--- title: "THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a identifier: oo:GB-COH-03033333 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03033333` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a ## Cross-source identity The same real-world entity, resolved across sources: - **THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:213800HY6EB8T8VWWE73` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0538e084-e2c5-542b-a12c-4b531e982245 - **The Character Group Plc** — source · `gb-coh:3033333` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a7e79655-d246-407e-8056-7eecf50e059b ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **Mr Thomas Mark Spain** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5cc2430e-6e11-4383-a1a9-fcfa5e480995 - **HENRY SPAIN INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/642d6c54-bd76-5ea5-abaf-bcc38a005817 - **HENRY SPAIN INVESTMENT SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/642d6c54-bd76-5ea5-abaf-bcc38a005817 ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **CHARACTER PROMOTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c12587ab-c007-5263-82cd-57819bdfb80c - **CHARACTER GAMES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8024c643-7001-5580-b3f4-763ad4eda7ff - **CHARACTER OPTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/05de93d1-d6d3-58ee-abfd-8d350e8ce021 - **TOY OPTIONS (FAR EAST) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ce6b814a-83bf-5e63-86fc-ffddaaacba25 - **TOY OPTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4de10f57-e62a-54f7-afc2-7481b4c3dd3c - **Q-STAT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/087ff245-179b-542e-b964-fcc3d961c148 - **WWL (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7f9bcca0-88ef-5651-ab38-c416f6c4cb73 - **CHARACTER GIFTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a6c81e3a-75da-5224-ad9c-f32f7bfba678 - **UNIVERSAL CONCEPTS (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/02e3dca2-dc90-5afd-b6fe-7ddf8c056772 - **CHARACTER NORDIC LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bf2516b8-2cb4-505f-a325-09304a038022 - **PRELUDE WORLDWIDE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/67323007-62f7-5417-882c-6d2162e133d9 - **TOY OPTIONS GROUP PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1732faa5-e9bf-5097-8cc3-6637360e84e8 …and **8** 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 **5-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:** `03033333` - **Status:** active - **Type:** plc - **Incorporated:** 1995-03-15 - **Registered office:** Citypoint 16th Floor, One Ropemaker Street, London, EC2Y 9AW, England - **SIC:** 64209, 70100 ### Officers - SMYTH, Raymond Bruce — secretary · appointed 2020-12-18 - DIVER, Jonathan — director · British · appointed 1995-05-03 - HEALY, Jeremiah — director · British,Irish · appointed 2016-02-01 - KISSANE, Joseph John Patrick — director · British · appointed 1995-05-03 - SHAH, Hamun — director · British · appointed 2025-02-01 - SHAH, Kirankumar Premchand — director · British · appointed 1995-05-03 - SHEARMAN, Jonathan Paul David — director · British · appointed 2022-06-01 - WALL, Kevin Charles — director · British · appointed 2025-10-01 - WARREN, Carmel Elizabeth Elinor — director · British · appointed 2021-04-19 - DOWDING, Mark Timothy — secretary · appointed 2013-11-05 · resigned 2017-09-14 - HARTLEY, Mark Graham — secretary · British · appointed 1995-05-02 · resigned 1995-05-03 - SHAH, Kirankumar Premchand — secretary · appointed 2017-09-14 · resigned 2020-12-18 - SHAH, Kirankumar Premchand — secretary · British · appointed 1995-05-03 · resigned 2013-11-05 - LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 1995-05-02 - BIRDWOOD, Mark William Olgilvie, Lord — director · British · appointed 1995-09-12 · resigned 2015-07-12 - CELLAI, Maurizio Ferdinando Vincenzo — director · Italian · appointed 2001-05-29 · resigned 2002-11-29 - CROUCH, Clive William — director · British · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2025-01-17 - DOWDING, Mark Timothy — director · British · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2017-09-14 - FENN, Ian Stanley — director · British · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 2010-03-26 - HARRIS, David — director · British · appointed 2004-05-01 · resigned 2023-01-20 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - [Henry Spain Investment Services Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/642d6c54-bd76-5ea5-abaf-bcc38a005817) — 25–50% votes · corporate PSC · England — since 2025-04-03 - [Henry Spain Investment Services Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/642d6c54-bd76-5ea5-abaf-bcc38a005817) — 25–50% votes · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2025-04-02 - Mr Thomas Mark Spain — 25–50% votes · individual PSC · England — ceased 2025-04-02 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03033333 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03033333 ## 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 **THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/439217b5-7fbf-5bd7-bdd3-a3bf22a45e9a._ _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"._