---
title: "EKCO READING LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03150374
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# EKCO READING LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03150374`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Tim Dunger** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9648fa92-869c-59b7-b0e8-a9c91d6c85e2
- **Mr Ian Daly** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/dbdbe72e-c17d-544b-bb1d-fd3633fcedd9
- **Mr Jules Taplin** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/281592ba-ceb8-59b6-a44f-4323fc3a611a
- **EKCO UK HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bf373c23-47a0-56cb-9dad-6e0ce271a55c
- **EKCO UK HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bf373c23-47a0-56cb-9dad-6e0ce271a55c
- **Mr Tim Dunger** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e925eb09-37d1-483d-b054-2485790658b2
- **Mr Ian Daly** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8a6f447e-0666-4321-a6fc-a640b31b8311
- **Mr Jules Taplin** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/37768a91-b1cb-4907-8960-2f047159dd3f

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

A **19-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:** `03150374`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-01-24
- **Registered office:** 3rd Floor, Norfolk House, 106 Saxon Gate West, Milton Keynes, MK9 2DN, England
- **SIC:** 62090

### Officers

- HODGE, Julian Michael — director · British · appointed 2024-12-01
- MCCOOEY, Niall — director · Irish · appointed 2026-05-11
- DALY, Ian — secretary · British · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2018-07-26
- DUNGER, Fiona Elizabeth — secretary · British · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 2000-09-28
- BLACKLOCK, Eoin — director · Irish · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2026-05-11
- BRADLEY, Adam Stephen — director · British · appointed 2019-04-29 · resigned 2026-01-09
- CHARTIER, David John — director · American · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2001-06-30
- CROWE, Jonathan — director · Irish · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2026-05-11
- DALY, Ian — director · British · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2018-07-27
- DUNGER, Fiona Elizabeth — director · British · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 2000-09-28
- DUNGER, Timothy George — director · British · appointed 1996-01-24 · resigned 2018-07-27
- O'REILLY, David — director · Irish · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2024-12-01
- RAVILLY, Claude — director · French · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2001-06-30
- TAPLIN, Julian — director · British · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2018-07-27

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Ekco Uk Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bf373c23-47a0-56cb-9dad-6e0ce271a55c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2018-01-12
- Mr Tim Dunger — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2018-01-12
- Mr Ian Daly — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2018-01-12
- Mr Jules Taplin — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2018-01-12

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03150374
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03150374

## 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 **EKCO READING LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **EKCO READING LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/76d63736-eedc-563d-a07b-eb259d23f68b._

_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"._