---
title: "VENATUS MEDIA LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07183957
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# VENATUS MEDIA LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07183957`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Venatus Media Limited** — GLEIF · `lei:8945006A12F95XXW1G14` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/19820cb1-b87c-5dc3-828e-e422c192a4cb

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4ebf3d37-ff61-5b77-b09d-c42d2783b34a
- **Robert Gay** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/71763cd4-0320-5f2f-91e6-59646564d80d
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bf0b82c2-cec9-576b-b06c-2195af004fcc
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ee0419af-3137-51a9-b3e4-f3f5200d1be7
- **Robert Gay** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d00b8ef-3254-5ec9-aa62-ed99b1c792c0
- **PROJECT VENUS BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3571540-b9ad-54a5-bd72-ca4c69ab6fbf
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8e84b27f-207c-4432-ac82-ee951ea46c9b
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b48a6141-1a03-4012-8314-1c34bf7fc923
- **Robert Gay** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f677e943-4a16-428b-9c06-78311d8fd2a3
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/11abea0b-856d-46fa-aef8-3c1120ca2b43
- **Robert Gay** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/691b9f97-bdff-4aad-8ee4-8ab97415fd11
- **Matthew Cannon** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/11abea0b-856d-46fa-aef8-3c1120ca2b43
- **Robert Gay** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/691b9f97-bdff-4aad-8ee4-8ab97415fd11

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **PROVOKE LONDON LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa48454-fc85-500f-8ed7-5597521a567a
- **PROVOKE LONDON LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0aa48454-fc85-500f-8ed7-5597521a567a

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

A **48-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:** `07183957`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2010-03-10
- **Registered office:** 401 The Record Hall 16 - 16a Baldwin's Garden, London, EC1N 7RJ, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 73120

### Officers

- MERKS, Joost Adrianus Maria — director · Dutch · appointed 2026-06-19
- MICHAIL-CLENDINNEN, Theodora — director · British · appointed 2026-07-31
- SEATH, Joseph — director · British · appointed 2026-07-31
- CANNON, Matthew — director · British · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2024-10-31
- CANNON, Nicole — director · British · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2021-09-22
- FOLEY, Patrick Noel — director · British,Irish · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-12-01
- GAY, Claire — director · British · appointed 2019-11-08 · resigned 2021-09-22
- GAY, Robert Mackenzie — director · British · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2024-10-31
- HUGH, Nicholas Daniel — director · British · appointed 2024-10-31 · resigned 2026-06-19
- JOHNSON, Anthony David — director · British · appointed 2025-12-01 · resigned 2026-06-19
- NORTH, Alyn Rhys — director · British · appointed 2022-06-28 · resigned 2023-12-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Project Venus Bidco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3571540-b9ad-54a5-bd72-ca4c69ab6fbf) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2021-09-22
- Matthew Cannon — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-09-22
- Robert Gay — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2019-01-29
- Robert Gay — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2019-01-15
- Matthew Cannon — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2019-01-15
- Matthew Cannon — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2016-11-02

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07183957
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07183957

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **VENATUS MEDIA LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7cdbb6eb-2792-5ebd-813d-2c2395e1cfe2._

_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"._