---
title: "DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0
identifier: oo:GB-COH-06455516
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-06455516`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:549300PHPXCG7027G483` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d0a5ae28-d5bc-5700-b736-fd49452b63c0

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Capital One Financial Corporation** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2a3e64a0-32b0-4a83-8a80-2b30cc761317
- **Dfs Services Llc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1b29d6d0-7d31-44d0-8b6d-a0e8ab771ad0

### 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:** `06455516`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2007-12-17
- **Registered office:** Suite 1, 7th Floor 50 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BL, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 64205

### Officers

- [VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0) — corporate secretary · appointed 2007-12-17
- GOLDEN, Timothy — director · American · appointed 2025-06-20
- HANSON, Jason P. — director · American · appointed 2023-08-31
- CASTROGIOVANNI, Philip — secretary · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2023-08-31
- GREENE, Christopher — secretary · British · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2019-04-29
- VAINIKOS, Efrosini (Efie) M. — secretary · appointed 2023-09-11 · resigned 2025-10-23
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2007-12-17
- CASTROGIOVANNI, Philip — director · American · appointed 2022-07-11 · resigned 2023-08-31
- GRAF, Robert Mark — director · American · appointed 2011-09-28 · resigned 2019-10-01
- GREENE, Christopher — director · American · appointed 2019-04-30 · resigned 2022-07-11
- GUTHRIE, Roy Allen — director · American · appointed 2009-02-17 · resigned 2011-09-28
- HOCHSCHILD, Roger — director · American · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2023-01-25
- KILLIPS, Kevin Michael — director · American · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2009-02-09
- KOLSKY, Shifra — director · American · appointed 2023-01-25 · resigned 2025-06-26
- MCNAMARA CORLEY, Kathryn — director · American · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2019-04-30
- OFFEREINS, Diane E. — director · American · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2023-08-31
- SLUSARZ, Martin — director · American · appointed 2007-12-17 · resigned 2008-06-17
- VAINIKOS, Efrosini (Efie) M. — director · American · appointed 2023-08-31 · resigned 2025-10-23

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Capital One Financial Corporation](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2a3e64a0-32b0-4a83-8a80-2b30cc761317) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — since 2025-05-18
- [Dfs Services Llc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1b29d6d0-7d31-44d0-8b6d-a0e8ab771ad0) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — ceased 2025-05-18

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06455516
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06455516

## 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 **DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3487ec04-006b-537b-9b05-8b7f49bec8f0._

_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"._