---
title: "THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525
identifier: oo:GB-COH-08270046
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-08270046`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/051abfd6-acfc-50d3-a777-9e2ac714018e
- **Mrs Hilary Ann Russell** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1bcf87d0-b024-59fb-955d-d2bf752e4260
- **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/19b1e8ab-1767-5bd7-b533-c67df881cab9
- **Mr Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/451bb786-f112-5ae6-94dc-634d4d64a65d
- **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a7f496b1-d692-5c46-ad90-54bdefcd4d96
- **VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44898d90-7157-5b76-903a-8172f3c13c28
- **Mr Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/10b414c0-6ad0-4d19-aa1e-d33037ad92ee
- **Mrs Hilary Ann Russell** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a9ca51e1-c95b-4c14-bebc-e66102b2174c
- **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4970690c-9312-4982-b041-7c2208bbd018
- **RIDGEON ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2aec3fb9-ae1d-59c5-8109-1a09b76f88d9
- **VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44898d90-7157-5b76-903a-8172f3c13c28
- **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a7f496b1-d692-5c46-ad90-54bdefcd4d96
- **CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/11a2573d-65b5-5163-a2b1-7e5280285434
- **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/051abfd6-acfc-50d3-a777-9e2ac714018e

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

1. **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 100% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mrs Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 50% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 50% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mr Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 50% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 100% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD** — beneficial owner 100% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mr Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mrs Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **RIDGEON ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
1. **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED*
2. **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 100% → *VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED*
2. **CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 100% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 50% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 50% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED*
2. **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 100% → *RIDGEON ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED*
2. **VENTRESS GROUP LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *RIDGEON ESTATE COMPANY LIMITED*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 100% → *VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *VENTRESS HOLDINGS LTD*
2. **CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** — beneficial owner 100% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 50% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 50% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 50% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Simon Robert Frank Chaplin** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Hilary Ann Russell** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **Mr David John Harold Chaplin** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*
2. **CHAPLIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *CHAPLIN GROUP LIMITED*

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `08270046`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2012-10-26
- **Registered office:** Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich, Norolk, NR3 1LB, England
- **SIC:** 55100

### Officers

- CHAPLIN, David John Harold — secretary · appointed 2017-05-04
- CHAPLIN, David John Harold — director · British · appointed 2012-10-26
- CHAPLIN, Nathalie Ghislaine — director · French · appointed 2017-03-08
- MOORE, Jane — secretary · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2017-05-04
- CHAPLIN, Simon Robert Frank — director · British · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2025-06-27
- RUSSELL, Hilary Anne — director · British · appointed 2012-10-26 · resigned 2020-09-02

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Ventress Holdings Ltd](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44898d90-7157-5b76-903a-8172f3c13c28) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2022-02-07
- [Chaplin Group Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/11a2573d-65b5-5163-a2b1-7e5280285434) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-02-07
- [Chaplin Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a7f496b1-d692-5c46-ad90-54bdefcd4d96) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-02-04
- [Ventress Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/051abfd6-acfc-50d3-a777-9e2ac714018e) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2021-12-31
- [Ridgeon Estate Company Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2aec3fb9-ae1d-59c5-8109-1a09b76f88d9) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2021-12-31
- Mrs Hilary Ann Russell — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2017-10-27
- Mr Simon Robert Frank Chaplin — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2017-10-27
- Mr David John Harold Chaplin — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2017-10-26

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08270046
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08270046

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE MAIDS HEAD HOTEL LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/a4e32837-e13a-5400-b3c1-ff78de992525._

_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"._