---
title: "AVANTI BUSINESS EQUIPMENT LTD. — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03151964
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# AVANTI BUSINESS EQUIPMENT LTD.

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03151964`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Stephen John Thurston** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/efb115b0-7ee3-5646-a9fb-faf071b75cf5
- **Mr Stephen John Thurston** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5cc33463-47f1-45e9-9de8-65667b8e429b

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

A **2-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:** `03151964`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-01-29
- **Registered office:** Unit 13 Wharfside Business Park, Irlam Wharf Road, Manchester, M44 5PN
- **SIC:** 33140

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2026-02-28 |
|---|---:|
| Cash | £820 |
| Shareholder funds | £100 |
| Fixed assets | £540 |
| Current assets | £368,630 |
| Employees | 8 |

_Latest filed period. Full 2-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- THURSTON, Julia Jane — secretary · British · appointed 1996-01-29
- THURSTON, Julia Jane — director · British · appointed 2005-12-08
- THURSTON, Stephen John — director · British · appointed 1996-01-29
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1996-01-29 · resigned 1996-01-29

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Stephen John Thurston — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03151964
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03151964
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03151964/filing-history

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **AVANTI BUSINESS EQUIPMENT LTD.**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/22cecd07-ead8-551f-a71a-35fa9aad674a._

_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"._