---
title: "TROPICAL MARINE CENTRE (2012) LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e
identifier: oo:GB-COH-08293858
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# TROPICAL MARINE CENTRE (2012) LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-08293858`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Paul Desmond West** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ba047f54-8086-54bc-ab32-94e49a2f0ebf
- **LLOYDS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b42bee00-a380-5e17-8d6f-8b0ad02dd9e2
- **LLOYDS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b42bee00-a380-5e17-8d6f-8b0ad02dd9e2
- **Mr Paul Desmond West** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/98b676db-7eea-4655-882e-58ac86ea9047
- **TROPICAL MARINE CENTRE GROUP (2021) LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c637b318-3f8f-5a24-9ab2-d50eaff5c8d0

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **PET AND AQUATICS PROPERTIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9158a3cf-bf1b-57d9-86ed-c5d4770cb84b
- **PET AND AQUATICS PROPERTIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9158a3cf-bf1b-57d9-86ed-c5d4770cb84b

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

A **25-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:** `08293858`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2012-11-14
- **Registered office:** Tropical Marine Centre, Solesbridge Lane, Chorleywood, Herts, WD3 5SX
- **SIC:** 03210

### Officers

- HANSTEIN, Jolanta Izabela — secretary · appointed 2023-03-22
- HANSTEIN, Jolanta Izabela — director · Polish,British · appointed 2026-02-13
- SCHAFF, Brian João — director · Portuguese · appointed 2026-02-13
- TAYLOR, Amanda Kathryn — secretary · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2021-02-26
- GARNER, John — director · British · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2017-12-15
- TAYLOR, Amanda Kathryn — director · British · appointed 2018-01-25 · resigned 2021-02-26
- THOMAS, Christopher John — director · British · appointed 2012-12-21 · resigned 2021-02-26
- WEST, Paul Desmond — director · British · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2026-02-27

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Tropical Marine Centre Group (2021) Ltd](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c637b318-3f8f-5a24-9ab2-d50eaff5c8d0) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2021-02-26
- Mr Paul Desmond West — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2021-02-26
- [Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b42bee00-a380-5e17-8d6f-8b0ad02dd9e2) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2017-12-15

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08293858
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08293858

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **TROPICAL MARINE CENTRE (2012) LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/8f47382e-e136-5a99-9d78-928783a06e0e._

_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"._