---
title: "UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE) — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00278970
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE)

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00278970`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **HALFORDS AUTOCENTRES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/55c861fc-bd54-5eda-be24-ef84bec362df

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **Universal Tyre Company (Deptford) Limited(The)** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0dda8481-7542-53bd-bf40-d705c4a04f6d
- **ULM SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/47cc10e2-6546-5607-a559-1ed77d796084
- **Universal Tyre Company (Deptford) Limited(The)** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0dda8481-7542-53bd-bf40-d705c4a04f6d

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

A **14-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:** `00278970`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1933-08-22
- **Registered office:** Icknield Street Drive, Washford West, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 0DE, England
- **SIC:** 45200, 45320

### Officers

- O'GORMAN, Timothy Joseph Gerard — secretary · appointed 2021-03-18
- BIRCH, Henry Benedict — director · British · appointed 2025-04-16
- HARTLEY, Johanna Ruth — director · British · appointed 2022-06-16
- O'HARA, Paul David — director · British · appointed 2022-10-01
- MUSGRAVE, Sally Ann — secretary · British · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2013-05-15
- WRIGHT, Donald Aubrey — secretary · British · resigned 2004-03-31
- ABBOTT, Matthew James — director · English · appointed 2013-07-12 · resigned 2021-03-18
- EASTELL, Rupert — director · English · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2019-12-04
- ELSTER, Timothy Alan — director · British · appointed 2010-08-17 · resigned 2014-03-14
- MUSGRAVE, Sally Ann — director · British · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2013-05-15
- RANDALL, Andrew John — director · British · appointed 2021-03-18 · resigned 2022-10-07
- STAPLETON, Graham Barry — director · British · appointed 2021-03-18 · resigned 2025-04-15
- WOODHOUSE, Loraine — director · British · appointed 2021-03-18 · resigned 2022-06-16
- WRIGHT, Andrew Aubrey — director · British · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2021-03-18
- WRIGHT, Donald Aubrey — director · British · resigned 2013-01-23
- WRIGHT, Eileen Sylvia — director · British · resigned 2008-07-18
- WRIGHT, Jonathan Donald — director · British · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2015-05-29
- WRIGHT, Mary Christine — director · British · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2011-06-30
- WRIGHT, Shirley Joan — director · British · resigned 2017-10-30
- WRIGHT, Simon Paul — director · British · appointed 2011-02-07 · resigned 2021-03-18

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Halfords Autocentres Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/55c861fc-bd54-5eda-be24-ef84bec362df) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2021-03-18

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00278970
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00278970

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **UNIVERSAL TYRE COMPANY (DEPTFORD) LIMITED(THE)**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3d288aa7-7beb-53fc-895d-840c406ef05f._

_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"._