---
title: "THE ART OF BUILDING LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04775259
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# THE ART OF BUILDING LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04775259`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Christopher John Pope** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d3986761-7201-5155-b6c1-6b9f623c6a02
- **Mr Christopher John Pope** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5051f04d-ac3a-4d57-a038-a8ccc1d8f497
- **Ms Marsha Jayne Smart** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fce7d165-4357-4b18-a56b-222664abf99f
- **TAOB HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/84623226-ffe2-4567-b768-3e314477410c

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

1. **Mr Christopher John Pope** — beneficial owner 100% → *THE ART OF BUILDING LTD*
1. **Mr Christopher John Pope** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE ART OF BUILDING LTD*
1. **Ms Marsha Jayne Smart** — beneficial owner 37.5% → *THE ART OF BUILDING LTD*
1. **TAOB HOLDINGS LIMITED** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *THE ART OF BUILDING LTD*
2. **Mr Christopher John Pope** — beneficial owner 87.5% → *TAOB HOLDINGS LIMITED*

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `04775259`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2003-05-23
- **Registered office:** 45 Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8RG, England
- **SIC:** 71111

### Officers

- POPE, John Ivor — secretary · British · appointed 2003-05-23
- POPE, Christopher John — director · British · appointed 2003-05-23
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2003-05-23
- COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2003-05-23 · resigned 2003-05-23

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Taob Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/84623226-ffe2-4567-b768-3e314477410c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2026-03-30
- Mr Christopher John Pope — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2026-03-30
- Ms Marsha Jayne Smart — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04775259
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04775259

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **THE ART OF BUILDING LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/af72328d-ebea-5786-812d-d4fccfd2357f._

_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"._