | OASIS GROUP LEICESTER LIMITED | UK company | 17049337 | 1 |
| 69 | ONCEUP-ON-TIME PVT LTD | UK company | 16352734 | 1 |
| 70 | P2G.COM WORLDWIDE LIMITED | UK company | 08212827 | 1 |
| 71 | PETER NAYLOR | UK company | 14022399 | 1 |
| 72 | RAKESH PATEL | UK company | 13722519 | 1 |
| 73 | RAZIA BEGUM | UK company | 16771122 | 1 |
| 74 | REMIT CHOICE LIMITED | UK company | 11770361 | 1 |
| 75 | RICHARD SMITH | UK company | 04543194 | 1 |
| 76 | RYAN SMITH | UK company | NI061791 | 1 |
| 77 | SAEED AHMAD | UK company | 16598416 | 1 |
| 78 | SECURED MAIL LTD | UK company | 05551055 | 1 |
| 79 | SNAIL MAIL LIMITED | UK company | 16655738 | 1 |
| 80 | SSPTRADINGGROUP LTD | UK company | 12505035 | 1 |
| 81 | SYED SHAH | UK company | 15251418 | 1 |
| 82 | TARIQ MAHMOOD | UK company | 06585329 | 1 |
| 83 | TECHX LTD | UK company | 14520353 | 1 |
| 84 | THASH LTD | UK company | 11214226 | 1 |
| 85 | THE DELIVERY GROUP E-TRAK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 12432266 | 1 |
| 86 | THE DELIVERY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06625531 | 1 |
| 87 | THE STARTUP RACE LTD | UK company | SC536976 | 1 |
| 88 | TOP MOPS LIMITED | UK company | 07946117 | 1 |
| 89 | UKP WORLDWIDE LIMITED | UK company | 16203432 | 1 |
| 90 | UNICYP INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 16618054 | 1 |
| 91 | VARSANI VENTURES LTD | UK company | 14462668 | 1 |
| 92 | VITALIE HRETU | UK company | 10102687 | 1 |
| 93 | VST FORECOURTS LIMITED | UK company | 10677734 | 1 |
| 94 | WENRIT GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 10011178 | 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 16 March 2021 and 8 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.