---
title: "IDS FINANCING PLC — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d
identifier: gb-coh:16605536
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# IDS FINANCING PLC

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `gb-coh:16605536`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **IDS FINANCING PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:2549003WF29F1G7TM942` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0317c7ed-4bf9-5f00-823e-c19b2b19c5ed

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Royal Mail Plc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b5f2821c-79db-474d-85f2-36146e651d99

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **15-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `16605536`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** plc
- **Incorporated:** 2025-07-24
- **Registered office:** 185 Farringdon Road, London, EC1A 1AA, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 64999

### Officers

- HEILIG, Darren — secretary · appointed 2025-07-24
- ABLIN, Paul — director · British · appointed 2026-01-22
- BILEK, Jan — director · Czech · appointed 2025-07-24
- SNAPE, Michael David — director · British · appointed 2025-07-24 · resigned 2026-01-30

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [International Distribution Services Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b5f2821c-79db-474d-85f2-36146e651d99) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2025-07-24

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/16605536

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **IDS FINANCING PLC** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **IDS FINANCING PLC**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/05d384d0-933a-4aac-a564-9388df2d372d._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._