Who owns UK companies in Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities?
346 of the 1,956 companies registered under SIC 78101 (Motion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 689 individual shareholders and 92 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 3.8% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 13% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- 21% 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 | 30% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 66% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 3.8% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 77% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 21% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 13% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 93% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 70% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.6% | 0.7% |
* Among the 151 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 6.1 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 4.3% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 33% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 47% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 7.5% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 7.5% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other activities of employment placement agencies SIC 78109 · 8,931 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
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- Human resources provision and management of human resources functions SIC 78300 · 3,568 companies · 18% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 91 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 78101, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 3 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 | FLORENCE CORP. LIMITED | UK company | 10149406 | 2 |
| 2 | ORWO LIMITED | UK company | 13376141 | 2 |
| 3 | SVRN STUDIOS LIMITED | UK company | 14081684 | 2 |
| 4 | ACADEMY OF EXPRESSIVE ARTS LTD | UK company | SC674798 | 1 |
| 5 | ADP ACTION LIMITED | UK company | 14073599 | 1 |
| 6 | AHA TALENT LIMITED | UK company | 09361821 | 1 |
| 7 | ALPHA ENTERTAINMENT FINANCE LIMITED | UK company | 16349137 | 1 |
| 8 | ANAND BHATT | UK company | 10738007 | 1 |
| 9 | ARTISTS THEATRE SCHOOL FOUNDATION | UK company | CE026880 | 1 |
| 10 | BAD BATCH FILMS LIMITED | UK company | 14954171 | 1 |
| 11 | BENJAMIN WAITE | UK company | 13460634 | 1 |
| 12 | BLACK SKULL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 08445233 | 1 |
| 13 | BRIGHT BUTTON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 07432256 | 1 |
| 14 | BRYN T JONES CYFYNGEDIG | UK company | 08476295 | 1 |
| 15 | CARTHY VENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15583425 | 1 |
| 16 | CBS UK HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 11883906 | 1 |
| 17 | CFMS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 18 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 19 | CHESTER SHERBURNE | UK company | 13319773 | 1 |
| 20 | CHLOE EWART | UK company | 13806317 | 1 |
| 21 | CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT | UK company | 05280817 | 1 |
| 22 | CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CANADA INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 23 | CLEVER CROWS LIMITED | UK company | 10012897 | 1 |
| 24 | CM FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 05098008 | 1 |
| 25 | COFEN HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | COLIN INGRAM LIMITED | UK company | 05600348 | 1 |
| 27 | CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LTD AS TRUSTEE OF THE MED TRUST | Company | — | 1 |
| 28 | CRANSTON VENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15852166 | 1 |
| 29 | CROFT SHAREHOLDERS LTD | UK company | 14654928 | 1 |
| 30 | CULTURED WORLD CREATIVE LIMITED | UK company | 09480041 | 1 |
| 31 | DATASPARTAN LTD | UK company | 09830499 | 1 |
| 32 | DAVID WILKINSON | UK company | 09402190 | 1 |
| 33 | DLT ENTERTAINMENT UK LTD | UK company | 01094956 | 1 |
| 34 | ELEMENT PICTURES UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13594231 | 1 |
| 35 | ELITE LICENSING COMPANY SAGL | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | ELITE WORLD SA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 37 | ELIZABETH WOOD | UK company | 16028986 | 1 |
| 38 | EMPIRE STREET PRODUCTIONS LTD | UK company | 09909201 | 1 |
| 39 | EVERYSET INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 40 | FERRYMAN FILMS LTD | UK company | 07213393 | 1 |
| 41 | FINDING SOMEBODY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15351933 | 1 |
| 42 | FRANK SCHELSTRAETE NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | GEORGE HOWE | UK company | 02836739 | 1 |
| 44 | GRAHAM EDWARDS | UK company | 15641157 | 1 |
| 45 | GRIFFON MERLIN LIMITED | UK company | 05054441 | 1 |
| 46 | GROUCHO ARTS LTD | UK company | 12551838 | 1 |
| 47 | HELLO POPPETS TOO LTD | UK company | 14552237 | 1 |
| 48 | INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 01330368 | 1 |
| 49 | JBW CREATIVE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15144932 | 1 |
| 50 | JULIE EDWARDS | UK company | 10008014 | 1 |
| 51 | KISH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 12768125 | 1 |
| 52 | LIGHTBOX HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12678599 | 1 |
| 53 | LLM HOLDINGS & INVESTMENTS LTD | UK company | 16283125 | 1 |
| 54 | LOCK STUDIOS LTD | UK company | 08010795 | 1 |
| 55 | MAGNIFICENT OBSESSIONS LIMITED | UK company | 02157147 | 1 |
| 56 | MARK SENIOR | UK company | 16093671 | 1 |
| 57 | MARK SUMMERS LIMITED | UK company | 07685445 | 1 |
| 58 | MICHAEL SEAL | UK company | 07755983 | 1 |
| 59 | MICHAEL SWEENEY | UK company | 04454059 | 1 |
| 60 | MM! THE PARTY AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 61 | MMTP PRODUCTION AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 62 | NEIL TOMLINSON | UK company | 08611225 | 1 |
| 63 | NINETEEN89 HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14679173 | 1 |
| 64 | PARDEEP SINGH | UK company | 17286536 | 1 |
| 65 | PAULA EVANS | UK company | 11943240 | 1 |
| 66 | PETER JOHN WAITE NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 67 | RELAPSE PICTURES LTD | UK company | NI632873 | 1 |
| 68 | RICHARD BARNETT | UK company | 04542043 | 1 |
| 69 | RICHARD HAWKINS | UK company | 04840560 | 1 |
| 70 | ROS RUSSELL | UK company | 14451098 | 1 |
| 71 | RUN AT IT SHOUTING HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15160102 | 1 |
| 72 | RYAN TERRY HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14925982 | 1 |
| 73 | SAMUEL BAILEY | UK company | 15591181 | 1 |
| 74 | SEARLES (CAMPING GROUND) LIMITED | UK company | 00528033 | 1 |
| 75 | SETTLEMENT | UK company | 09442317 | 1 |
| 76 | SIMON GILL | UK company | 09985938 | 1 |
| 77 | SOMEBODY LIMITED | UK company | 12836325 | 1 |
| 78 | SOUTHERN GROVE FILMS LTD | UK company | 12243040 | 1 |
| 79 | SPICE MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 80 | STATISTEN.DK APS | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 81 | STEVE ROBERTS | UK company | 05856667 | 1 |
| 82 | STORYFIRST LIMITED | UK company | 10665951 | 1 |
| 83 | THE ILLUSIONISTS LIVE LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 84 | THIRD OF MAY PRODUCTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 09205525 | 1 |
| 85 | THOMAS ADAMS | UK company | OC326933 | 1 |
| 86 | VALKIN GROUP | Company | — | 1 |
| 87 | VIRIDIAN FILMS LTD | UK company | 14764678 | 1 |
| 88 | VISTAS MEDIA CAPITAL PTE LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 89 | WARBECK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 05586076 | 1 |
| 90 | WCN-WORLDWIDE CORPORATE NOMINEES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 91 | WILL WOOD | UK company | 14099812 | 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 10 November 2020 and 9 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.