---
title: "JOHNSTON FINANCIAL LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC108188
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# JOHNSTON FINANCIAL LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC108188`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **JOHNSTON FINANCIAL LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:2138003MVGW9CPK6YW33` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/52f8365f-9dba-5763-9d91-a9e72c027f46

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr John Patrick Mcardle** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f136d2ef-f63c-5322-beda-e4adc27d70e1
- **JACARANDA BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9f8479dd-a52f-5fde-8ca8-a61d54d262b2
- **Mr Adrian Michael Johnston** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/64c3a67d-322e-51c0-9a6c-fa712bc3d6fa
- **Mr John Patrick Mcardle** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e51449ed-4c14-4827-95ec-9dc459c535c8
- **Mr Adrian Michael Johnston** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/80db6ee0-6927-4e33-a7f4-3ce465393638
- **JACARANDA BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9f8479dd-a52f-5fde-8ca8-a61d54d262b2

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

A **28-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:** `SC108188`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1987-12-10
- **Registered office:** Level 3, 6 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, EH2 2BD, Scotland
- **SIC:** 64999

### Officers

- GRAY, Suzanne Katharine — director · British · appointed 2018-04-20
- MCARDLE, John Patrick — director · British · appointed 2002-05-01
- ROWNTREE, Stephen Keith — director · British · appointed 2023-04-26
- JOHNSTON, Caroline — secretary · British · resigned 2010-12-31
- JOHNSTON, Adrian Michael — director · British · resigned 2018-04-30
- JOHNSTON, Caroline — director · British · resigned 2010-12-31
- MCGLYNN, Jonathan — director · British · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2003-04-08
- MCGLYNN, Jonathan — director · British · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2003-03-31
- SMITH, Brian — director · British · appointed 2000-12-01 · resigned 2002-11-08
- WALLACE, Robert Alexander — director · British · appointed 1994-03-17 · resigned 2004-05-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Jacaranda Bidco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9f8479dd-a52f-5fde-8ca8-a61d54d262b2) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2022-07-19
- Mr John Patrick Mcardle — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2022-07-19
- Mr Adrian Michael Johnston — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2020-09-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC108188
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC108188

## 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 **JOHNSTON FINANCIAL LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **JOHNSTON FINANCIAL LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/9ff7dba9-96c0-5b9d-8e28-2c88faa62802._

_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"._