---
title: "METALS EXPLORATION PLC — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c
identifier: gb-coh:05098945
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# METALS EXPLORATION PLC

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `gb-coh:05098945`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **METALS EXPLORATION PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:2138006CFXWG2OPRV987` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/362f35f5-2a85-5214-806b-ee2b5f99165c

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Christian Peter Candy** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d2b3026-2728-434f-b461-69878c82bb41
- **Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7624d151-11d1-4180-bcda-1f122f4e2dbe
- **Mr Shamil Anil Chandaria** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f6fbae0d-9f46-441e-a252-eff66619c4f6

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **CONDOR GOLD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/28750661-7194-5788-9b93-07c03172e593

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

A **3-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:** `05098945`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** plc
- **Incorporated:** 2004-04-08
- **Registered office:** 27-28 Eastcastle Street, London, W1W 8DH, England
- **SIC:** 08990

### Officers

- [MSP CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d2da21a-87b8-4034-9199-5be1c8f929b3) — corporate secretary · appointed 2019-02-18
- BOWDEN, Darren Patrick — director · Australian · appointed 2019-01-01
- CATHER, David Connal — director · British · appointed 2024-11-01
- CHUBB, Andrew Howard — director · British · appointed 2021-04-22
- LIVESEY, Timothy James — director · British · appointed 2022-05-05
- MARSHALL, Robert — director · British · appointed 2024-11-01
- SMITH, Steven Miles — director · British · appointed 2021-08-31
- RUDDY, Liam Anthony — secretary · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2019-02-16
- SEMBI, Jaspreet — secretary · British · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2011-04-05
- SMITH, Steven Miles — secretary · British · appointed 2004-07-13 · resigned 2008-07-06
- ST JAMES'S SQUARE SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2004-07-13
- AYRE, Jeremy William Dowling — director · British · appointed 2014-03-06 · resigned 2017-04-07
- BARNETT, Philip Charles — director · British · appointed 2004-07-13 · resigned 2006-04-25
- BEARDSWORTH, Jonathan Paul Bingham — director · British · appointed 2006-09-04 · resigned 2012-06-13
- CATHER, David Connal — director · British · appointed 2021-04-22 · resigned 2023-09-18
- DEAN, Timothy James — director · British · appointed 2009-01-12 · resigned 2018-05-10
- HOLZBERGER, Ian Raymond — director · Australian · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2019-01-24
- MAHONEY, Kevin David — director · British · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2006-11-06
- PARSONS, Edward Foster — director · British · appointed 2011-04-05 · resigned 2013-08-01
- PEARSON, Jonathan Michael Kuvey — director · British · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2010-03-18

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Shamil Anil Chandaria — significant influence or control as trust · individual PSC · England — ceased 2024-09-26
- Nicholas Anthony Christopher Candy — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · Luxembourg — ceased 2025-06-03
- Christian Peter Candy — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · Luxembourg — ceased 2018-05-10

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05098945

## 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 **METALS EXPLORATION PLC** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **METALS EXPLORATION PLC**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1fe4e167-1cb5-4962-a9bb-788679bb8b2c._

_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"._