---
title: "THE PAYROLL AGENCY (UK) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04687460
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE PAYROLL AGENCY (UK) LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04687460`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Ian Dutton** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/520878ae-cbd7-52bb-bdad-9cdc29a04cc3
- **Mr Ian Dutton** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/691e3779-dba5-4893-8b49-d85de7a1764d
- **SMITH COOKSON ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a231885d-69a0-54a5-9102-b121e377a934

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

A **7-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:** `04687460`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2003-03-05
- **Registered office:** 4 Yorke Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7BT
- **SIC:** 99999

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---:|
| Net assets | £1 |
| Cash | £1 |
| Shareholder funds | £1 |

_Latest filed period. Full 2-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- DUTTON, Caroline Elizabeth — secretary · English · appointed 2004-02-29
- DUTTON, Caroline Elizabeth — director · English · appointed 2004-02-29
- DUTTON, Ian — director · British · appointed 2003-03-14
- DUTTON, Ian — secretary · English · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2006-03-04
- PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-14
- DUTTON, Catherine Lucy — director · British · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2004-02-29
- PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED — corporate director · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2003-03-14

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Smith Cookson Accountants Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a231885d-69a0-54a5-9102-b121e377a934) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2026-04-01
- Mr Ian Dutton — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2026-04-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04687460
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04687460/filing-history
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04687460

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE PAYROLL AGENCY (UK) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7a424f80-6dff-5377-933b-e842332a71a5._

_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"._