---
title: "A.R.D.S. LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC168234
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# A.R.D.S. LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC168234`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Christopher Griffin** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/60a13594-5f12-5578-a2fc-ea14584bfc64
- **BELSCO 1039 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/248525fe-865a-40fa-836d-d248d860b7a5
- **Mr Christopher Griffin** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/20bccbd9-1904-4fb1-8f1f-5fb0dd29d2c5

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

A **9-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:** `SC168234`
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-09-12
- **Registered office:** Titanium 1 Kings Inch Place, Renfrew, PA4 8WF
- **SIC:** 43290

### Officers

- [AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6f18bd3d-5ea4-5c64-85d9-3e7639b648bb) — corporate secretary · appointed 2013-02-07
- GRIFFIN, Christopher — director · British · appointed 2010-01-21
- JOHNSTON, Maureen Crandles — secretary · British · appointed 1999-05-31 · resigned 2002-11-30
- MITCHELL, Elaine — secretary · British · appointed 1996-09-12 · resigned 1999-05-31
- SINCLAIR, Tracey Jane — secretary · British · appointed 2002-11-30 · resigned 2010-01-21
- BELL & SCOTT (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2013-02-07
- JOHNSTON, Iain Fleming — director · British · appointed 1996-09-27 · resigned 2002-11-30
- SINCLAIR, William — director · British · appointed 2002-11-30 · resigned 2010-01-21
- STEEL, Thomas Cunningham — director · British · appointed 1996-09-12 · resigned 1996-09-27

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Christopher Griffin — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — since 2016-04-06
- [Belsco 1039 Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/248525fe-865a-40fa-836d-d248d860b7a5) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · Scotland — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC168234

## 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 **A.R.D.S. LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **A.R.D.S. LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/637ede0d-39e5-51d2-84f1-7cb7dfc53518._

_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"._