Who owns UK companies in Satellite telecommunications activities?
272 of the 1,096 companies registered under SIC 61300 (Satellite telecommunications activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 504 individual shareholders and 169 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 11% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 5 times the national rate.
- 14% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies.
- 46% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
272
companies with a shareholder list
of 1,096 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
30%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
54%
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 | 26% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 69% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 4.8% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 54% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 46% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 30% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 86% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 57% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 11% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 1.5% | 0.7% |
* Among the 86 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 9.9 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 14% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 41% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 34% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 9.2% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 1.5% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other telecommunications activities SIC 61900 · 3,462 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
- Wireless telecommunications activities SIC 61200 · 1,210 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company
- Wired telecommunications activities SIC 61100 · 1,143 companies · 30% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 169 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 61300, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 8 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 | PLATE BIDCO 4 LIMITED | UK company | 13965226 | 4 |
| 2 | GOFIBRE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC582522 | 3 |
| 3 | AVANTI COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | UK company | 05316577 | 2 |
| 4 | COMMERCIS COMMUNICATIONS LTD | UK company | 09107059 | 2 |
| 5 | FIELDBASE HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 14509827 | 2 |
| 6 | HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 7 | MERAKI COMMUNICATIONS HOLDCO LTD | UK company | 15964977 | 2 |
| 8 | PAUL THOMPSON | UK company | 04530671 | 2 |
| 9 | 7E LTD | UK company | 01630182 | 1 |
| 10 | ADAM WILLIS | UK company | 15313880 | 1 |
| 11 | AFR-IX TELECOM, S.A | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 12 | ALBA ORBITAL INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 13 | AMAZON KUIPER HOLDING 1 LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 14 | AMAZON WEB SERVICES EMEA S.A.R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 15 | ANDREW MORRISON | UK company | 10724627 | 1 |
| 16 | ANDREW SMITH | UK company | OC459213 | 1 |
| 17 | APPLIED SATELLITE GROUP LTD | UK company | 13692788 | 1 |
| 18 | APPLIED SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | UK company | 02153172 | 1 |
| 19 | ARCUSONA APS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 20 | ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 21 | AST & SCIENCE, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 22 | AST GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09551094 | 1 |
| 23 | ASTERIA INFRASTRUCTURE B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | AVANTI BROADBAND LIMITED | UK company | 03958887 | 1 |
| 25 | AVANTI COMMUNICATIONS GROUP PLC | UK company | 06133927 | 1 |
| 26 | BGF NOMINEES LTD (A/C BGF INVESTMENTS LP) | Company | — | 1 |
| 27 | BLACK WHITE INVESTMENTS UK LTD | UK company | 10700974 | 1 |
| 28 | BLAINE SMITH | UK company | 04867208 | 1 |
| 29 | BUMA BEHEER BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 30 | BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS | UK company | 06724531 | 1 |
| 31 | CHARLES FRIBBENS | UK company | 07984365 | 1 |
| 32 | CLEVELAND ALLIANCES LTD | UK company | 02709825 | 1 |
| 33 | CLIFFORD CHANCE NOMINEES NO.2 LIMITED | UK company | 11032322 | 1 |
| 34 | COLIN PRESTON | UK company | SC837267 | 1 |
| 35 | COMMAGILITY HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 10614152 | 1 |
| 36 | COMMERCIS FZE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 37 | COMMSCOPE UK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 11701061 | 1 |
| 38 | COMPUTERSHARE DR NOMINEES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 39 | CORALAZE LIMITED | UK company | 08803411 | 1 |
| 40 | CREBO HOLDINGS APS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 41 | DAVID NEWTON | UK company | 11663309 | 1 |
| 42 | DAVID WILLIAMS | UK company | 17188997 | 1 |
| 43 | DELTA:SIGNET LIMITED | UK company | 06773741 | 1 |
| 44 | DIPEN PATEL | UK company | 08179135 | 1 |
| 45 | E DAR | UK company | 13858474 | 1 |
| 46 | EKIVA LIMITED | UK company | 14717251 | 1 |
| 47 | ELLIOSAT LTD | UK company | 16398639 | 1 |
| 48 | ELLIPSE PROJECTS SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 49 | ELLIPSE PROJECTS SAS FRANCE (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 10962283 | 1 |
| 50 | EQUATORIAL RIDGE LTD | UK company | 10549602 | 1 |
| 51 | ESS SYSTEMS LIMITED | UK company | 07314470 | 1 |
| 52 | FELL SYSTEMS LIMITED | UK company | 06015967 | 1 |
| 53 | FROG INNOVATIONS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 54 | GALLO 8 SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 55 | GALLOWAY CARS LIMITED | UK company | SC540795 | 1 |
| 56 | GANNEREZ SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 57 | GARETH DAVIES | UK company | 14402592 | 1 |
| 58 | GF MIDCO 2 LIMITED | UK company | SC791135 | 1 |
| 59 | GILAT SATELLITE NETWORKS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 60 | GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY TRUSTEE LIMITED | UK company | 13047285 | 1 |
| 61 | GLOBECAST HOLDINGS SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 62 | GORDON LEIGHTON | UK company | 06313975 | 1 |
| 63 | GREYSPACE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13292177 | 1 |
| 64 | GULF SUBSEA LIMITED | UK company | 13538161 | 1 |
| 65 | HG SATCOM BV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 66 | HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INTERNATIONAL INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 67 | HSC MEDIA LIMITED | UK company | 13548755 | 1 |
| 68 | HYA HOLDING S.P.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 69 | IAN FLETCHER | UK company | 08225555 | 1 |
| 70 | IMPACT INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 71 | INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | INMARSAT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 04886072 | 1 |
| 73 | INMARSAT GROUP LTD | UK company | 04886115 | 1 |
| 74 | INMARSAT HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 04917504 | 1 |
| 75 | INMARSAT NEW VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 11476156 | 1 |
| 76 | INREACH HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06057633 | 1 |
| 77 | INTEGRASYS, S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 78 | INTELLIAN TECHNOLOGIES INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 79 | INTELSAT JACKSON HOLDINGS S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 80 | INTELSAT VENTURES S.À R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 81 | IOT CAPITAL SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 82 | IPG BAKERY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 83 | IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 84 | JAMES CHARLES INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 13396032 | 1 |
| 85 | JAMIE JONES | UK company | 13136520 | 1 |
| 86 | KEVIN HALL | UK company | 06984951 | 1 |
| 87 | KIM HALLIDAY | UK company | 04465410 | 1 |
| 88 | LAMONT CONSULTANTS LTD | UK company | 03965243 | 1 |
| 89 | LARKHILL CONSULTANCY LIMITED | UK company | 05443741 | 1 |
| 90 | LEONARDO UK LTD | UK company | 02426132 | 1 |
| 91 | LIGHT STEERING TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 92 | LINEAR GROUP S.R.I. | Company | — | 1 |
| 93 | M GROUP TELECOM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05411521 | 1 |
| 94 | MANGATA NETWORKS, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 95 | MENZIES AVIATION PLC | UK company | 02961404 | 1 |
| 96 | METRO GROUP LTD | UK company | 03045589 | 1 |
| 97 | MINOTAUR TELECOM LIMITED | UK company | 08147848 | 1 |
| 98 | MOBIL INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 99 | MORTON MANUFACTURING LIMITED | UK company | 07252296 | 1 |
| 100 | NEEM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 04061616 | 1 |
| 101 | NEXTPLAT CORP | Company | — | 1 |
| 102 | NILE UK SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED | UK company | 13440776 | 1 |
| 103 | NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 04016745 | 1 |
| 104 | NORTH RONA LLP | UK company | OC334686 | 1 |
| 105 | NSSLGLOBAL LTD | UK company | 03879526 | 1 |
| 106 | O | UK company | 03118541 | 1 |
| 107 | OAKAURI LTD | UK company | 13692751 | 1 |
| 108 | OMNISPACE LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 109 | OOO | UK company | 16659490 | 1 |
| 110 | OPIOUS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14078506 | 1 |
| 111 | PANGEA MINERALS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | UK company | 03820848 | 1 |
| 112 | PAUL DUGGAN | UK company | 16168704 | 1 |
| 113 | PAUL SMITH | UK company | 01170719 | 1 |
| 114 | PHILIP MILES | UK company | 12674907 | 1 |
| 115 | PRIYA PATEL | UK company | 12213584 | 1 |
| 116 | RADIUS LIMITED | UK company | 08260702 | 1 |
| 117 | RAJA KANAKAMEDALA | UK company | 09646027 | 1 |
| 118 | RCD BULLITT LIMITED | UK company | 15310308 | 1 |
| 119 | REDE RECORD DE TELEVISAO EUROPA S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 120 | RESCUE RESOURCE | UK company | 11903481 | 1 |
| 121 | RIDGMONT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11439888 | 1 |
| 122 | RIFFAI PTE. LTD. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 123 | ROATAN LIMITED | UK company | 09136737 | 1 |
| 124 | SAMUEL BRAY | UK company | 15898051 | 1 |
| 125 | SARA GORDON | UK company | 06867693 | 1 |
| 126 | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 127 | SATIXFY UK LIMITED | UK company | 09966402 | 1 |
| 128 | SCCI ALPHATRACK LIMITED | UK company | 02760731 | 1 |
| 129 | SECURITY PROCESSES LIMITED | UK company | 03241802 | 1 |
| 130 | SEMTECH CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 131 | SENTINELS NETWORK LTD | UK company | 14813945 | 1 |
| 132 | SES ASTRA SERVICES EUROPE S.A R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 133 | SES PARTICIPATIONS S.A. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 134 | SIMON CHANG | UK company | 17069371 | 1 |
| 135 | SIRM- SOCIETA ITALIANA RADIO MARITTIMA SPA LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 136 | SKY AND SPACE COMPANY LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 137 | SMART ASSET MANAGER LTD | UK company | 09138558 | 1 |
| 138 | SMART IOT SOLUTIONS LTD | UK company | 11824003 | 1 |
| 139 | SPACE NORWAY SATCOM AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 140 | SPACETEQ LLP | UK company | SO307251 | 1 |
| 141 | SPEEDCAST HOLDINGS III LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 142 | SPEEDCAST UK HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 16703223 | 1 |
| 143 | SPEEDCAST US HOLDCO LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 144 | SPIRE GLOBAL SUBSIDIARY INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 145 | ST ENGINEERING RHQ LTD. | UK company | 02334137 | 1 |
| 146 | ST ENGINEERING SPACETECH PTE. LTD. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 147 | STARLINK HOLDINGS NETHERLANDS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 148 | STEPHEN SHAW | UK company | 05115466 | 1 |
| 149 | STEPHEN SLATER | UK company | 10485662 | 1 |
| 150 | STUART BENNETT | UK company | 14320837 | 1 |
| 151 | T.T.E HOLDING B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 152 | TACTICAL WIRELESS LIMITED | UK company | 08644619 | 1 |
| 153 | TAS AERIALS | UK company | 11069480 | 1 |
| 154 | TELEFONICA S A | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 155 | TELEFÓNICA INNOVACIÓN DIGITAL S.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 156 | TELESAT (IOM) HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 157 | TEMIX CORPORATION LTD | UK company | 11483824 | 1 |
| 158 | TRACK KING LTD | UK company | 08824456 | 1 |
| 159 | TWINS GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13743409 | 1 |
| 160 | UK FF NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 12591650 | 1 |
| 161 | UNITED NAVIGATION LIMITED | UK company | 06342371 | 1 |
| 162 | VALE TELECOMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15557112 | 1 |
| 163 | VALSTONE UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14331011 | 1 |
| 164 | VANTIVA SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 165 | VIASAT, INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 166 | WAYNE SINCLAIR | UK company | 09110021 | 1 |
| 167 | WRYSON LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 168 | XENESIS GLOBAL INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 169 | YOTTA LABORATORIES LTD | UK company | 10811495 | 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 December 2020 and 8 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.