---
title: "STAPLES BROTHERS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00568996
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# STAPLES BROTHERS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00568996`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **S FARMS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d347577-47c7-52b5-8bd5-1ecb6c6cbeed
- **Mr Vernon Edward Read** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/edb36986-b2c1-54b2-a280-c2c7a3474a83
- **Mr George Read** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9da945ab-2e90-59fb-9700-b86ce86b48d9
- **Mrs Janet Read** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1b36f878-1ae5-5dd5-8977-9b21fb8c7f2c
- **Mr Vernon Edward Read** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4ee08c75-badb-4a74-8206-bc9130f341df
- **Mr George Read** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1621e0fe-d2a8-4700-a756-ffe6f2802c18
- **Janet Read** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fb9a7462-ebf0-4322-afd5-7c12edba0bea
- **VECTIS BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6acaf570-9aae-466a-ba38-a10713051fce
- **S FARMS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d347577-47c7-52b5-8bd5-1ecb6c6cbeed

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

A **17-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:** `00568996`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1956-07-16
- **Registered office:** Station Farm, Sibsey, Near Boston, Lincs, PE22 0SE
- **SIC:** 01130

### Officers

- READ, George — secretary · British · appointed 1997-05-09
- JOBLING-PURSER, Ben — director · British · appointed 2025-11-14
- READ, George — director · British · appointed 1992-10-21
- READ, Vernon Edward — director · British
- READ, Vernon Edward — secretary · British · appointed 1992-04-05 · resigned 1997-05-09
- STAPLES, Dorothy May — secretary · British · resigned 1992-04-05
- READ, Janet — director · British · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2014-04-02
- READ, Janet — director · British · resigned 1997-05-09
- STAPLES, Dorothy May — director · British · resigned 1992-04-05
- STAPLES, William Edward — director · British · resigned 1992-04-05

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Vectis Bidco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6acaf570-9aae-466a-ba38-a10713051fce) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2025-11-17
- [S Farms Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d347577-47c7-52b5-8bd5-1ecb6c6cbeed) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2025-11-17
- Mr Vernon Edward Read — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-03-09
- Mr George Read — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-03-09
- Janet Read — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-03-09

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00568996
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00568996

## 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 **STAPLES BROTHERS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **STAPLES BROTHERS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/78bfd8ca-1274-523c-9dff-6ee66b88d32b._

_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"._