Who Owns a Manufacturing Company? — UK Ownership Check

Data updated 2026-04-24

Investigate beneficial owners, PSC declarations, and corporate ownership chains to establish who really controls a company. This guide focuses on manufacturing companies (SIC Section C) in the United Kingdom, using data from 50+ official government sources.

What to Check

Verify Company Status

Confirm the company is active and not subject to strike-off, liquidation, or winding-up proceedings.

Companies House

Review Financial Filings

Examine the most recent accounts for turnover, net assets, and any going-concern warnings.

Company Accounts

Check Director History

Investigate directors for disqualifications, prior failures, and network risk indicators.

Officer Records

Screen Against Sanctions

Verify that the company and its beneficial owners are not on UK, EU, or international sanctions lists.

UK Sanctions List

Assess Overall Risk

Use the multi-dimensional risk score covering 5 dimensions to complete your ownership check.

Risk Score v3

Data Sources Used

PSC Register

Persons with Significant Control — beneficial ownership declarations

GLEIF

Legal Entity Identifiers and corporate ownership chains

ICIJ Offshore

Offshore company connections from leaked financial documents

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Frequently Asked Questions

Use UVAGATRON to search for any UK manufacturing company by name or number. The platform automatically analyses 50+ government data sources and provides a multi-dimensional risk score, signal timeline, and director network analysis relevant to ownership check.

UVAGATRON aggregates data from Companies House filings, FCA registers, ICO registrations, CQC ratings, HMRC AML registers, UK sanctions lists, Gazette notices, Land Registry, and 40+ additional official sources to deliver comprehensive ownership check results.

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Source: Companies House register and 50+ UK government databases via UVAGATRON, updated 2026-04-24. Data is refreshed daily. Information is provided for reference only.