Shareholders - who's who?

Shareholders - who's who?

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darrent

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630 posts

266 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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Chaps,

What's the easiest (and free:hehe:) way to find out the shareholders of a Limited Co.?

Answers on a postcard please! I may be in a spot of bother! :(

hughesie2

12,592 posts

289 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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darrent

Original Poster:

630 posts

266 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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hughesie2 said:
www.companieshouse.co.uk

??


No tried that - just shows you the directors, addresses and stuff - I need detailed info on the shareholders not just the directors - I know they can be both but I need to know how many shares each person has been allocated.

randlemarcus

13,599 posts

238 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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IIRC, from watching too much Chancer as a young un...
Only a stockbroker has legitimate access to the details of shareholders, in terms of names addresses and % owned type things.
If its your company, contact your broker.
If its not, and you have been buying too many shares of that company, you need to declare things to someone.
I suspect if I knew who to and how, I'd be driving a new Porsche, rather than my old hack

2 Smokin Barrels

30,611 posts

242 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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There is a website which shows shareholders, as long as it's not a plc with zillions. Creditsafe.com

darrent

Original Poster:

630 posts

266 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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randlemarcus said:
IIRC, from watching too much Chancer as a young un...
Only a stockbroker has legitimate access to the details of shareholders, in terms of names addresses and % owned type things.
If its your company, contact your broker.
If its not, and you have been buying too many shares of that company, you need to declare things to someone.
I suspect if I knew who to and how, I'd be driving a new Porsche, rather than my old hack


Not an expert but a stock broker will not have access to private limited companies as the shares are not actively traded - only listed companies shares are traded and hence available through a broker.

Eric Mc

122,861 posts

272 months

Thursday 23rd June 2005
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The first Companies House Annual Return made by a newly formed company features the names and addresses of the shareholders and the shares issued to them. After that, a list is submitted every third year as part of that year's return. However, if shares are transferred during a year or new shares issued/alotted, then an updated list of shareholders needs to be submitted for that year anyway.

If you carry out an on-line Company Search you can obtain a copy of the latest annual return submitted. It may or may not list the shareholders dependent on the above factors. However, older Annual Returns can be obtained if you are prepared to carry out an old fashioned physical Company Search.


>> Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 23 June 18:46

darrent

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630 posts

266 months

Friday 24th June 2005
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Eric Mc said:
The first Companies House Annual Return made by a newly formed company features the names and addresses of the shareholders and the shares issued to them. After that, a list is submitted every third year as part of that year's return. However, if shares are transferred during a year or new shares issued/alotted, then an updated list of shareholders needs to be submitted for that year anyway.

If you carry out an on-line Company Search you can obtain a copy of the latest annual return submitted. It may or may not list the shareholders dependent on the above factors. However, older Annual Returns can be obtained if you are prepared to carry out an old fashioned physical Company Search.


>> Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 23 June 18:46


Thanks Eric - the only problem is the company in question is only 4 months old so no reports at Companies House.