Who owns UK companies in Activities of political organizations?
33 of the 531 companies registered under SIC 94920 (Activities of political organizations) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 421 individual shareholders and 32 companies, trusts and other entities.
In this industry:
- 21% have six or more shareholders, compared with 9.6% of all UK companies — about twice the national rate.
- 6.1% have a trust, fund or pension scheme among their shareholders, compared with 1.8% of all UK companies — about 3 times the national rate.
- 3.0% 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.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | 21% | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | 58% | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | 21% | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | 70% | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | 30% | 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 | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | 6.1% | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | 0.0% | 0.7% |
* Among the 13 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 8.8 years ago (all UK companies: 8.5 years).
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | 3.0% | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | 30% | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | 48% | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | 15% | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | 3.0% | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. SIC 94990 · 1,123 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of professional membership organizations SIC 94120 · 470 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of business and employers membership organizations SIC 94110 · 366 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of religious organizations SIC 94910 · 97 companies · 9.7% majority-owned by a company
- Activities of trade unions SIC 94200 · 21 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 24 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 94920, 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 | ANDREW SMITH | UK company | OC459213 | 1 |
| 2 | BARNSTAPLE & NORTH DEVON LIBERAL CLUB | UK company | 00083575 | 1 |
| 3 | BELVEDERE ASH LIMITED | UK company | 16967649 | 1 |
| 4 | BEN WALKER | UK company | 17052450 | 1 |
| 5 | C STONE | UK company | 10911971 | 1 |
| 6 | DAVID SMITH | UK company | 15865366 | 1 |
| 7 | DENNIS WILLIAMS | UK company | 00559042 | 1 |
| 8 | EDWARD DEAN | UK company | 14133548 | 1 |
| 9 | EUROPEAN MOVEMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM LTD | UK company | 00551817 | 1 |
| 10 | J MARTIN | UK company | 07258909 | 1 |
| 11 | J THOMPSON | UK company | 08114071 | 1 |
| 12 | J TURNER | UK company | 10311599 | 1 |
| 13 | JOHN STEVENS | UK company | OC339105 | 1 |
| 14 | JOSEPH ROWNTREE REFORM TRUST | UK company | 00357963 | 1 |
| 15 | LISA WILLIAMS | UK company | 14043332 | 1 |
| 16 | REFORM 2025 LTD | UK company | 11694875 | 1 |
| 17 | RICHARD CARTER | UK company | 00106624 | 1 |
| 18 | ROBERT EDWARDS | UK company | 05669918 | 1 |
| 19 | ROBERT FOX | UK company | 01420235 | 1 |
| 20 | ROY DAVIS | UK company | 16883782 | 1 |
| 21 | SAM CHAPMAN | UK company | 14617782 | 1 |
| 22 | SCARBOROUGH & DISTRICT LIBERAL ASSOCIATION | Company | — | 1 |
| 23 | SCARBOROUGH LIBERAL CLUBHOUSE COMPANY TRUSTEES | Company | — | 1 |
| 24 | UNITED KINGDOM INDEPENDENCE PARTY LIMITED | UK company | 05090691 | 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 2 September 2020 and 3 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.