Who owns UK companies in Investigation activities?
474 of the 2,057 companies registered under SIC 80300 (Investigation activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 916 individual shareholders and 151 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 4.0% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 45% file micro-entity accounts, compared with 38% of all UK companies.
- 26% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies.
474
companies with a shareholder list
of 2,057 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
19%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
74%
owned only by individuals
all UK companies: 66%
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 28% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 68% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 4.0% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 74% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 26% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 19% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 92% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 71% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.2% | 0.7% |
* Among the 161 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 9.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 5.3% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 36% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 45% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 11% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Private security activities SIC 80100 · 3,016 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Security systems service activities SIC 80200 · 2,670 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 148 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 80300, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 9 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 | ITIPS UK BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15368331 | 3 |
| 2 | ANDREW BROWN | UK company | 04615269 | 2 |
| 3 | AUDERE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 15034255 | 2 |
| 4 | CARRYING FLAG GROUP LIMITED | Company | — | 2 |
| 5 | CHARLES LAND | UK company | 04249443 | 2 |
| 6 | DAVIES GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 06479822 | 2 |
| 7 | GBB (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 07121407 | 2 |
| 8 | MICHAEL WRIGHT | UK company | 15719963 | 2 |
| 9 | THE ARMOUR GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 15098237 | 2 |
| 10 | (MALTA) | UK company | 15991815 | 1 |
| 11 | 325X LTD | UK company | 16196127 | 1 |
| 12 | AFA TOPCO LIMITED | UK company | 12732563 | 1 |
| 13 | ALAN DONALD | UK company | SC280046 | 1 |
| 14 | ANGLO AMERICAN ACQUISITIONS INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 15 | ANIMUS ASSOCIATES TRUSTEE LIMITED | UK company | 15074113 | 1 |
| 16 | ASEL TEMPORARY SECURITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 03448690 | 1 |
| 17 | ASGUK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16096755 | 1 |
| 18 | ASHLEY COOPER | UK company | 10854736 | 1 |
| 19 | ASSUNTO LIMITED | UK company | 11361013 | 1 |
| 20 | ATTLAW SECURITY AND EVENTS LIMITED | UK company | 11955657 | 1 |
| 21 | AUDERE AURORA HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16041429 | 1 |
| 22 | AUDERE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | UK company | 08869591 | 1 |
| 23 | BAB INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14304227 | 1 |
| 24 | BENIONA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11877975 | 1 |
| 25 | BENJAMIN LEWIS | UK company | 09644104 | 1 |
| 26 | BLUE MOUNTAIN GROUP LTD | UK company | 11062694 | 1 |
| 27 | CAPITAL COMPLIANCE LIMITED | UK company | 13551488 | 1 |
| 28 | CAPITAL COMPLIANCE LIMITEED | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | CARISH HOLDING CORP.LTD | UK company | 14309322 | 1 |
| 30 | CARNOUSTIE RESOURCES LIMITED | UK company | 07484170 | 1 |
| 31 | CARRY FLAG WORLD RECORDS CO., LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 32 | CFS SECRETARIES LIMITED | UK company | 04542138 | 1 |
| 33 | CHARLOTTE TAYLOR | UK company | 12453881 | 1 |
| 34 | CHRISTOPHER BELL | UK company | 03236231 | 1 |
| 35 | CIPHER BIDCO LIMITED | UK company | 16297263 | 1 |
| 36 | CIPHER OPCO LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 37 | CODE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10424317 | 1 |
| 38 | CODE HOLDINGS 1 LIMITED | UK company | 16124053 | 1 |
| 39 | COMERA INTELLIGENCE LTD | UK company | 08594398 | 1 |
| 40 | CONVERGENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 10908615 | 1 |
| 41 | CRIME GUARD INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 05697676 | 1 |
| 42 | CRYSTAL BLOCKCHAIN B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 43 | CSG HOLDINGS (SOUTHERN) LTD | UK company | 16124336 | 1 |
| 44 | CTR SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14225341 | 1 |
| 45 | DATAWYSE AI LIMITED | UK company | 15241634 | 1 |
| 46 | DAVID COX | UK company | 00692567 | 1 |
| 47 | DAVID JONES | UK company | 12267731 | 1 |
| 48 | DAVID WALKER | UK company | 09700754 | 1 |
| 49 | DEEP BLU RECOVERIES LTD | UK company | 11700546 | 1 |
| 50 | DIGITAL ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 15976306 | 1 |
| 51 | DIIS LTD | UK company | 11283336 | 1 |
| 52 | E-SURVEILLANCE LIMITED | UK company | 03911756 | 1 |
| 53 | E-SURVEILLANCE LIMITED (TREASURY SHARES) | Company | — | 1 |
| 54 | EFFECTIVE SECURITY HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10565277 | 1 |
| 55 | ENIGMA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 07369282 | 1 |
| 56 | FINDERS GENEALOGISTS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14678812 | 1 |
| 57 | FINDERS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11693485 | 1 |
| 58 | FIONA HOWARD | UK company | 07123433 | 1 |
| 59 | FLAT WHITE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15259285 | 1 |
| 60 | FORENSIC ACCESS LIMITED | UK company | 05107377 | 1 |
| 61 | FUSION 85 LIMITED | UK company | 06670285 | 1 |
| 62 | GEORGIA JONES | UK company | 09690685 | 1 |
| 63 | GLOBAL DUE DILIGENCE LIMITED | UK company | 11806877 | 1 |
| 64 | GRAHAM JOHNSON | UK company | 15244095 | 1 |
| 65 | GRANT BELL | UK company | 14197982 | 1 |
| 66 | GRYPHON STRATEGIES, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 67 | HELEN JONES | UK company | 06773192 | 1 |
| 68 | HMS HAREWOOD LIMITED | UK company | 09055914 | 1 |
| 69 | IAN JONES | UK company | 08122006 | 1 |
| 70 | IAN SMITH | UK company | 04334497 | 1 |
| 71 | IDC INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | IM INVESTIGATIONS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 10759240 | 1 |
| 73 | INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 07314773 | 1 |
| 74 | INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT AND SECURITY CONSULTING LTD | UK company | 04815470 | 1 |
| 75 | JAMIE MCINTYRE | UK company | 08680697 | 1 |
| 76 | JEJ PROPERTIES LIMITED | UK company | 15889473 | 1 |
| 77 | JOANNE JONES | UK company | 07083425 | 1 |
| 78 | JOHN MCDONALD | UK company | 17225446 | 1 |
| 79 | JOHN ROBINSON | UK company | NI046003 | 1 |
| 80 | JONATHAN WOOD | UK company | 05037913 | 1 |
| 81 | K&K GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15248981 | 1 |
| 82 | KCP NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 10830297 | 1 |
| 83 | LIGHTCURVE CAPITAL LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 84 | LOGICBRIC LIMITED | UK company | 15794376 | 1 |
| 85 | LONRES.COM LTD | UK company | 03945780 | 1 |
| 86 | LOUISE MORRIS | UK company | 14276597 | 1 |
| 87 | LS UK FIRE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 00643042 | 1 |
| 88 | LUKE TERRY | UK company | 16229298 | 1 |
| 89 | MACADAM EUROPE NV | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 90 | MARK COX | UK company | 12618562 | 1 |
| 91 | MARK TAYLOR | UK company | 14150582 | 1 |
| 92 | MARK WALTERS | UK company | 09167818 | 1 |
| 93 | MATTHEW LANE | UK company | 08790823 | 1 |
| 94 | MIDAS CLOSE PROTECTION LTD | UK company | 15857576 | 1 |
| 95 | MILLENNIUM GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 16081888 | 1 |
| 96 | MINTZ GROUP LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 97 | MR J JONES | UK company | 15432912 | 1 |
| 98 | MSL SERVICES LTD | UK company | 02972195 | 1 |
| 99 | NATERVO LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 100 | NOBEL CO., LTD. | Company | — | 1 |
| 101 | NSA GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 07254697 | 1 |
| 102 | OCULUS FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED | UK company | 10373728 | 1 |
| 103 | OLIVER MOON | UK company | 00913624 | 1 |
| 104 | OPSEC GROUP LTD | UK company | 11967134 | 1 |
| 105 | P.L. ESTATES ANU LTD | UK company | 07627874 | 1 |
| 106 | PAUL ROBERTS | UK company | 10496990 | 1 |
| 107 | R W CHELSEA HOLDINGS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 108 | RELYON GUARDING & SECURITY SERVICES LTD | UK company | 05057256 | 1 |
| 109 | REVIEW CONTRACTS LIMITED | UK company | 04550237 | 1 |
| 110 | RICHARD RADCLIFFE | UK company | 07348653 | 1 |
| 111 | RICHARD SMITH | UK company | 04543194 | 1 |
| 112 | RICKY EVANS | UK company | 16714968 | 1 |
| 113 | RMGP1S, LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 114 | ROBERT DOUGLAS | UK company | 04381038 | 1 |
| 115 | ROBERT FARRELL | UK company | SC231640 | 1 |
| 116 | SARAH RYAN | UK company | 04946157 | 1 |
| 117 | SARAH SMITH | UK company | 15408895 | 1 |
| 118 | SCOTT TAYLOR | UK company | 13758212 | 1 |
| 119 | SERVE LEGAL LIMITED | UK company | 05861955 | 1 |
| 120 | SHERWIN JOSEPH FURLONG LIMITED | UK company | 15467711 | 1 |
| 121 | SIMON JONES | UK company | 09014498 | 1 |
| 122 | SKOPENOW INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 123 | SO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD | UK company | 14919864 | 1 |
| 124 | STARBOARD HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 16277468 | 1 |
| 125 | STEEL DEFENCE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12729997 | 1 |
| 126 | STEPHEN GRUNDY | UK company | 07384282 | 1 |
| 127 | STEPHEN TURNER | UK company | 07513183 | 1 |
| 128 | STERN ADVISORY GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 07814792 | 1 |
| 129 | STERN ADVISORY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 07814711 | 1 |
| 130 | SUBROSA GROUP GLOBAL LIMITED | UK company | 07728455 | 1 |
| 131 | SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 132 | SUREVIEW HOLDCO LIMITED | UK company | 15095766 | 1 |
| 133 | SUREVIEW HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 12238346 | 1 |
| 134 | TEMPEST SECURITY AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 135 | TEMPEST SECURITY LTD | UK company | 06123552 | 1 |
| 136 | TEN INTELLIGENCE HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11255090 | 1 |
| 137 | THOMAS BROOKS | UK company | 14881281 | 1 |
| 138 | THOMAS BURTON | UK company | 14460694 | 1 |
| 139 | THOMAS WILLIAMS | UK company | 15822841 | 1 |
| 140 | TREASURY OF SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 141 | TREMARK ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 14550081 | 1 |
| 142 | UVLH CONSULTING LTD | UK company | 11741267 | 1 |
| 143 | VOLENTIO GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14010075 | 1 |
| 144 | WCS NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 06002307 | 1 |
| 145 | WEST4 GUARDIANS LTD | UK company | 09821370 | 1 |
| 146 | WILLIAM JACKSON | UK company | NI718140 | 1 |
| 147 | WINTON VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 09413171 | 1 |
| 148 | WODI WODI PTY LIMITED | Non-UK entity | — | 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 16 December 2020 and 10 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.