Who owns UK companies in Activities of unit trusts?
41 of the 168 companies registered under SIC 64302 (Activities of unit trusts) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 101 individual shareholders and 50 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 37% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
- 46% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 7.3% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 4 times the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 46% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 37% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 17% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 34% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 61% | 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 | 4.9% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 7.3% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 5 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 9.6 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 37% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 29% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 17% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 15% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.4% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. SIC 64209 · 49,747 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified SIC 64999 · 11,291 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of financial services holding companies SIC 64205 · 3,434 companies · 52% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of construction holding companies SIC 64203 · 2,137 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of open-ended investment companies SIC 64304 · 1,864 companies · 24% majority-owned by a company
- Security dealing on own account SIC 64991 · 1,436 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of mortgage finance companies SIC 64922 · 1,421 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of venture and development capital companies SIC 64303 · 1,246 companies · 32% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 42 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 64302, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 1 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 | IQL OFFICE (GP) LIMITED (ACTING AS THE GENERAL PARTNER OF IQL OFFICE LP) | Company | — | 2 |
| 2 | ABRDN HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | SC082015 | 1 |
| 3 | APEX MANAGERS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 4 | ARLINGTON HOLDINGS SCSP | Company | — | 1 |
| 5 | AUSTRALIAN WINE SUPPLY LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR THE ANDREW GARRETT FAMILY IRREVOCABLE LIVING TRUST TRADING AS OENOVIVA CAPITAL RESOURCES ANDREW MORTON GARRETT | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | BEN MCLAUGHLIN | UK company | 10495733 | 1 |
| 7 | BULLHEAD MINING LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 8 | CAELUM ATOM BIDCO LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 9 | CANADA CORP 16430694 | Company | — | 1 |
| 10 | CARNE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 11 | CHARLESWORTH COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 09748259 | 1 |
| 12 | CITY FORTH EVENTS MANAGEMENT LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | CLYDESDALE BANK PLC | UK company | SC001111 | 1 |
| 14 | COACH HOUSE INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED | UK company | 08390462 | 1 |
| 15 | DAVID GRAY | UK company | 14914998 | 1 |
| 16 | DAVID JONES | UK company | 12267731 | 1 |
| 17 | DEVIL FINANCIAL LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | DP MED S.R.L. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 19 | EMBARK PENSIONS TRUSTEES LIMITED AS TRUSTEE OF THE OPTIONS SIPP RE J E J CLAY | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | FROBRIDGE ASSETS COMPANY | UK company | 00487474 | 1 |
| 21 | IQL OFFICE (GP) LIMITED (ACTING AS GENERAL PARTNER OF IQL | Company | — | 1 |
| 22 | L&G - ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 04303322 | 1 |
| 23 | LCR STRATFORD GP LIMITED IN ITS CAPACITY AS GENERAL | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | LENDLEASE STRATFORD GP LIMITED IN ITS CAPACITY AS GENERAL | Company | — | 1 |
| 25 | MARGETTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 04894790 | 1 |
| 26 | MORGAN HEMINGWAY AND COMPANY LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 27 | NIKITEL SRL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 28 | OFFICE LP) | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | PARK SECURITIES LIMITED | UK company | 02974777 | 1 |
| 30 | PARTNER OF LCR STRATFORD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Company | — | 1 |
| 31 | PARTNER OF LENDLEASE STRATFORD LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | RATHBONES GROUP PLC | UK company | 01000403 | 1 |
| 33 | RIDING HORSE LIMITED | UK company | 05932248 | 1 |
| 34 | SCHRODER & CO. LIMITED | UK company | 02280926 | 1 |
| 35 | SILCHESTER PARTNERS LIMITED | UK company | 03000514 | 1 |
| 36 | SPRING CAPITAL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13450502 | 1 |
| 37 | STATE STREET GLOBAL ADVISORS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS UK LIMITED | UK company | 04846209 | 1 |
| 39 | THE ASSET MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | TRACEY JONES | UK company | 06643781 | 1 |
| 41 | WILLIS INVESTMENT UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06677275 | 1 |
| 42 | WWH GROUP, INC | Company | — | 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 April 2021 and 28 April 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.