Who owns UK companies in Youth hostels?
68 of the 400 companies registered under SIC 55202 (Youth hostels) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 196 individual shareholders and 29 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 50% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
- 26% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
- 74% are owned entirely by individuals, compared with 66% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 22% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 71% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 7.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 74% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 26% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 19 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 8.1 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 5.9% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 35% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 50% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.4% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.5% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Hotels and similar accommodation SIC 55100 · 5,442 companies · 39% majority-owned by a company
- 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
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 28 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 55202, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 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 | INTERLAND COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 14163474 | 2 |
| 2 | VIA HOTELS GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 10421879 | 2 |
| 3 | 3SAN LTD | UK company | 07041010 | 1 |
| 4 | ALUMINUM GENERATOR PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 06310563 | 1 |
| 5 | AM CAP LIMITED | UK company | 11475796 | 1 |
| 6 | ANDREW BROWN | UK company | 04615269 | 1 |
| 7 | ANDY ROSS | UK company | SC401535 | 1 |
| 8 | ARACHCHI CORPORATION LIMITED | UK company | 15352918 | 1 |
| 9 | AYAN ALI | UK company | 17244145 | 1 |
| 10 | COBRO LIMITED | UK company | NI700513 | 1 |
| 11 | COMRIE CROFT LIMITED | UK company | SC265297 | 1 |
| 12 | DANDI MID TOWN LIMITED | UK company | 11724531 | 1 |
| 13 | F K COMMERCIALS LTD | UK company | 01157210 | 1 |
| 14 | FRANCES EDWARDS | UK company | 15261954 | 1 |
| 15 | GARY EVANS | UK company | 07467518 | 1 |
| 16 | HELEN JACKSON | UK company | 08248671 | 1 |
| 17 | HOLLYROSEPROPERTY LIMITED | UK company | SC820067 | 1 |
| 18 | IAN SMITH | UK company | 04334497 | 1 |
| 19 | JONATHAN BELL | UK company | 06933525 | 1 |
| 20 | JONATHAN DOHERTY | UK company | N1512061813 | 1 |
| 21 | KNOX CORPORATION | UK company | 15482674 | 1 |
| 22 | MARK WILSON | UK company | 12444344 | 1 |
| 23 | MARTIN DOHERTY | UK company | 13336281 | 1 |
| 24 | OXFORD HOSPITALITY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14073784 | 1 |
| 25 | PEARL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03696631 | 1 |
| 26 | RAYMOND SMITH | UK company | 08570188 | 1 |
| 27 | REST EASY HOSPITALITY LIMITED | UK company | 15408146 | 1 |
| 28 | SIMON THOMPSON | UK company | 07720286 | 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 26 February 2021 and 4 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.