Who owns UK companies in Licensed carriers?
763 of the 4,915 companies registered under SIC 53201 (Licensed carriers) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,440 individual shareholders and 184 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 1.6% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 13% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- 21% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
763
companies with a shareholder list
of 4,915 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
13%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
79%
owned only by individuals
all UK companies: 66%
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 25% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 74% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 1.6% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 79% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 21% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 13% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 97% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 78% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.1% | 0.7% |
* Among the 290 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 7.7 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 6.7% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 32% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 49% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 5.8% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 6.6% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Unlicensed carrier SIC 53202 · 1,465 companies · 7.5% majority-owned by a company
- Postal activities under universal service obligation SIC 53100 · 558 companies · 11% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 177 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 53201, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 12 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 | BARCODE LOGISTICS GROUP LTD | UK company | 08693293 | 3 |
| 2 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 3 |
| 3 | DELIVERY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06625531 | 3 |
| 4 | EXPRESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 09332108 | 3 |
| 5 | STREETWISE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15919009 | 3 |
| 6 | ANDREW EVANS | UK company | SC750291 | 2 |
| 7 | JK FAMILY INVESTMENT LTD | UK company | 14346217 | 2 |
| 8 | MANDEEP SINGH | UK company | SC846273 | 2 |
| 9 | MILAN BANCAK | UK company | 09103075 | 2 |
| 10 | TDG 2021 BIDCO LTD | UK company | 12520590 | 2 |
| 11 | TERENCE SMITH | UK company | 09837931 | 2 |
| 12 | WESTLAND ASSETS LIMITED | UK company | 12220408 | 2 |
| 13 | ABBAS KHAN | UK company | 05678643 | 1 |
| 14 | ABDUL HAMID | UK company | 15360250 | 1 |
| 15 | ABDUL SAMAD | UK company | 13899032 | 1 |
| 16 | ABIGAIL JAMES | UK company | 06820734 | 1 |
| 17 | ACCESS NRI CONSULTANCY PVT. LIMITED | UK company | 13823098 | 1 |
| 18 | ADNAN AHMED | UK company | 16412611 | 1 |
| 19 | AJAY KUMAR . | UK company | 08280001 | 1 |
| 20 | ALDER-NEWTON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14937215 | 1 |
| 21 | ALI RAZA | UK company | 16678069 | 1 |
| 22 | ANDREW HAMMOND | UK company | 07223183 | 1 |
| 23 | ANDREW MASON | UK company | 09029959 | 1 |
| 24 | ANDREW NORTON | UK company | 06325865 | 1 |
| 25 | ARCOH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | NI682634 | 1 |
| 26 | ARMA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16090668 | 1 |
| 27 | B2EL GROUP LTD | UK company | 16201951 | 1 |
| 28 | BALOR LTD | UK company | 13382034 | 1 |
| 29 | BETA DISTRIBUTION (SOUTH) LTD | UK company | 04312971 | 1 |
| 30 | BGF NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10007355 | 1 |
| 31 | BO CHEN | UK company | 11652829 | 1 |
| 32 | BRITALIA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13197142 | 1 |
| 33 | BYSR-GROUP LTD | UK company | 16276324 | 1 |
| 34 | CAMERON DALZIEL | UK company | SC452106 | 1 |
| 35 | CATHERINE TURNER | UK company | 06960312 | 1 |
| 36 | CCL LOGISTICS LTD | UK company | SC199192 | 1 |
| 37 | CCL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC542531 | 1 |
| 38 | CHARLES NEILSON | UK company | 13146692 | 1 |
| 39 | CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER | UK company | 16033563 | 1 |
| 40 | CHRISTOPHER CLARKE | UK company | 05881176 | 1 |
| 41 | CHRISTOPHER JAMES | UK company | 09221715 | 1 |
| 42 | CONNOR THOMPSON | UK company | 12143941 | 1 |
| 43 | CONSTANTIN CHIVU | UK company | 16795841 | 1 |
| 44 | CRAIG SUTTLE | UK company | 11076138 | 1 |
| 45 | CRISIS WORLDWIDE GROUP LTD | UK company | 12180758 | 1 |
| 46 | D13 INC LTD | UK company | 14041930 | 1 |
| 47 | DALJIT SINGH | UK company | 12828035 | 1 |
| 48 | DAN LI | UK company | 10078559 | 1 |
| 49 | DANIEL HOLT | UK company | 13578280 | 1 |
| 50 | DANIEL JAMES | UK company | 07197505 | 1 |
| 51 | DASS | UK company | 12659978 | 1 |
| 52 | DAVID GREEN | UK company | 09063901 | 1 |
| 53 | DAVID HUGHES | UK company | 12894854 | 1 |
| 54 | DAVID WILKINSON | UK company | 09402190 | 1 |
| 55 | DAVIS-WRIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14812175 | 1 |
| 56 | DEE MARK PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 01452057 | 1 |
| 57 | DREDWULF ENTERPRISES LTD | UK company | 14959830 | 1 |
| 58 | DT7 LIMITED | UK company | 09495917 | 1 |
| 59 | EM-VIE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14556833 | 1 |
| 60 | EMC INVESTMENTS (NORTHAMPTON) LTD | UK company | 16583956 | 1 |
| 61 | EXPRESS SW HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14313305 | 1 |
| 62 | FAIZAN ALI | UK company | SC831898 | 1 |
| 63 | FAM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10799773 | 1 |
| 64 | FARHAD KHAN | UK company | 16162810 | 1 |
| 65 | FJR VENTURES LTD | UK company | 15604634 | 1 |
| 66 | FLIX SE | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 67 | GREGORY THORPE EQUITY HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15906583 | 1 |
| 68 | GREGORY THORPE HOLDINGS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 69 | GREGORY THORPE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 70 | GURPREET SINGH | UK company | 16711005 | 1 |
| 71 | HEC LOGISTICS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | 15941016 | 1 |
| 72 | HOMEDEL LTD | UK company | 15265167 | 1 |
| 73 | HONGKONG YUNEXPRESS LOGISTICS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 74 | ICT WHOLESALE EXPRESS LTD | UK company | 07897223 | 1 |
| 75 | IKRAM ULLAH | UK company | 17300812 | 1 |
| 76 | IMRAN ALTAF | UK company | 11918093 | 1 |
| 77 | INVESTA AG | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 78 | ION ALEXANDRU | UK company | 12018998 | 1 |
| 79 | IONEL TANASA | UK company | 09334688 | 1 |
| 80 | ISOSERV LIMITED | UK company | 10275610 | 1 |
| 81 | JACK MOODY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 02869599 | 1 |
| 82 | JAGJEET SINGH | UK company | 13154870 | 1 |
| 83 | JAMES JONES | UK company | 09766543 | 1 |
| 84 | JAMES WALSH | UK company | 06162399 | 1 |
| 85 | JANICE MURRAY | UK company | 10103150 | 1 |
| 86 | JASKARAN SINGH | UK company | 14847183 | 1 |
| 87 | JETEX AVIATION LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 88 | JLS GLOBAL FINANCE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 89 | JOHN HUGHES | UK company | 03288470 | 1 |
| 90 | JOHN MCGUIRE | UK company | 14934341 | 1 |
| 91 | JOSEPH ROBERTS | UK company | 05647232 | 1 |
| 92 | JUBILO (HOLDINGS) LIMITED | UK company | SC683292 | 1 |
| 93 | KADEN INC LTD | UK company | 14045303 | 1 |
| 94 | KATIE MITCHELL | UK company | 04545030 | 1 |
| 95 | KELLY GRAHAM | UK company | 11325565 | 1 |
| 96 | L PROPERTY & LETTINGS LTD | UK company | 15737173 | 1 |
| 97 | L&B INVESTMENT GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15972044 | 1 |
| 98 | LUCY USHER | UK company | 16550775 | 1 |
| 99 | LUKAS PASTERNAK | UK company | 09103312 | 1 |
| 100 | LUKE TAYLOR | UK company | 17193497 | 1 |
| 101 | LUKEMAN GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15288462 | 1 |
| 102 | LYNSEY SMITH | UK company | 14320401 | 1 |
| 103 | M & J MCGOWANS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 104 | MALCA-AMIT COMMODITIES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 105 | MANGO LOGISTICS LTD | UK company | 10221750 | 1 |
| 106 | MANJIT SINGH | UK company | 16695295 | 1 |
| 107 | MARK 3 INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 04036345 | 1 |
| 108 | MARK DAVIES | UK company | 04727108 | 1 |
| 109 | MARK DAVIS | UK company | 04616869 | 1 |
| 110 | MARK HALL | UK company | 02768166 | 1 |
| 111 | MICHAEL LEWIS | UK company | 03219949 | 1 |
| 112 | MNS TRANSPORT LIMITED | UK company | 12763630 | 1 |
| 113 | MUHAMMAD ADNAN | UK company | 16250065 | 1 |
| 114 | MYLA ROSE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13458386 | 1 |
| 115 | NEIL POOLE | UK company | 15686174 | 1 |
| 116 | NEIL STEWART | UK company | 08412782 | 1 |
| 117 | NEILL HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | NI711537 | 1 |
| 118 | NIXON CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 14203262 | 1 |
| 119 | NOMINEE 71 LIMITED | UK company | 09795404 | 1 |
| 120 | OMAR HASSAN | UK company | 11856871 | 1 |
| 121 | OMLRH (UK) LTD | UK company | 14904202 | 1 |
| 122 | OMLRPS (UK) LTD | UK company | 14903571 | 1 |
| 123 | ONE MOTION EOT LIMITED | UK company | 16529345 | 1 |
| 124 | ONE WORLD GROUP SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 09452898 | 1 |
| 125 | PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 16433003 | 1 |
| 126 | PAUL HAYES | UK company | 04656518 | 1 |
| 127 | PL WATSON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12206003 | 1 |
| 128 | POSTNL MAIL EUROPEAN HOLDINGS BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 129 | PROJECT ROY BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 13365715 | 1 |
| 130 | PROTRANS LIMITED | UK company | 09643672 | 1 |
| 131 | RA & GT HOLDING LTD | UK company | 11423800 | 1 |
| 132 | RAMAN DEEP SINGH | UK company | 16600260 | 1 |
| 133 | RAVINDER SINGH | UK company | 15505266 | 1 |
| 134 | RAZIA BEGUM | UK company | 16771122 | 1 |
| 135 | RBH (UK) HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 13418201 | 1 |
| 136 | RBMB LIMITED | UK company | 10416955 | 1 |
| 137 | RELOCATE PROPERTY LTD | UK company | 13998545 | 1 |
| 138 | RLSA FINANCE S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 139 | ROBERT LEWIS | UK company | SC234690 | 1 |
| 140 | ROBERT SMITH | UK company | 12472568 | 1 |
| 141 | RYAN CARTER | UK company | 08644200 | 1 |
| 142 | SBG HOLDING INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 08500731 | 1 |
| 143 | SBS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03241871 | 1 |
| 144 | SEAN REILLY | UK company | 02833870 | 1 |
| 145 | SECURED EXPRESS LIMITED | UK company | 07621335 | 1 |
| 146 | SH & MB HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13537396 | 1 |
| 147 | SHEHRI COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 15798638 | 1 |
| 148 | SHIFT PORTFOLIO1 LTD | UK company | 13045665 | 1 |
| 149 | SHIPLY GROUP LTD | UK company | 15705902 | 1 |
| 150 | SPEEDEL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13899963 | 1 |
| 151 | STELLAR OTIDELIS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15784868 | 1 |
| 152 | STEPHEN HATTON | UK company | 06509731 | 1 |
| 153 | TARIQ ALI | UK company | 16884610 | 1 |
| 154 | TDG 2018 HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 11280236 | 1 |
| 155 | THE DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 04834987 | 1 |
| 156 | THOMAS SHEPHERDSON | UK company | 06336708 | 1 |
| 157 | TOM DIDLOCK | UK company | 09377842 | 1 |
| 158 | TRASPORTO VELOCE LTD | UK company | 14878674 | 1 |
| 159 | TREASURY | UK company | 14951337 | 1 |
| 160 | TREVOR HILL | UK company | NI030491 | 1 |
| 161 | TSB HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06947827 | 1 |
| 162 | TSN GROUP LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 163 | UK MAIL GROUP LTD | UK company | 02800218 | 1 |
| 164 | UNBOXED LOGISTICS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 16692092 | 1 |
| 165 | UNDERROCK GROUP LTD | UK company | 11423413 | 1 |
| 166 | VISO LOGISTICS LTD | UK company | 13592676 | 1 |
| 167 | WAJID ALI | UK company | 14715756 | 1 |
| 168 | WAQAS ALI | UK company | 15867944 | 1 |
| 169 | WARWICK LOGISTICS LIMITED | UK company | 09518466 | 1 |
| 170 | WAYNE THOMPSON | UK company | 09246482 | 1 |
| 171 | WESTROSE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16048577 | 1 |
| 172 | WHISTL CONSOLIDATED LIMITED | UK company | 11995959 | 1 |
| 173 | WILLIAM HUGHES | UK company | 00243035 | 1 |
| 174 | WST GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13875536 | 1 |
| 175 | XTRA LOGISTICS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14357469 | 1 |
| 176 | YUNEXPRESS HOLDINGS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 177 | ZAHID ALI | UK company | SC876593 | 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 23 November 2020 and 10 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.