---
title: "DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03185130
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03185130`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:213800GIQ19HNZRKLX15` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/13815332-9217-5f49-bcf7-731ab7838d1a

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/85606ec2-6aa2-557d-accf-340c039b9661
- **Mr John Ottavio D'Aprano** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/95fa5520-5242-5e85-a7b9-b95f9914a37d
- **Mr John Ottavio D'Aprano** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae5bb2b9-611b-4a3d-b44e-d1f781563219
- **ASSA ABLOY GLOBAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/85606ec2-6aa2-557d-accf-340c039b9661

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **GATE-A-MATION SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/15579eda-b243-58ce-acb5-e0d4549cbdaa
- **PTI INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/101f6a43-cd9b-5220-adbc-e23eca822054
- **DONCASTER SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTRE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae8c91fb-b31b-5ec1-a8d1-fd56d9db2078
- **GATE-A-MATION SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/15579eda-b243-58ce-acb5-e0d4549cbdaa
- **SUPASTORAGE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa186093-db9b-5994-90bb-399c8fb4408f
- **PTI INTEGRATED SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/101f6a43-cd9b-5220-adbc-e23eca822054

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

A **7-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:** `03185130`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-04-12
- **Registered office:** Unit 3 57 Windsor Avenue, London, SW19 2RR
- **SIC:** 80200

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---:|
| Net assets | £1,654,648 |
| Cash | £914,664 |
| Shareholder funds | £90 |
| Fixed assets | £33,556 |
| Current assets | £2,405,686 |
| Employees | 33 |

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

### Officers

- HOQUE, Ziaul — secretary · appointed 2024-04-09
- SHAW, David — director · American · appointed 2023-11-06
- WHITTAKER, Matthew Ian — director · British · appointed 2024-06-03
- D'APRANO, John Ottavio — secretary · British · appointed 1999-09-12 · resigned 2023-11-06
- THEOBALD, Caroline Theresa — secretary · British · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 1999-09-12
- CHALFEN SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 1996-04-12
- BERGSTRÖM, Stamatina Marinella — director · Swedish · appointed 2024-06-03 · resigned 2026-05-28
- D'APRANO, John Ottavio — director · British · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 2023-11-06
- LUCAS, Simon — director · British · appointed 1999-09-12 · resigned 2016-03-17
- ORDAN, Stephanie — director · French · appointed 2023-11-06 · resigned 2024-05-08
- VALDOVINOS, Miguel — director · American · appointed 2023-11-06 · resigned 2024-05-08
- CHALFEN NOMINEES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 1996-04-12 · resigned 1996-04-12

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Assa Abloy Global Solutions Uk Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/85606ec2-6aa2-557d-accf-340c039b9661) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2023-11-06
- Mr John Ottavio D'Aprano — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2023-11-06

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03185130
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03185130
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03185130/filing-history

## 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 **DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DS SECURITY GROUP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/25f57758-81a1-5737-bc7b-3be2d1b5aabe._

_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"._