---
title: "CIOPS HOLDINGS UK LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a
identifier: oo:GB-COH-12056406
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# CIOPS HOLDINGS UK LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-12056406`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Steven Joel Defrancis** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8748c362-42fe-5b19-95a2-a1c5b13d3c50
- **Mr Steven Joel Defrancis** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a663d8d5-1030-4301-946d-bd2af008dc6c
- **Cp International Holdings Llc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e271fd74-e926-4239-8e77-72e665d73bc9

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **LIV RESIDENTIAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2734c0e-65d3-595d-9fe0-a011c81d0c57
- **LIV CONSULT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f0e3d08-91ff-5b6a-a492-54bad4c3e560
- **CORTLAND HOLDINGS UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22194467-85ed-523e-afb9-f1464e95d04c
- **CORTLAND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1f105b49-b3e6-5158-b024-bc370e921b42
- **CORTLAND PARTNERS UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/19317cea-b9b4-50f3-8546-fba54a463445
- **LIV GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4d8556a9-4f46-5ae5-a5f0-1e827eac0464
- **LIV MANAGEMENT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8d5688cc-cf2a-55bb-a869-90c276892d41
- **LIV GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4d8556a9-4f46-5ae5-a5f0-1e827eac0464
- **LIV MANAGEMENT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8d5688cc-cf2a-55bb-a869-90c276892d41
- **LIV CONSULT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f0e3d08-91ff-5b6a-a492-54bad4c3e560
- **LIV RESIDENTIAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2734c0e-65d3-595d-9fe0-a011c81d0c57
- **CORTLAND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1f105b49-b3e6-5158-b024-bc370e921b42

…and **2** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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

A **3-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:** `12056406`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2019-06-18
- **Registered office:** Leaf A, 9th Floor Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HQ, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 41100, 55900, 68209, 68320

### Officers

- ALTMAN, Michael Edward — director · American · appointed 2019-06-18
- BRUCE, Andrew David — director · British · appointed 2025-08-14
- DEFRANCIS, Steven Joel — director · American · appointed 2019-06-18
- BRUCE, Andrew David — director · British · appointed 2021-08-05 · resigned 2025-08-14
- QUINLAN, Victoria Elizabeth — director · Australian · appointed 2021-12-30 · resigned 2025-10-31
- STUTTS, Clyde Donald — director · American · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2023-03-03
- WRIGHTS, Paul Michael — director · American · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2022-01-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Steven Joel Defrancis — significant influence or control · individual PSC · United States — since 2023-05-23
- [Cp International Holdings Llc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e271fd74-e926-4239-8e77-72e665d73bc9) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — ceased 2023-05-23

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12056406
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/12056406

## 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 **CIOPS HOLDINGS UK LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **CIOPS HOLDINGS UK LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/38eb71e5-2bfa-5434-9dd0-fa78e5ce7d1a._

_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"._