---
title: "METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a
identifier: gb-coh:01578918
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `gb-coh:01578918`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD** — GLEIF · `lei:213800JCN6PSGDRLT915` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ec7c2a99-f58c-5552-a946-eeb10c199f34

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **SOMERVILLE ACQUISITION UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fb19e41-2292-5ed4-9899-6b5f2389f89f
- **ALIANZA UK TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/acf19fb4-d5ab-5a41-a5a1-a1960ac8ca90

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

A **3-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:** `01578918`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1981-08-10
- **Registered office:** 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2DT, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 62020

### Officers

- MEADS III, Garner Beardall — secretary · appointed 2026-01-15
- BELL, Bryan Scott — director · American · appointed 2025-12-01
- BEUTLER, Brian Quinn — director · American · appointed 2025-03-03
- MEADS III, Garner Beardall — director · American · appointed 2025-12-01
- BROOKER, Derek William — secretary · British · resigned 2010-09-15
- HALSTEAD, Stephen — secretary · British · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2015-01-08
- SMITH, Jonathan — secretary · appointed 2015-01-08 · resigned 2016-04-30
- [REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/abbf94ea-58c1-4754-98ea-e9fe61ac4ea1) — corporate secretary · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2025-04-02
- VERSEC SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2016-05-01 · resigned 2020-07-14
- ALLEN, Jeffrey — director · American · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2017-09-27
- BALL, Benjamin Hales — director · Usa · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2017-09-27
- BARBER, Kelvin Trevor — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2019-06-26
- BREIN, Jason Aaron — director · American · appointed 2017-09-27 · resigned 2020-07-14
- COOPER, John Mark — director · British · resigned 1997-09-05
- COUGHRAN JR, William — director · American · appointed 2011-02-01 · resigned 2014-07-04
- DANCER, Colin Michael — director · British · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 2008-01-09
- DENUCCIO, Kevin — director · Us · appointed 2008-12-11 · resigned 2014-02-14
- DOLLIVER, Keith Ranger — director · American · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2025-03-03
- DOWNES, Anthony Michael — director · British · resigned 2008-01-09
- EASTWOOD, Andrew Christopher, Dr — director · British · resigned 1996-10-28

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Alianza Uk Technologies Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/acf19fb4-d5ab-5a41-a5a1-a1960ac8ca90) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2025-03-03
- [Somerville Acquisition Uk Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4fb19e41-2292-5ed4-9899-6b5f2389f89f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2025-03-03

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01578918

## 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 **METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **METASWITCH NETWORKS LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9cc9bf7d-41b2-4a79-b83f-867e07c5785a._

_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"._