Who owns UK companies in Publishing of directories and mailing lists?
114 of the 653 companies registered under SIC 58120 (Publishing of directories and mailing lists) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 268 individual shareholders and 32 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 2.6% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 5.3% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
- 23% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 25% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 69% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 5.3% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 77% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 23% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 20% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 93% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 65% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 40 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 9.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 2.6% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 39% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 42% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 13% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.5% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other software publishing SIC 58290 · 3,248 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Other publishing activities SIC 58190 · 3,002 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Book publishing SIC 58110 · 1,973 companies · 12% majority-owned by a company
- Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals SIC 58142 · 908 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
- Publishing of computer games SIC 58210 · 784 companies · 12% majority-owned by a company
- Publishing of newspapers SIC 58130 · 215 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
- Publishing of learned journals SIC 58141 · 186 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 32 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 58120, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. None holds shares in more than one company in this industry: ownership here is not concentrated in corporate groups. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A BUXTON | UK company | 04401325 | 1 |
| 2 | ALBERT REES | UK company | 04858794 | 1 |
| 3 | BENEDICT JAMES | UK company | 07906114 | 1 |
| 4 | BPL BUSINESS MEDIA GROUP LTD | UK company | 04012586 | 1 |
| 5 | BRIGHT RED CREATIVE SOLUTIONS LTD | UK company | 04484434 | 1 |
| 6 | BYTHON MEDIA INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 7 | CRAIG STOKES | UK company | 17093210 | 1 |
| 8 | EVENT GUIDES EOT LIMITED | UK company | 15950023 | 1 |
| 9 | INCAMAX PTE LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 10 | JAMES PENNY | UK company | 12992053 | 1 |
| 11 | JAPAN AT UK LIMITED | UK company | 08311431 | 1 |
| 12 | KOMPASS SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | KWANKO SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | LANDT CONSULTANCY GROUP LTD | UK company | 16071792 | 1 |
| 15 | LAURA SMITH | UK company | 16272923 | 1 |
| 16 | LMN CAPITAL PARTNERS LIMITED | UK company | 07493358 | 1 |
| 17 | LOCAL PAGES LIMITED | UK company | 08576948 | 1 |
| 18 | LOUISE CARTER | UK company | 13436667 | 1 |
| 19 | MACNAB HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12757775 | 1 |
| 20 | MUHAMMAD USMAN | UK company | 16373945 | 1 |
| 21 | NEIL WHITE | UK company | 05274333 | 1 |
| 22 | RIVER MEDIA DEVON GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 10830131 | 1 |
| 23 | RYAN WHITE | UK company | 16310036 | 1 |
| 24 | SAMANTHA MARTIN | UK company | 04544279 | 1 |
| 25 | SOUTHGATE CORRIGAN LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | SPH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15564520 | 1 |
| 27 | STEPHEN WALL | UK company | 07916682 | 1 |
| 28 | TIK-TOK INVENTS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 30 | TOUCH LOCAL LIMITED | UK company | 02885607 | 1 |
| 31 | WAKE MEDIA GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13612635 | 1 |
| 32 | WITH INTELLIGENCE LIMITED | UK company | 03429596 | 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 5 February 2021 and 14 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.