---
title: "SMITHERS MSE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b
identifier: oo:GB-COH-05761324
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# SMITHERS MSE LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-05761324`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **SMITHERS RAPRA AND SMITHERS PIRA LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:2138004DANY2HO14WI59` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b5c75e77-2422-5dc1-b5ca-da467bc65f87

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr David Louis Schwarz** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/038b332c-bb84-4686-9379-ad7e4c914c3d
- **SMITHERS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e4aaa861-f19f-55a0-8686-eaf1ce46ed71
- **Mr David Louis Schwarz** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/411856fb-4797-52b0-916f-5a0acad1cd74
- **Mr Nathaniel Erick Leonard** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/063c5fae-3339-5d7e-812c-1a70d99ca631
- **Mr Nathaniel Erick Leonard** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a9863405-d08a-4c01-afac-7d9e31f392bf
- **SMITHERS UK HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e4aaa861-f19f-55a0-8686-eaf1ce46ed71

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

A **8-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:** `05761324`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2006-03-29
- **Registered office:** Shrewsbury Road, Shawbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR
- **SIC:** 74909

### Officers

- HOCHSCHWENDER, John Michael — director · American · appointed 2006-03-31
- SCHWARZ, David Louis — director · American · appointed 2020-05-01
- KANTOR, David — secretary · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2014-05-13
- MIHNOVETS, Steve — secretary · British · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2012-04-02
- INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-31
- DOWEY, James L — director · American · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2015-01-01
- LEONARD, Nathaniel Erick — director · American · appointed 2016-01-01 · resigned 2020-05-01
- INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED — corporate director · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr David Louis Schwarz — significant influence or control · individual PSC — since 2020-05-01
- [Smithers Uk Holdings Ltd](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e4aaa861-f19f-55a0-8686-eaf1ce46ed71) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-06
- Mr Nathaniel Erick Leonard — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2020-05-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05761324
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05761324

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **SMITHERS MSE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/3ef68085-668c-5b71-820f-70ddff0be14b._

_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"._