---
title: "CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED(THE) — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00006005
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00006005`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED(THE)** — GLEIF · `lei:213800OKPDF8IN64EH73` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/06aa539e-1584-50bc-861e-f0167b8b1086

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **JOHN SWIRE & SONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22dbaa3a-eaf0-551e-a7de-b502b06d338c
- **JOHN SWIRE & SONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22dbaa3a-eaf0-551e-a7de-b502b06d338c

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **SWIRE SHIPPING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d3f87322-c674-5f6a-bbe8-6d68c37e0da6
- **SWIRE SHIPPING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d3f87322-c674-5f6a-bbe8-6d68c37e0da6

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

A **8-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:** `00006005`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1872-01-31
- **Registered office:** Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 64209

### Officers

- MORRIS, David Charles — secretary · appointed 2018-10-03
- PELLING, Sean Colin — director · British · appointed 2026-03-17
- SWIRE, Barnaby Nicholas — director · British
- ADAMS, James Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2008-12-31
- DIBBEN, Ann Marie — secretary · appointed 2016-08-23 · resigned 2018-07-13
- FARMERY, Joanna Louise — secretary · British · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2015-10-01
- MORRIS, David Charles — secretary · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2016-08-23
- POPE, Geoffrey Christopher — secretary · British · resigned 2004-04-30
- BELL, Michael John — director · British · resigned 1997-09-29
- BLACKBURN, Timothy Joseph — director · British · appointed 2011-08-29 · resigned 2015-09-01
- BOWLES, Marven Anthony — director · British · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2000-10-01
- BRIDGMAN, Timothy Clive — director · British · resigned 1992-12-09
- CHAFFEY, Robert Amyon John Templeman — director · British · appointed 2009-08-01 · resigned 2010-01-31
- CRAIG-BENNETT, Andrew Basil — director · British · resigned 1995-08-18
- CRESSWELL, Martin Andrew — director · British · appointed 2002-08-01 · resigned 2010-01-31
- CUNDLE, Geoffrey Leslie — director · British · appointed 2000-09-04 · resigned 2010-01-11
- FERGUSON, Michael Stuart — director · British · resigned 2000-10-01
- HARVEY, Gary — director · Australian · appointed 1995-12-01 · resigned 2007-12-31
- HEXT, Richard Maurice — director · British · resigned 2000-09-09
- HO, Davy — director · British · appointed 1995-12-01 · resigned 2006-11-30

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [John Swire & Sons Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22dbaa3a-eaf0-551e-a7de-b502b06d338c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00006005
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00006005

## 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 **CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED(THE)** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY LIMITED(THE)**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/2288f7dc-be0c-59a1-9fd8-6d8e6bb63665._

_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"._