Who owns UK companies in Activities of credit bureaus?
32 of the 95 companies registered under SIC 82912 (Activities of credit bureaus) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 51 individual shareholders and 28 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 13% have a non-UK company or other foreign entity among their shareholders, compared with 2.2% of all UK companies — about 6 times the national rate.
- 69% have at least one company among their shareholders, compared with 33% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 23% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 34% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 56% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 31% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 69% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | — | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | — | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | — | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 13% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 15 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 8.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 16% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 45% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 9.7% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 23% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 6.5% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other business support service activities n.e.c. SIC 82990 · 59,985 companies · 26% majority-owned by a company
- Combined office administrative service activities SIC 82110 · 3,204 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of exhibition and fair organisers SIC 82301 · 1,261 companies · 19% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of conference organisers SIC 82302 · 1,124 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
- Packaging activities SIC 82920 · 769 companies · 29% majority-owned by a company
- Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities SIC 82190 · 396 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of call centres SIC 82200 · 374 companies · 33% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of collection agencies SIC 82911 · 184 companies · 28% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 28 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 82912, 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.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IPSUM HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10125915 | 4 |
| 2 | CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY (BIDCO) LIMITED | UK company | 12417398 | 2 |
| 3 | 10X CONSULTING LIMITED | UK company | 08725655 | 1 |
| 4 | 777 CAPITAL LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 5 | ADVANCING HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 09803788 | 1 |
| 6 | AVRIONE PLC | Company | — | 1 |
| 7 | BAB INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14304227 | 1 |
| 8 | CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY (EBT) LIMITED | UK company | 15984181 | 1 |
| 9 | CREDIT REPORTING AGENCY (HOLDCO) | UK company | 14431041 | 1 |
| 10 | DIRECT CARD SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13666489 | 1 |
| 11 | GPN SERVICE D.O.O. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 12 | JULIE HOWARD | UK company | 05343380 | 1 |
| 13 | KEVIN HALLIGAN LTD | UK company | 11377251 | 1 |
| 14 | LEMON CORPORATION LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 15 | MISTHO GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 16 | NOVA CREDIT INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 17 | NPIF NW EQUITY LP | UK company | LP017870 | 1 |
| 18 | PAYPOINT PLC | UK company | 03581541 | 1 |
| 19 | PEDBC LTD | UK company | 08013023 | 1 |
| 20 | RIDOWN CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 06521296 | 1 |
| 21 | TANJIR SUGAR | UK company | 12001415 | 1 |
| 22 | TOP SERVICE (HOLDINGS) LTD | UK company | 03664064 | 1 |
| 23 | TRANSUNION INFORMATION GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 04968328 | 1 |
| 24 | TRANSUNION NETHERLANDS II, B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 25 | TRANSUNION UK HOLDINGS LTD. | UK company | 12085578 | 1 |
| 26 | WEBOVATE LTD | UK company | 09051059 | 1 |
| 27 | WMC INTERNATIONAL KFT WMC INTERNATIONAL KFT | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 28 | WMC INTERNATIONAL KFT. | 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 28 March 2021 and 8 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.