---
title: "KEFCO SALES LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01043591
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# KEFCO SALES LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01043591`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **THE ASHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST** — GLEIF · `lei:213800773Z9V4KDNOM76` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4c3df608-22e3-53f1-9311-6e2577de8209

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr William Huw James** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1ae310f8-40f1-593c-80b2-6ec1c23a3666
- **Mrs Claire Josephine Owen** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fd3476dd-1d03-4ad8-91b3-2f486f32f119
- **Mrs Claire Josephine Owen** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38a82425-7932-51f7-b692-9957b3449f4e
- **Mr Philip Thomas Johnston** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b0ce46f3-6a17-5c2a-9c55-feedfb5c39d0
- **Mr William Huw James** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b8da1e92-c297-49c7-bc5b-731f48f6d4c9
- **Mr Philip Thomas Johnston** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f423997e-7f59-483e-a988-b6652c9917a7
- **J & J RESTAURANTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/716c4e09-f613-5993-a8ce-3ca9aa91d66e

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

A **23-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:** `01043591`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1972-02-23
- **Registered office:** First Floor, Kefco House Rochford Business Park, Cherry Orchard Way, Rochford, Essex, SS4 1GP, England
- **SIC:** 56102

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2025-12-28 |
|---|---:|
| Profit / (loss) | £2,208,215 |
| Net assets | £10,729,365 |
| Cash | £3,155,621 |
| Shareholder funds | £240,904 |
| Fixed assets | £4,677,354 |
| Current assets | £16,316,483 |
| Employees | 8 |

_Latest filed period. Full 3-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- HITCH, Andrew John Russell — secretary · British · appointed 2003-11-12
- HITCH, Andrew John Russell — director · British · appointed 2006-05-05
- JOHNSTON, Phillip Thomas — director · British · appointed 2007-05-08
- OWEN, Claire Josephine — director · British · appointed 2007-05-08
- JAMES, William Huw — secretary · Welsh · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 2004-01-01
- JAMES, Jane Anne — director · British · appointed 2007-05-08 · resigned 2021-02-26
- JAMES, Jane Anne — director · British · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2007-04-30
- JAMES, William Huw — director · Welsh · appointed 1997-11-10 · resigned 2021-02-26
- JOHNSTON, Ivan James — director · British · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 2007-05-04
- JOHNSTON, Mary — director · British · appointed 2003-12-01 · resigned 2007-04-30
- TROTT, Anne Norina — director · British · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1997-11-11
- TROTT, Ian Benington — director · British · appointed 1990-05-02 · resigned 1997-11-11

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [J&J Restaurants Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/716c4e09-f613-5993-a8ce-3ca9aa91d66e) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2016-04-06
- Mrs Claire Josephine Owen — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2023-02-01
- Mr Philip Thomas Johnston — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2023-02-01
- Mr William Huw James — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-02-26

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01043591
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01043591/filing-history
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01043591

## 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 **KEFCO SALES LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **KEFCO SALES LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2227fef0-56e7-55da-b6b1-692ab616b247._

_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"._