Who owns UK companies in Portrait photographic activities?
625 of the 4,186 companies registered under SIC 74201 (Portrait photographic activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,108 individual shareholders and 74 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 1.1% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 11% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 7.9% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 36% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 63% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 1.1% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 89% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 11% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 7.9% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 97% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 69% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.3% | 0.7% |
* Among the 239 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 8.3 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 5.8% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 29% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 57% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 4.2% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 4.2% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. SIC 74909 · 19,732 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Non-trading company SIC 74990 · 10,723 companies · 44% majority-owned by a company
- specialised design activities SIC 74100 · 9,906 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
- Environmental consulting activities SIC 74901 · 3,381 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
- Quantity surveying activities SIC 74902 · 2,097 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Other specialist photography SIC 74202 · 1,385 companies · 8.2% majority-owned by a company
- Photographic activities not elsewhere classified SIC 74209 · 1,362 companies · 12% majority-owned by a company
- Translation and interpretation activities SIC 74300 · 774 companies · 12% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 74 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 74201, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 5 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 | BEAUMONT PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 09579202 | 2 |
| 2 | EDE & RAVENSCROFT LIMITED | UK company | 00424854 | 2 |
| 3 | IRIS GALERIE SAS | Non-UK entity | — | 2 |
| 4 | KIT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13245602 | 2 |
| 5 | MICHAEL BROWN | UK company | 03340685 | 2 |
| 6 | ALAN STEWART | UK company | 06313449 | 1 |
| 7 | ALASDAIR WALKER | UK company | SC470327 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDREW BROWN | UK company | 04615269 | 1 |
| 9 | AYAN PATEL | UK company | 14830912 | 1 |
| 10 | BABYART HQ LTD | UK company | 11919609 | 1 |
| 11 | BALANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LTD | UK company | 11846041 | 1 |
| 12 | BENJAMIN THOMAS | UK company | 14617891 | 1 |
| 13 | BILLY EVANS | UK company | 16670944 | 1 |
| 14 | CHARLOTTE SAYERS | UK company | 07487491 | 1 |
| 15 | CHUANG CAPITAL EDUTECH LONDON LIMITED | UK company | 11146365 | 1 |
| 16 | COINS FOUNDATION | UK company | 01122148 | 1 |
| 17 | COLIN JONES | UK company | 09571979 | 1 |
| 18 | DAMIAN DALTRAY MADGE | UK company | 16318472 | 1 |
| 19 | DANIEL EDWARDS | UK company | 06725522 | 1 |
| 20 | DANIEL THOMAS | UK company | 04935464 | 1 |
| 21 | DAVID FRASER | UK company | SC223869 | 1 |
| 22 | DAVID SHEPHERD | UK company | 17368776 | 1 |
| 23 | DELUXE CONCEPTS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | EDE & RAVENSCROFT HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14847446 | 1 |
| 25 | EMILY OSPINA RUIZ | UK company | 17036570 | 1 |
| 26 | FABIO CALASCIBETTA | UK company | 06138843 | 1 |
| 27 | GRAHAM EDWARDS | UK company | 15641157 | 1 |
| 28 | H&A MEDIA L.L.C | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 29 | HENAN PROVINCE FEIFENG CULTURE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 30 | HOLDING 2 LIMITED | UK company | 13503783 | 1 |
| 31 | J D ALLEN | UK company | 06733933 | 1 |
| 32 | J TAYLOR | UK company | 04199783 | 1 |
| 33 | JACK GREEN | UK company | 10876052 | 1 |
| 34 | JAMIE ORLANDO SMITH | UK company | 09412165 | 1 |
| 35 | JASON BANBURY | UK company | 04110202 | 1 |
| 36 | JOHN PERRY | UK company | 04533117 | 1 |
| 37 | JOSEPH BADER | UK company | 14711737 | 1 |
| 38 | JULIE EDWARDS | UK company | 10008014 | 1 |
| 39 | JULIET JONES | UK company | 14991021 | 1 |
| 40 | JULIET WOODIN AS TRUSTEE OF JULIET WOODIN AS NOMINEE FOR FINLEY EDWARD CARROLL, ASHTON THOMAS CARROLL AND EDEN JOYCE CARROLL | Company | — | 1 |
| 41 | KAREN BAKER | UK company | 08837302 | 1 |
| 42 | LAFAYETTE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | LEONIE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11233257 | 1 |
| 44 | M. REES | UK company | 08802307 | 1 |
| 45 | MANINDER SINGH | UK company | 17391791 | 1 |
| 46 | MARIE-NELLY HOLDING LTD | UK company | 12729425 | 1 |
| 47 | MARK BILLINGHAM | UK company | 05647918 | 1 |
| 48 | MARK MARNIKOVIC | UK company | 11772111 | 1 |
| 49 | MARSTON EVENTS LIMITED | UK company | 05424294 | 1 |
| 50 | MARTIN PARR FOUNDATION | UK company | 09099974 | 1 |
| 51 | MAUD GROUP LTD | UK company | 05629903 | 1 |
| 52 | MEHAK . | UK company | 11380872 | 1 |
| 53 | MNL NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 09512864 | 1 |
| 54 | MUHAMMAD ABU BAKAR | UK company | 16669950 | 1 |
| 55 | OLIVER JONES | UK company | 08080118 | 1 |
| 56 | OLIVIER RICHOMME | UK company | 14771496 | 1 |
| 57 | ONSLOW BOYD VENTURE CAPITAL LTD. | UK company | 00055171 | 1 |
| 58 | PAUL LEWIS | UK company | 08989374 | 1 |
| 59 | RATCLIFFE HOLDINGS GROUP LTD | UK company | 16372919 | 1 |
| 60 | RETAIL OXYGEN LIMITED | UK company | 07267439 | 1 |
| 61 | RICHARD CARTER | UK company | 00106624 | 1 |
| 62 | SANDER JURKIEWICZ | UK company | 08595772 | 1 |
| 63 | SILVERSEVEN GROUP LTD | UK company | 13594318 | 1 |
| 64 | SIMON RAWLES | UK company | 07221389 | 1 |
| 65 | SIMON WILLIAMS | UK company | 03452291 | 1 |
| 66 | STEPHEN HUGHES | UK company | 03128147 | 1 |
| 67 | THOMAS MARSH | UK company | 06880007 | 1 |
| 68 | TOM GREENLY LIMITED | UK company | 10683940 | 1 |
| 69 | TOM WILSON AS TRUSTEE OF TOM WILSON AS NOMINEE FOR FINLEY EDWARD CARROLL, ASHTON THOMAS CARROLL AND EDEN JOYCE CARROLL | Company | — | 1 |
| 70 | TVS INC LIMITED | UK company | 15471664 | 1 |
| 71 | WRATES BAGLEY LIMITED | UK company | 08422958 | 1 |
| 72 | XI WANG | UK company | 14563428 | 1 |
| 73 | YELLOWBELLY LANE LTD | UK company | 14383264 | 1 |
| 74 | YELLOWBELLY STUDIOS LTD | UK company | 15906283 | 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 29 January 2021 and 17 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.