Who owns UK companies in General public administration activities?

255 of the 1,787 companies registered under SIC 84110 (General public administration activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 407 individual shareholders and 90 companies, trusts and other entities.

In this industry:

• 1.2% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
• 38% have a single shareholder, compared with 23% of all UK companies.
• 18% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.

How companies in this industry are owned

* Among the 88 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 7.0 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).

Related industries

• Regulation of health care, education, cultural and other social services, not incl. social security SIC 84120 · 806 companies · 7.4% majority-owned by a company
• Fire service activities SIC 84250 · 757 companies · 22% majority-owned by a company
• Defence activities SIC 84220 · 236 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
• Public order and safety activities SIC 84240 · 230 companies · 9.5% majority-owned by a company
• Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of businesses SIC 84130 · 192 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
• Justice and judicial activities SIC 84230 · 70 companies
• Foreign affairs SIC 84210 · 20 companies
• Compulsory social security activities SIC 84300 · 19 companies

Corporate shareholders in this industry

All 87 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 84110, 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.

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 November 2020 and 11 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.