Who owns UK companies in Post-graduate level higher education?
576 of the 3,215 companies registered under SIC 85422 (Post-graduate level higher education) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 1,273 individual shareholders and 237 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 16% file dormant-company accounts, compared with 10% of all UK companies.
- 13% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies.
- 5.4% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies.
576
companies with a shareholder list
of 3,215 registered under this code
2
median number of shareholders
all UK companies: 2
13%
majority-owned by another company*
all UK companies: 22%
73%
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 | 30% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 65% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 5.4% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 73% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 27% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 13% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 94% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 69% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 2.8% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.7% | 0.7% |
* Among the 194 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 7.1 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 7.6% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 30% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 42% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 16% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 4.9% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Other education n.e.c. SIC 85590 · 9,894 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Educational support services SIC 85600 · 6,858 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
- Pre-primary education SIC 85100 · 2,461 companies · 34% majority-owned by a company
- Sports and recreation education SIC 85510 · 2,293 companies · 13% majority-owned by a company
- Technical and vocational secondary education SIC 85320 · 1,204 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Primary education SIC 85200 · 969 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Cultural education SIC 85520 · 907 companies · 9.9% majority-owned by a company
- General secondary education SIC 85310 · 832 companies · 24% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 230 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 85422, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. 4 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 | JAI DURGA ENTERPRISES | Company | — | 9 |
| 2 | PLANET EDUCATION NETWORK LTD | UK company | 14282467 | 4 |
| 3 | HELENA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10116739 | 2 |
| 4 | PEN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED | UK company | 16385789 | 2 |
| 5 | 24/7 MEDICAL LTD | UK company | 06813399 | 1 |
| 6 | 57AG LIMITED | UK company | 13840333 | 1 |
| 7 | AAP EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14651774 | 1 |
| 8 | ABDI RAHMAN | UK company | 16849676 | 1 |
| 9 | ACCOUNTANCY EXAM MASTERS HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15119489 | 1 |
| 10 | ADAM POTTS | UK company | 12708973 | 1 |
| 11 | ADE UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 14813217 | 1 |
| 12 | ADMINISTRACIONES APODAKA SL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 13 | ALANDO WATKIS | UK company | 16480228 | 1 |
| 14 | ALDRON HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 11770504 | 1 |
| 15 | ALEXANDER YOUNG | UK company | 11427877 | 1 |
| 16 | ALZO EDUTECH GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 13068630 | 1 |
| 17 | AMBERSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 11657045 | 1 |
| 18 | ANDREW HUNTER | UK company | 04441545 | 1 |
| 19 | ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 20 | ARUN KUMAR | UK company | 05206584 | 1 |
| 21 | ASIF ALI | UK company | 16474874 | 1 |
| 22 | ASIF QASIM | UK company | 06009697 | 1 |
| 23 | AT HUNTER SERVICES LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | BABAR ALI | UK company | 17064061 | 1 |
| 25 | BARRAK LTD | UK company | 15272608 | 1 |
| 26 | BEACON ENTERPRISE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 11029784 | 1 |
| 27 | BEACON ENTERPRISES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 28 | BELLMONT COLLEGE HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 16663541 | 1 |
| 29 | BEN BLACK | UK company | SC256282 | 1 |
| 30 | BENJAMIN HARRIS | UK company | SC760579 | 1 |
| 31 | BGH BIDCO UK LIMITED | UK company | 11846150 | 1 |
| 32 | BIRMINGHAM NEWMAN UNIVERSITY | UK company | 05493384 | 1 |
| 33 | BJS FOUNDATION LIMITED | UK company | 01248899 | 1 |
| 34 | BOLD GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13491286 | 1 |
| 35 | BOOST VC FUND 3 LLP | Company | — | 1 |
| 36 | BRAM HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 12701332 | 1 |
| 37 | BRICS ASEAN CENTRAL DEPOSITORY LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 38 | CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY | Company | — | 1 |
| 39 | CFLI HOLDINGS LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 40 | CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS | UK company | RC000251 | 1 |
| 41 | CHARTHORPE INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 08794478 | 1 |
| 42 | CHELSEA EDUCATION GROUP LTD | UK company | 10209831 | 1 |
| 43 | CHRIS BRADSHAW | UK company | 12331669 | 1 |
| 44 | CLIMATE LINKUP LOGIC LIMITED | UK company | 16402918 | 1 |
| 45 | CNC EDUCATION HOLDING LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 46 | COL HOLD CO PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 47 | COLIN MACKENZIE | UK company | 03137128 | 1 |
| 48 | COLIN SMITH | UK company | 08782900 | 1 |
| 49 | COVENTRY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CO. LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 50 | COVENTRY INTERNATIONAL SCOOL CO. LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 51 | DANIEL HARRIS | UK company | 10620269 | 1 |
| 52 | DANIEL MORRIS | UK company | 04731875 | 1 |
| 53 | DANIEL WADE | UK company | 14325500 | 1 |
| 54 | DARWIN UK BIDCO LTD | UK company | 15816566 | 1 |
| 55 | DAVID FLOYD | UK company | 07427532 | 1 |
| 56 | DAVID MURPHY | UK company | 15314789 | 1 |
| 57 | DAVID THOMSON | UK company | 10585842 | 1 |
| 58 | DEALAN PROPERTY LTD | UK company | SC715504 | 1 |
| 59 | DMGV LIMITED | UK company | 05830195 | 1 |
| 60 | DOE INVESTMENT LTD | UK company | 13460522 | 1 |
| 61 | DUSTIE HOUCHIN | UK company | 15019973 | 1 |
| 62 | DVEST NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 11605099 | 1 |
| 63 | DYNASTYBUILDER CORPORATION | UK company | 14753092 | 1 |
| 64 | EARLY MAKERS GROUP (EMG) | Company | — | 1 |
| 65 | EDU UK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 07285370 | 1 |
| 66 | EDUCATION PATHWAYS GROUP LTD | UK company | 10043114 | 1 |
| 67 | EDUCATIONUNI LTD | UK company | 14753641 | 1 |
| 68 | EDVINCA S.A.R.L | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 69 | ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS TESTING LUX HOLDING SARL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 70 | ELEVATE HOLDINGS PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 71 | EMERGE NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 72 | ENSPIRE LEARNING, INC. DBA ABILITIE | Company | — | 1 |
| 73 | EQUILIBRIA | UK company | CE025198 | 1 |
| 74 | EQUINOX SYSTEMS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 75 | ESPOIR HOLDINGS LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 76 | EURO AMERICAN EDUCATION LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 77 | EURO AMERICAN FZC LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 78 | EUROFINS PRODUCT TESTING UK HOLDING LIMITED | UK company | 11093917 | 1 |
| 79 | EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC | Company | — | 1 |
| 80 | EUROPEAN BUREAU FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 81 | EXCEL CORPORATION LTD | UK company | 16482160 | 1 |
| 82 | FALMOUTH UNIVERSITY | UK company | XT012087 | 1 |
| 83 | FIRST INTUITION LIMITED | UK company | 05967302 | 1 |
| 84 | FOUNDERS FACTORY LTD | UK company | 09564631 | 1 |
| 85 | FUTURE EDUCATION WORLD FZ-LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 86 | GALILEO GLOBAL EDUCATION LUXCO SARL | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 87 | GANNON MEDICAL LTD | UK company | 13894497 | 1 |
| 88 | GARETH JOHN TRAINING LIMITED | UK company | 06748506 | 1 |
| 89 | GEORGE WEBSTER | UK company | SC802737 | 1 |
| 90 | GET UNLIMITED BUSINESS GROUP S.L.U | Company | — | 1 |
| 91 | GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 10723430 | 1 |
| 92 | GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS B.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 93 | GOLDWAIT LIMITED | UK company | 05835303 | 1 |
| 94 | HAIDER ALI | UK company | 08813345 | 1 |
| 95 | HAMBLE INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LTD. | Company | — | 1 |
| 96 | HAMBRO PERKS LIMITED | UK company | 08760647 | 1 |
| 97 | HARRISON HAMILTON LIMITED | UK company | 08904882 | 1 |
| 98 | HARWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (GIBRALTAR) LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 99 | HEALTH HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14137995 | 1 |
| 100 | HELEN ROBERTS | UK company | 04852646 | 1 |
| 101 | HKB HOLDINGS | UK company | 11490366 | 1 |
| 102 | IGNITE | UK company | CE015414 | 1 |
| 103 | IQ CAPITAL FUND III C LP | UK company | LP019251 | 1 |
| 104 | IQ CAPITAL FUND III LP | UK company | LP019234 | 1 |
| 105 | IQ CAPITAL PARTNERS NOMINEE LIMITED | UK company | 09272017 | 1 |
| 106 | IU GROUP N.V. | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 107 | JAMES MACKENZIE | UK company | SC882751 | 1 |
| 108 | JAMES WREN | UK company | 12438055 | 1 |
| 109 | JAMMA INTERNATIONAL | UK company | 07344374 | 1 |
| 110 | JCA EDUCATION LTD | UK company | 14068938 | 1 |
| 111 | JEREMY ISAAC | UK company | 11867625 | 1 |
| 112 | JIAN LIU | UK company | 16876376 | 1 |
| 113 | JMS ENTERPRISES LLC PROFIT SHARING PLAN | Company | — | 1 |
| 114 | JOANNA MALONEY | UK company | 10550414 | 1 |
| 115 | JOF HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 14323006 | 1 |
| 116 | JONATHAN SAINT HELENA LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 117 | JRMACK LIMITED | UK company | 14315144 | 1 |
| 118 | JULIA ELY | UK company | 12007519 | 1 |
| 119 | KAPLAN OPEN LEARNING LIMITED | UK company | 06245004 | 1 |
| 120 | KAREN SMITH | UK company | 15181724 | 1 |
| 121 | KATHERINE ANTHONY | UK company | 15561919 | 1 |
| 122 | LAKE INTERNATIONAL LTD | UK company | 09518064 | 1 |
| 123 | LCA LONDON LIMITED | UK company | 03914791 | 1 |
| 124 | LCAE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14451715 | 1 |
| 125 | LEAF VENTURES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 126 | LEAPING HARE HOLDING LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 127 | LEARNA HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 13197797 | 1 |
| 128 | LEMAN CAPITAL COMPANY | Company | — | 1 |
| 129 | LI LI | UK company | 07177668 | 1 |
| 130 | LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 131 | LIMRA HOUSE LIMITED | UK company | 15896697 | 1 |
| 132 | LONDON EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED | UK company | 15093586 | 1 |
| 133 | LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE | UK company | 00070527 | 1 |
| 134 | LONGMAN GROUP(OVERSEAS HOLDINGS)LIMITED | UK company | 00690236 | 1 |
| 135 | LOWER POOLE PROPERTY LIMITED | UK company | 11075900 | 1 |
| 136 | LUCY PARR TRAINING LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 137 | LUCY WARD | UK company | 06110120 | 1 |
| 138 | MAINSPRING NOMINEES (8) LIMITED | UK company | 09225274 | 1 |
| 139 | MAINSPRING NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 08255713 | 1 |
| 140 | MAISON 21 LIMITED | UK company | 08554336 | 1 |
| 141 | MARK HARRIES | UK company | 06606612 | 1 |
| 142 | MARTIN ELLIS | UK company | 17199813 | 1 |
| 143 | MATHEW THOMAS | UK company | 13111804 | 1 |
| 144 | MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 3 PLC | UK company | 04283350 | 1 |
| 145 | MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 4 PLC | UK company | SC272568 | 1 |
| 146 | MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT 5 PLC | UK company | 04084875 | 1 |
| 147 | MAVEN INCOME AND GROWTH VCT PLC | UK company | 03908220 | 1 |
| 148 | MAVIAD GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 149 | MDASI LIMITED | UK company | NI654896 | 1 |
| 150 | MEDICA GROUP LTD | UK company | 08497963 | 1 |
| 151 | MELANIE WARD | UK company | 11628814 | 1 |
| 152 | METDIST CAPITAL | Company | — | 1 |
| 153 | MICHAEL JOSEPH MARTIN | UK company | NI735431 | 1 |
| 154 | MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE UK TRUST LIMITED | UK company | 04133294 | 1 |
| 155 | MILLENNIUM ECONOMICS LTD | UK company | 07949630 | 1 |
| 156 | MIT INTERNATIONAL, INC | Company | — | 1 |
| 157 | MNL NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 09512864 | 1 |
| 158 | MOORE MEDICAL SERVICE LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 159 | MOTIVE8 LTD | UK company | 04013702 | 1 |
| 160 | MUHAMMAD KHAN | UK company | 16424779 | 1 |
| 161 | MURRAY ORR | UK company | SC883657 | 1 |
| 162 | NAVITAS SAE (UK) HOLDINGS PTY LTD | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 163 | NAVITAS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | UK company | 06009965 | 1 |
| 164 | NICHOLAS SIMON | UK company | 17012695 | 1 |
| 165 | NICOLA PHILLIPS | UK company | 06180889 | 1 |
| 166 | NICOLAE PAVEL | UK company | 11575956 | 1 |
| 167 | NISAI GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03205918 | 1 |
| 168 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | Company | — | 1 |
| 169 | NORTHERN CONSORTIUM | UK company | 02788226 | 1 |
| 170 | OMAR AHMED | UK company | 16701602 | 1 |
| 171 | ORAL CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 07969055 | 1 |
| 172 | OXFORD | UK company | 02503801 | 1 |
| 173 | OXFORD INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAVEL LIMITED | UK company | 02666738 | 1 |
| 174 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE CAPITAL LIMITED | UK company | 14804877 | 1 |
| 175 | PACIFIC I&T VENTURES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 176 | PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES ( U.K. ) LIMITED | UK company | 01570976 | 1 |
| 177 | PDF NET LIMITED | UK company | 03614710 | 1 |
| 178 | PENFEATHER INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 12282686 | 1 |
| 179 | PETER THOMPSON | UK company | 15578283 | 1 |
| 180 | PHILIAN AB | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 181 | PLATFORM ONE (IOW) LIMITED | UK company | 03982747 | 1 |
| 182 | PLETHRO LIMITED | UK company | 09894999 | 1 |
| 183 | QUINTESSENTIALLY VENTURES LIMITED | UK company | 08352180 | 1 |
| 184 | RACHEL ROBINSON | UK company | 09943305 | 1 |
| 185 | RAMSEY SABIT | UK company | 11377346 | 1 |
| 186 | REAL GROUP EOT LIMITED | UK company | 16784805 | 1 |
| 187 | REDUCATE UK LTD | UK company | 15932333 | 1 |
| 188 | RESET HEALTH LTD | UK company | 12111885 | 1 |
| 189 | ROBERT SUTTON | UK company | 12062920 | 1 |
| 190 | RUBINA KHAN | UK company | 15941834 | 1 |
| 191 | S BROWN TRAINING LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 192 | SAI KRISH MED EDUCATION INVESTMENTS 1 LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 193 | SAI KRISH MED EDUCATION INVESTMENTS 2 LTD | Company | — | 1 |
| 194 | SARAH-JANE MCINTOSH | UK company | 04344767 | 1 |
| 195 | SEEE HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 12966845 | 1 |
| 196 | SHERIF EL-TAWIL | UK company | 08830883 | 1 |
| 197 | SMART EDUCATION GLOBAL LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 198 | SOPHIE HARRIS | UK company | 06697602 | 1 |
| 199 | STEPHEN TURNER | UK company | 07513183 | 1 |
| 200 | SUMSOYWAN PTY COOKSON SUPERANNUATION FUND | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 201 | SUSIE HEWITT | UK company | 08228672 | 1 |
| 202 | SYMFALOGIC CORPORATION | UK company | 08531523 | 1 |
| 203 | TECHSPEEDY LIMITED | UK company | 12356673 | 1 |
| 204 | THE PRESENT VALUE TRUST | UK company | CE015979 | 1 |
| 205 | THE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP LIMITED | UK company | 07624800 | 1 |
| 206 | THE UK ADVISER GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 12063502 | 1 |
| 207 | THE UNIBRIDGE GROUP LTD | UK company | 15336503 | 1 |
| 208 | THE WARDENS, FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF KEBLE COLLEGE | Company | — | 1 |
| 209 | TRILOGY REAL ESTATE LLP | UK company | OC416217 | 1 |
| 210 | TRUE PLACE CONSULTING LIMITED | UK company | 08522783 | 1 |
| 211 | TSCIC FUND I, LP | Company | — | 1 |
| 212 | TURHAN ISMAIL | UK company | 00000001 | 1 |
| 213 | UK COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTING LTD | UK company | 04294645 | 1 |
| 214 | UK FF NOMINEES LTD | UK company | 12591650 | 1 |
| 215 | UK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HUB LTD | UK company | 13265742 | 1 |
| 216 | UNION | UK company | 04496679 | 1 |
| 217 | UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS | UK company | SC148203 | 1 |
| 218 | UPGRAD EDUCATION PRIVATE LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 219 | VICTOR LINCOLN | UK company | 13864780 | 1 |
| 220 | VIMA BRISTOL LIMITED | UK company | 09598071 | 1 |
| 221 | VISITING SPECIALIST SERVICES ACADEMY LTD | UK company | 06220023 | 1 |
| 222 | WAVERLEY ABBEY TRUST | UK company | 01990308 | 1 |
| 223 | WILLIAM ASKEW | UK company | 10455752 | 1 |
| 224 | WMG MEDIA | UK company | 07289964 | 1 |
| 225 | WOODBURN HEIGHTS LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 226 | WTSE LIMITED | UK company | SC725663 | 1 |
| 227 | YBSM PARTNERS LTD | UK company | 05376662 | 1 |
| 228 | ZANICHELLI VENTURE SPA | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 229 | ZETLAND ESTATES LIMITED | UK company | 03741342 | 1 |
| 230 | ZOE KNIGHT | UK company | 16857983 | 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 20 October 2020 and 4 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.