Who owns UK companies in Translation and interpretation activities?

774 of the 4,091 companies registered under SIC 74300 (Translation and interpretation activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,391 individual shareholders and 157 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 2.1% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 15% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 35% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 267 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 8.5 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

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
• Portrait photographic activities SIC 74201 · 625 companies · 7.9% majority-owned by a company

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 152 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 74300, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 2 of them hold shares in more than one company in this industry. Trusts and individuals are not named.

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 21 January 2021 and 7 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.