---
title: "KAPLAN U.K. LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04678712
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# KAPLAN U.K. LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04678712`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **KAPLAN U.K. LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:549300TT3H35FQBDFG71` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9035a0fd-da49-5311-8c15-857b4c87ab2a
- **Kaplan U.K. Limited** — source · `gb-coh:4678712` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c82bcfdd-5cef-43f4-a6cc-9da0fe41731a

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Kaplan, Inc.** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c06fece8-d512-4db8-adf2-bd9ffe3cc979
- **Graham Holdings Company** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cb801a9f-5353-4ce9-8703-c3f22da9f6bd

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **KAPLAN NOTTINGHAM LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f32f7ce0-651b-53e0-bd0b-ba0ca2a89efc
- **Mg Prep, Inc.** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d3b471b9-03fe-5ddf-beef-02c92467b111
- **KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a3ca632-9e1f-5d58-897d-bfdd11e7ff3d
- **ASPECT EDUCATION LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a55a251d-a0c0-5bf1-8361-cfe65ed79045
- **KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL UK HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/65260fe9-f103-5a23-bc51-4fc920dee775
- **KAPLAN TEST PREP AND ADMISSIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f956cd-e139-5bca-b30b-6b6d69b465fb
- **ALPADIA UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0677db2e-5fa6-5d8e-b759-3e5e26a995d6
- **KAPLAN NOTTINGHAM LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f32f7ce0-651b-53e0-bd0b-ba0ca2a89efc
- **Mg Prep, Inc.** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d3b471b9-03fe-5ddf-beef-02c92467b111
- **KAPLAN TEST PREP AND ADMISSIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f956cd-e139-5bca-b30b-6b6d69b465fb
- **KAPLAN NOTTINGHAM LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f32f7ce0-651b-53e0-bd0b-ba0ca2a89efc
- **KAPLAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a3ca632-9e1f-5d58-897d-bfdd11e7ff3d

…and **6** 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 **6-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:** `04678712`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2003-02-26
- **Registered office:** Palace House, 3 Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE, England
- **SIC:** 70100, 74990, 85320

### Officers

- EDWARDS, Andrew Gareth — secretary · appointed 2017-05-25
- ISAAC, Gareth Roger — director · British · appointed 2024-04-22
- JONES, David — director · British · appointed 2024-04-22
- THICK, Andrew Vincent Alexander — director · British · appointed 2024-04-22
- HARTLEY, James William — secretary · British · appointed 2004-11-02 · resigned 2006-08-09
- PATON, Susan Mary — secretary · British · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2012-02-23
- BUSHEY SECRETARIES AND REGISTRARS LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2004-11-02
- THE COMPANY REGISTRATION AGENTS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2003-02-26
- DE MUINCK KEIZER, Johan — director · American · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2012-11-30
- DILLON, Veronica — director · American · appointed 2003-03-26 · resigned 2007-10-02
- DUPONT, Rachael Victoria — director · British · appointed 2013-12-12 · resigned 2026-04-15
- HAMACHEK, Ross — director · American · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-08-09
- HOUILLON, Peter Martin — director · British · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2024-04-22
- JONES, Hal — director · American · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2009-06-16
- JONES, Hal Stanley — director · United States · appointed 2003-03-03 · resigned 2007-04-27
- MACPHERSON, William Robert George — director · British · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2007-08-01
- PATON, Susan Mary — director · British · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2012-02-23
- ROSEN, Andrew — director · American · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2006-08-09
- LUCIENE JAMES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2003-02-26

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Graham Holdings Company](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cb801a9f-5353-4ce9-8703-c3f22da9f6bd) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — since 2023-10-12
- [Kaplan, Inc.](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c06fece8-d512-4db8-adf2-bd9ffe3cc979) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — ceased 2016-07-13

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04678712
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04678712

## 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 **KAPLAN U.K. LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **KAPLAN U.K. LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/71f4e18c-5f15-5218-9c38-6fd87a95d796._

_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"._