Who owns UK companies in Publishing of learned journals?
186 of the 1,011 companies registered under SIC 58141 (Publishing of learned journals) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 459 individual shareholders and 95 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 5.4% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
- 26% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- 38% 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 | 26% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 69% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 5.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 61% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 38% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 26% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 91% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 67% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 57 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 10.7 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 | 44% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 36% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 11% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.8% | 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 directories and mailing lists SIC 58120 · 114 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 88 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 58141, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 3 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 | INFORMA UK LIMITED | UK company | 01072954 | 3 |
| 2 | GRAFTON BIDCO | UK company | 12432517 | 2 |
| 3 | TOUCH MEDICAL MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 08197142 | 2 |
| 4 | A. MENON | UK company | 07505867 | 1 |
| 5 | AEON BOOKS LIMITED | UK company | 10840073 | 1 |
| 6 | ALBERT REES | UK company | 04858794 | 1 |
| 7 | ANTIQUITY TRUST HELD ON ITS BEHALF AT INVESTEC PLC | Company | — | 1 |
| 8 | BABYLON BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15248950 | 1 |
| 9 | BAILFORD TRUSTEES LTD | UK company | SC047032 | 1 |
| 10 | BJS FOUNDATION LIMITED | UK company | 01248899 | 1 |
| 11 | BROADCASTMED LIMITED | UK company | 14840363 | 1 |
| 12 | BRODEN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07879386 | 1 |
| 13 | BTB VENTURES PTE LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | BURGHCLERE LIMITED | UK company | 16761602 | 1 |
| 15 | BURLINGTON MAGAZINE FOUNDATION | UK company | CE020247 | 1 |
| 16 | BURLINGTON MAGAZINES FOUNDATION INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | CAROL JENKINS | UK company | 04502080 | 1 |
| 18 | CHONG ZHAO | UK company | NI723970 | 1 |
| 19 | COLDVEN LIMITED | UK company | 10941247 | 1 |
| 20 | CROCELS COMMUNITY MEDIA GROUP LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 21 | DATATEAM BUSINESS MEDIA LIMITED | UK company | 01771113 | 1 |
| 22 | DAVID MACDONALD | UK company | SC010505 | 1 |
| 23 | DAYDREAM CONSULTING LIMITED | UK company | 16667358 | 1 |
| 24 | DORSON TRANSFORM LIMITED | UK company | 07701303 | 1 |
| 25 | EIB FUSION LIMITED | UK company | 08858060 | 1 |
| 26 | ELIZABETH HALL | UK company | 12600636 | 1 |
| 27 | EMERALD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 03599896 | 1 |
| 28 | EMERALD UK HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 14128050 | 1 |
| 29 | ENTERPRISE VENTURES (GENERAL PARTNER NW VENTURE) | UK company | 07397841 | 1 |
| 30 | FENG LI | UK company | 15439509 | 1 |
| 31 | GAVIN KELLY | UK company | 06631257 | 1 |
| 32 | GHYLL HOUSE CONSULTANCY LIMITED | UK company | 03738833 | 1 |
| 33 | HAWK PUBLICATIONS LTD | UK company | 06607653 | 1 |
| 34 | HEATHER ROBINSON | UK company | 06774905 | 1 |
| 35 | HELEN MACDONALD | UK company | 06058284 | 1 |
| 36 | INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY | UK company | RC000263 | 1 |
| 37 | INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | UK company | RC000266 | 1 |
| 38 | INTELLECT LIMITED | UK company | 01849847 | 1 |
| 39 | INTERNATIONAL WATER ASSOCIATION | UK company | 03597005 | 1 |
| 40 | INVESTEC PLC | UK company | 03633621 | 1 |
| 41 | JAMES CROSS | UK company | 07798993 | 1 |
| 42 | JESSICA TAYLOR | UK company | 13417094 | 1 |
| 43 | K108 VENTURES LTD | UK company | 15161062 | 1 |
| 44 | KENT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION | UK company | 00238630 | 1 |
| 45 | KEVIN WILKS | UK company | 12440460 | 1 |
| 46 | KICK-START PUBLISHING EOT LIMITED | UK company | 15356482 | 1 |
| 47 | KIDS ZONE (NOTTS) LTD DIRECTORS PENSION SCHEME | Company | — | 1 |
| 48 | KIRK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 11374780 | 1 |
| 49 | LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 50 | LIONEL PENROSE FOUNDATION | UK company | CE038871 | 1 |
| 51 | MARK BULLEN | UK company | 07108224 | 1 |
| 52 | MARK FULLER | UK company | 04561651 | 1 |
| 53 | MARK PEPLOW | UK company | 08276885 | 1 |
| 54 | MARY ANN TULI | UK company | 11018614 | 1 |
| 55 | MATTHEW MITCHELL | UK company | 03278712 | 1 |
| 56 | MATTHEW WADE | UK company | 08954955 | 1 |
| 57 | MERIT GROUP PLC | UK company | 04267888 | 1 |
| 58 | METROPOLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08490580 | 1 |
| 59 | MOLECULAR CONNECTIONS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 60 | MONTGOMERY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 00529362 | 1 |
| 61 | NWF (VENTURE CAPITAL) LP ACTING BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER | Company | — | 1 |
| 62 | OCORIAN LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE EMERALD EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 63 | ODI GLOBAL | UK company | 00661818 | 1 |
| 64 | OMNIAMED COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED | UK company | 04750138 | 1 |
| 65 | PARTNER OF NWF (DIGITAL & CREATIVE) LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 66 | PETER HOLDING | Company | — | 1 |
| 67 | POLITICAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07291783 | 1 |
| 68 | PREPRESS PROJECTS TRUSTEES LTD | UK company | SC747056 | 1 |
| 69 | PRIME ESS LIMITED | UK company | 12054241 | 1 |
| 70 | ROBERT PENHALLOW LTD | UK company | 07558003 | 1 |
| 71 | ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY | UK company | RC000480 | 1 |
| 72 | RUSSELL IPM HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 11204807 | 1 |
| 73 | S. BAKER | UK company | 10533307 | 1 |
| 74 | STAMPDEW LIMITED | UK company | 04683401 | 1 |
| 75 | STEPHEN PALMER | UK company | 04164161 | 1 |
| 76 | STEWART MARTIN | UK company | NI649050 | 1 |
| 77 | TARIQ ALI | UK company | 16884610 | 1 |
| 78 | TEXERE LIMITED | UK company | 08101661 | 1 |
| 79 | THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY | Company | — | 1 |
| 80 | THE FOLKLORE SOCIETY | UK company | 03685496 | 1 |
| 81 | THOMAS CLARK | UK company | 17413722 | 1 |
| 82 | TRUSTEES THE MELLENTIN INVESTMENT TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 83 | TUNNICLIFFE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 11786194 | 1 |
| 84 | UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH | UK company | SC005336 | 1 |
| 85 | VET SKILL LTD | UK company | 03127119 | 1 |
| 86 | WILLIAM DAVIS | UK company | 00468397 | 1 |
| 87 | WITH INTELLIGENCE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 08338967 | 1 |
| 88 | WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH) LIMITED | UK company | 01776213 | 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 4 April 2021 and 29 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.