---
title: "M53 MOTORS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01840005
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# M53 MOTORS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01840005`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Thomas James Allan Mcphail** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/699a55f4-54b9-5037-aab7-0cbc387987a7
- **TJA MOTORS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d4044666-251c-58bd-a482-b7534951fba2
- **Thomas James Allan Mcphail** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1c5eae7e-5403-4220-9198-a536437314cb

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

A **15-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:** `01840005`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1984-08-10
- **Registered office:** Rossmore, Road East, Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, CH65 3BR
- **SIC:** 45111, 45112, 45200, 45320

### Officers

- MARSDEN, Carole — secretary · appointed 2010-07-01
- MARSDEN, Carole — director · British · appointed 2018-04-09
- MCPHAIL, Carol Patricia — director · British · appointed 2006-02-01
- MCPHAIL, Mark — director · British · appointed 2015-03-13
- MCPHAIL, Thomas James Allan — director · British
- VAILL, Philip — director · British · appointed 2006-02-01
- COLGRAVE, Kay — secretary · British · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2001-02-08
- MANTON, Gary Stephen — secretary · British · appointed 1995-12-07 · resigned 1999-12-31
- MCPHAIL, Carol Patricia — secretary · British · appointed 2004-09-16 · resigned 2010-07-01
- SMILLIE, Neil — secretary · British · appointed 2001-02-08 · resigned 2004-09-16
- SMILLIE, Neil — secretary · British · resigned 1995-12-07
- FLETCHER, Janis Richardson — director · British · appointed 1995-12-07 · resigned 2004-09-16
- RODEN, David — director · British · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2015-03-13
- SMILLIE, Neil — director · British · resigned 2004-09-16
- M53 ESTATES LIMITED — corporate director · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2015-08-24

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Tja Motors Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d4044666-251c-58bd-a482-b7534951fba2) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2025-11-14
- Thomas James Allan Mcphail — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2025-11-14

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01840005
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01840005

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **M53 MOTORS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/73b7964b-96e2-5c00-abef-0d79ca9426dc._

_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"._