Who owns UK companies in Film processing?
202 of the 1,232 companies registered under SIC 74203 (Film processing) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 451 individual shareholders and 71 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 36% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
- 3.5% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 18% 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 | 36% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 60% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 3.5% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 82% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 18% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 14% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 92% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 74% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.0% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 73 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 5.6 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 4.0% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 28% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 51% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 12% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 5.4% | 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 67 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 74203, 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 | NARRATIVE ENTERTAINMENT UK LIMITED | UK company | 12769816 | 2 |
| 2 | A PLACE FOR JENNIFER LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 3 | ABDO SUKARI | UK company | 12433890 | 1 |
| 4 | ACCESS MEDIA | UK company | 10712158 | 1 |
| 5 | ADAM PHILLIPS | UK company | 16238527 | 1 |
| 6 | ALEXANDER MOORE | UK company | 09886715 | 1 |
| 7 | ANDREW DYSON | UK company | 15921494 | 1 |
| 8 | ANDREW ROBINSON | UK company | 06846545 | 1 |
| 9 | ANDREW STEEL | UK company | SC393772 | 1 |
| 10 | ARCTIC GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16438236 | 1 |
| 11 | ASOLUTION AS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 12 | ASPEN PROPERTIES | UK company | 11144944 | 1 |
| 13 | AVTAR SINGH | UK company | 17155531 | 1 |
| 14 | CAVIAR LONDON LIMITED | UK company | 08697077 | 1 |
| 15 | CLARK INVESTMENTS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 16 | COLE INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | CORNERSTONE ANALYTICS LIMITED | UK company | 07182356 | 1 |
| 18 | DAVID HOYLE | UK company | 00413256 | 1 |
| 19 | DEAN ROBINSON | UK company | 17245303 | 1 |
| 20 | DIGITAL HAMMER (N.I.) LTD | UK company | NI679019 | 1 |
| 21 | ES MEDIA GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 04614845 | 1 |
| 22 | FDS FLAWLESS 2. LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 23 | FDS FLAWLESS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 24 | FOSSDYKE GROUP LTD | UK company | 16450121 | 1 |
| 25 | FUND 002 STARTUP NV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 26 | GAGANDEEP SINGH | UK company | 16287025 | 1 |
| 27 | GURJANT SINGH | UK company | 11953460 | 1 |
| 28 | HOLLIS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16354821 | 1 |
| 29 | HOMESICK ANGEL LTD | UK company | 06359214 | 1 |
| 30 | HOUSE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 09584033 | 1 |
| 31 | HOWARD ATKINS | UK company | 03804595 | 1 |
| 32 | HSTJ LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 33 | HUTTON HALL EVENTS ESSEX LIMITED | UK company | 08301348 | 1 |
| 34 | IRCF CHORLTON LIMITED | UK company | 16272698 | 1 |
| 35 | JAMES FOX | UK company | 08439295 | 1 |
| 36 | JAMES OSBORNE | UK company | NI658114 | 1 |
| 37 | JONATHAN COHEN | UK company | 09881242 | 1 |
| 38 | JONATHAN OSBORNE | UK company | 06873761 | 1 |
| 39 | LEE KNIGHT | UK company | 09455968 | 1 |
| 40 | LIAM HENRY | UK company | 10037632 | 1 |
| 41 | LULO PROPERTY LIMITED | UK company | 16270606 | 1 |
| 42 | MARK PEARCE | UK company | 07891659 | 1 |
| 43 | MARK REED | UK company | 16402252 | 1 |
| 44 | MIRACLE PLANET (BEIJIING) CO.. LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | MOORE KINGSTON SMITH TRUST CORPORATION LIMITED | UK company | 09354269 | 1 |
| 46 | OLIVER BELL | UK company | 13571441 | 1 |
| 47 | ORWO LIMITED | UK company | 13376141 | 1 |
| 48 | PABLO Y ZEUS LTD | UK company | 14665896 | 1 |
| 49 | PALLADIUM CAPITAL PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 50 | PREQUEL CAPITAL | UK company | OC427410 | 1 |
| 51 | RED WOLF FILMS (U.K.) LTD | UK company | NI678914 | 1 |
| 52 | REVERY CAPITAL LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 53 | RICHARD ROBINSON | UK company | 17242782 | 1 |
| 54 | RICKY ALLEN | UK company | 12658143 | 1 |
| 55 | ROBERT COURT | UK company | 13525997 | 1 |
| 56 | RS CORP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12955090 | 1 |
| 57 | STEELWORKS S CORP | Company | — | 1 |
| 58 | STEPHEN QUINN | UK company | SC354255 | 1 |
| 59 | STEPHEN WHITE | UK company | 04616665 | 1 |
| 60 | STORY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15422696 | 1 |
| 61 | STRAWBERRY PLACE LIMITED | UK company | 16273881 | 1 |
| 62 | STRETTON WEST LIMITED | UK company | 16270950 | 1 |
| 63 | TECH + BIO FUND I GP, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 64 | TOM DUNCAN | UK company | 11715121 | 1 |
| 65 | VERDELAND LTD | UK company | 15103000 | 1 |
| 66 | VICTORIA JAMES | UK company | 06624734 | 1 |
| 67 | VORONOI BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15275958 | 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 3 February 2021 and 28 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.