---
title: "BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04116403
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04116403`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Noreen Christina Raper** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/dfd748a6-bd45-53ee-99e9-c491377d7564
- **Gilbert Raper** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f1b0c569-f441-52b6-81ef-6c6069b622fe
- **Nichola Jane Raper** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f99a0f17-b95c-5a0f-84a3-c35f731a8718
- **Mr Paul Anthony Raper** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6c99832d-28b2-55b5-ac22-e22ec045cce6
- **Noreen Christina Raper** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e635dba7-bf6b-557a-a54d-dac194a92ab5
- **Dr Louise Higginson** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/96b06bf4-a128-5113-b55d-5243a5e94aac
- **Noreen Christina Raper** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/904bbd80-39fe-41b6-ab8f-01fad0c89812
- **Mr Paul Stedman** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b854c84-b24e-451e-aeb8-15a522be3a60
- **Noreen Christina Raper** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9ba7b8b0-74ae-49e0-9202-23d0958904a9
- **Gilbert Raper** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/430407d2-d8b1-4516-b08d-28d042edf729
- **Nichola Jane Raper** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/17e3996a-d6bb-45f5-a946-f89453e4b044
- **Dr Louise Higginson** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9b4d00d9-c162-4826-8009-45e3c8d4cf8f
- **Mr Paul Anthony Raper** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9fcddd44-80d1-43f9-866f-d6f32a7342eb

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

A **13-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:** `04116403`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2000-11-29
- **Registered office:** 13 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset, BH16 6FA, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 85100

### Officers

- STEDMAN, Paul — director · British · appointed 2025-05-08
- RAPER, Gilbert — secretary · British · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2000-12-08
- RAPER, Noreen Christina — secretary · Irish · appointed 2000-12-08 · resigned 2002-01-29
- RAPER, Paul Anthony — secretary · British · appointed 2002-01-29 · resigned 2025-02-28
- WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2000-11-29
- PEARSON, Andrew Douglas — director · British · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2001-09-24
- RAPER, Gilbert — director · British · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2002-01-29
- RAPER, Noreen Christina — director · Irish · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2025-10-30
- WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2000-11-29 · resigned 2000-11-29

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Paul Stedman — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — since 2026-03-25
- Noreen Christina Raper — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2023-08-21
- Dr Louise Higginson — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2025-03-10
- Mr Paul Anthony Raper — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2025-03-10
- Nichola Jane Raper — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2026-03-25
- Noreen Christina Raper — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2020-09-10
- Gilbert Raper — 25–50% votes · individual PSC · England — ceased 2020-09-10

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04116403
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04116403

## 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 **BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **BRIGHT BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0aa89e88-ac67-57dc-bec7-3e72dca80c43._

_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"._