--- title: "FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 identifier: oo:GB-COH-10281033 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-10281033` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 ## Cross-source identity The same real-world entity, resolved across sources: - **FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:213800CFRX6CJ8LCKN37` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/17517927-405c-5dbf-8553-fa0a66e8fd9d ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **Mr Stephen Glen Hemsley** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c7f047a5-8f50-5155-9a82-326aa46b4033 - **Mr Nigel William Wray** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/72198551-30a1-5d50-ad15-3763c9ec9e9e - **Mr Stephen Glen Hemsley** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cd204625-10d4-469c-a582-f7e2b3f9172e - **Mr Nigel William Wray** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/55337fd6-e867-4a82-ace3-23ad19d6051d ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **FB HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3aea9f69-aae9-57a9-9a32-5c3bd956e284 - **BARKING MAD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9f159f3b-4f08-5429-be3c-596148e40d69 - **AZURA GROUP LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/43b4a751-4740-53af-8f05-dac3083248c9 - **OVEN CLEAN DOMESTIC LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e6d7f183-d2ee-533f-9bc2-6b4aefce3046 - **FILTA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/397e3a48-9774-55e9-b623-747b9c89dd84 - **CHIPSAWAY INTERNATIONAL LTD.** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2adeca19-ea34-5cb3-8ce1-620c377f58cb - **WPL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4cb3acc6-bc47-5b40-a83e-28ecb0bdc79f - **AZURA GROUP LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/43b4a751-4740-53af-8f05-dac3083248c9 - **BARKING MAD LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9f159f3b-4f08-5429-be3c-596148e40d69 - **WPL GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4cb3acc6-bc47-5b40-a83e-28ecb0bdc79f - **HYDRAULIC AUTHORITY I LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0cdf7502-3e83-5856-b2d9-e5b9de4b128d - **FB HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3aea9f69-aae9-57a9-9a32-5c3bd956e284 …and **4** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner) A **4-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:** `10281033` - **Status:** active - **Type:** plc - **Incorporated:** 2016-07-15 - **Registered office:** Ashwood Court Springwood Close, Tytherington Business Park, Macclesfield, SK10 2XF, England - **SIC:** 70100 ### Officers - BELLHOUSE, Robin Christian — secretary · appointed 2023-10-02 - BRATTESANI, Andrew Vincent Guilio — director · British · appointed 2022-09-11 - GEORGE, Louise Joan — director · British · appointed 2025-01-16 - HEMSLEY, Stephen Glen — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 - KEAR, Peter John — director · British · appointed 2023-10-02 - MILLER, Neil Julian — director · British · appointed 2026-05-26 - MOLLOY, Peter John — director · British · appointed 2024-10-22 - WRAY, Nigel William — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 - PETERS, Mark Andrew — secretary · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2023-10-02 - AULD, Robin Nigel — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2018-04-25 - BELLHOUSE, Robin Christian — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2023-10-02 - CHOUDHURY, Julia Rosalind — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2023-10-02 - DENT, John Christopher Stewart — director · British · appointed 2017-07-17 · resigned 2022-03-10 - FRYER, Mark Rupert Maxwell — director · British · appointed 2023-08-02 · resigned 2024-06-24 - HARRIS, Timothy John — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2023-10-02 - HOGAN, Brian Joseph — director · American · appointed 2022-03-10 · resigned 2022-03-10 - HOGAN, Brian Joseph — director · American · appointed 2022-03-10 · resigned 2022-07-26 - MALLOWS, Andrew John — director · British · appointed 2024-06-19 · resigned 2026-05-26 - MALLOWS, Andrew John — director · British · appointed 2022-09-30 · resigned 2023-08-02 - MALLOWS, Andrew John — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2016-10-13 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - Mr Stephen Glen Hemsley — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2022-03-10 - Mr Nigel William Wray — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-03-10 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10281033 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10281033 ## 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 **FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ae9fbd96-03e7-5e22-a1a6-376ca57e3af6._ _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"._