Who owns UK companies in Hotels and similar accommodation?

5,442 of the 20,859 companies registered under SIC 55100 (Hotels and similar accommodation) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 10,652 individual shareholders and 3,207 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 39% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
• 16% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
• 45% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 1,794 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).

Related industries

• Other accommodation SIC 55900 · 3,849 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
• Other holiday and other collective accommodation SIC 55209 · 3,398 companies · 16% majority-owned by a company
• Recreational vehicle parks, trailer parks and camping grounds SIC 55300 · 1,076 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
• Holiday centres and villages SIC 55201 · 382 companies · 37% majority-owned by a company
• Youth hostels SIC 55202 · 68 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

The 1,000 companies and other entities holding shares in the most companies under SIC 55100, out of 2,915 named as shareholders on those companies' latest confirmation statements. 366 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 1 February 2019 and 18 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.