---
title: "DIAGEO EIRE FINANCE & CO — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe
identifier: oo:GB-COH-05045670
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DIAGEO EIRE FINANCE & CO

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-05045670`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **DIAGEO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/21b15e59-48b6-511b-b3ac-50a0ebac187a
- **DIAGEO INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/21b15e59-48b6-511b-b3ac-50a0ebac187a
- **Def Investments Limited** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5b467419-9a71-481a-a6c8-e312fa383b78

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

A **12-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:** `05045670`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** private unlimited
- **Incorporated:** 2004-02-16
- **Registered office:** 16 Great Marlborough Street, London, W1F 7HS, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 82990

### Officers

- EDMUNDS, James Matthew Crayden — director · British · appointed 2018-03-08
- KERESZTESI, Dorotea — director · Hungarian · appointed 2026-04-30
- MAJOR, Kara Elizabeth — director · American · appointed 2018-08-01
- COOPER, Victoria — secretary · appointed 2015-11-05 · resigned 2017-03-23
- GUTTRIDGE, Jonathan Michael — secretary · appointed 2018-01-05 · resigned 2018-04-20
- MATTHEWS, Claire Elizabeth — secretary · appointed 2012-02-02 · resigned 2018-01-05
- NICHOLLS, John James, Mr. — secretary · British · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2012-02-02
- ABIGAIL, Adele Ann — director · Irish · appointed 2008-08-07 · resigned 2009-10-01
- BOLTON, Stephen John — director · British · appointed 2011-04-01 · resigned 2012-02-02
- BUNN, Susanne Margaret — director · British · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2008-01-04
- COASE, Charles Dawson, Mr. — director · British · appointed 2004-02-16 · resigned 2011-03-31
- CRICKMORE, Gavin Paul — director · British · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2009-10-01
- FENNESSY, Sharon Lynnette — director · Irish · appointed 2014-10-01 · resigned 2017-02-01
- FLYNN, Michael Christopher — director · British · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2008-06-15
- FRANCO, Jose Alberto Ibeas — director · Spanish · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2012-02-02
- GEISZL, György, Dr — director · Hungarian · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2013-10-01
- HARLOCK, David Frederick — director · British · appointed 2016-05-26 · resigned 2018-08-01
- HEGINBOTTOM, David — director · British · appointed 2010-09-09 · resigned 2014-10-01
- JORDAN, Claire-Louise — director · British · appointed 2021-05-01 · resigned 2022-09-26
- KYNE, Jill — director · British · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2009-06-29

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Diageo Investment Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/21b15e59-48b6-511b-b3ac-50a0ebac187a) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-04-10
- [Def Investments Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5b467419-9a71-481a-a6c8-e312fa383b78) — 75–100% votes · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2018-03-19

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05045670
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05045670

## 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 **DIAGEO EIRE FINANCE & CO** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DIAGEO EIRE FINANCE & CO**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/aa0fce42-847d-5cd5-ae87-5acefbb57efe._

_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"._