Who owns UK companies in Archives activities?
85 of the 824 companies registered under SIC 91012 (Archives activities) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 216 individual shareholders and 52 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 40% are majority-owned by another company (among companies with one class of shares), compared with 22% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 2.4% file full, group or medium-sized accounts, a sign of larger businesses, compared with 8.2% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
- 3.5% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — less than half the national rate.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 20% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 76% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 3.5% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 60% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 39% | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | 40% | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | 89% | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | 60% | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 3.5% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 3.5% | 0.7% |
* Among the 35 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 11.2 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 39% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 42% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 14% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 2.4% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Museums activities SIC 91020 · 147 companies · 39% majority-owned by a company
- Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions SIC 91030 · 146 companies · 36% majority-owned by a company
- Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities SIC 91040 · 131 companies · 31% majority-owned by a company
- Library activities SIC 91011 · 63 companies · 29% majority-owned by a company
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 49 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 91012, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. None holds shares in more than one company in this industry: ownership here is not concentrated in corporate groups. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A/POLITICAL LND LTD | UK company | 16494122 | 1 |
| 2 | ABENBURY HOLDINGS LTD | UK company | 15490021 | 1 |
| 3 | ANDREW WILLIAMS | UK company | 16570613 | 1 |
| 4 | ANGELA BROWNE | UK company | 06964059 | 1 |
| 5 | ANTHONY SAMUEL GOULD - AS NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 6 | ARQUITIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | UK company | 10202587 | 1 |
| 7 | AXIELL ALM LIMITED | UK company | 07680482 | 1 |
| 8 | BARHAM INVESTMENT GROUP LTD | UK company | 15868988 | 1 |
| 9 | BARNARD NOMINEES LIMITED | UK company | 02255224 | 1 |
| 10 | BEN HARDY | UK company | 08982833 | 1 |
| 11 | BEYOND AI INC. | Company | — | 1 |
| 12 | BLUE STORAGE GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 14356039 | 1 |
| 13 | BLUEBIRD BOATS | UK company | 03510621 | 1 |
| 14 | CITY DISCOVERY CENTRE | UK company | 02108180 | 1 |
| 15 | COLNAGHI HOLDING LTD | UK company | 12098668 | 1 |
| 16 | CSMG LIMITED | UK company | 03651122 | 1 |
| 17 | DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED | UK company | 03185130 | 1 |
| 18 | ELEMENTAL TERRA CAPITAL LTD | UK company | 15576599 | 1 |
| 19 | GURLEON GMBH | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 20 | HARGREAVE HALE AS NOMINEE | Company | — | 1 |
| 21 | HRADCANY CORPORATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 22 | JAGUAR DAIMLER HERITAGE TRUST | UK company | 01709907 | 1 |
| 23 | JAMES JONES | UK company | 09766543 | 1 |
| 24 | JAMESON HUNTER LTD | UK company | 09318600 | 1 |
| 25 | JAYPUSS INVESTMENTS | Company | — | 1 |
| 26 | JOHN WINDER | UK company | 04972870 | 1 |
| 27 | KEITH ROBINSON | UK company | 10943186 | 1 |
| 28 | LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 29 | LOCK STOCK INVESTMENTS LIMITED | UK company | 07153588 | 1 |
| 30 | LOSTMY.NAME LTD | UK company | 08305498 | 1 |
| 31 | NFTCOM LTD | UK company | 13662966 | 1 |
| 32 | NIEMO LIMITED | UK company | 06657092 | 1 |
| 33 | NUMMUS GROUP HOLDING LIMTED | Company | — | 1 |
| 34 | OFFSITE ARCHIVE STORAGE AND INTEGRATED SERVICES (IRELAND) | Company | — | 1 |
| 35 | OFFSITE ARCHIVE STORAGE AND INTEGRATED SERVICES (UK) | UK company | 06472486 | 1 |
| 36 | PERFORMING ARTS IMAGES LTD | UK company | 10392815 | 1 |
| 37 | PTI INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED | UK company | 05396972 | 1 |
| 38 | RESTORE PLC | UK company | 05169780 | 1 |
| 39 | RGB VENTURES LLC | Non-UK entity | — | 1 |
| 40 | RUSSMAR LIMITED | UK company | SC853562 | 1 |
| 41 | SEP SOLUTIONS LIMITED | UK company | 04417142 | 1 |
| 42 | SEVERNSIDE NOMINEES LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 43 | SIGNATURE HOLDCO LTD | UK company | 07812668 | 1 |
| 44 | SMITTCO NOMINEES LIMITED (JAMES PERRY) | Company | — | 1 |
| 45 | SOLAR COLA LIMITED | Company | — | 1 |
| 46 | THE SOUTH WEST HERITAGE TRUST | UK company | 09053532 | 1 |
| 47 | THOMAS MCDONALD | UK company | NI722205 | 1 |
| 48 | UV&S LTD | UK company | 08485503 | 1 |
| 49 | WARDELL ARMSTRONG ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED | UK company | 07702975 | 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 January 2021 and 5 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.