---
title: "HORSESHOE NURSERIES LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07338785
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# HORSESHOE NURSERIES LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07338785`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **HORSESHOE NURSERIES HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6c608980-6c64-5ec8-ae2d-dfde4dbd4ec3
- **Mr Michael John Francis** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/01a4d08d-672f-504b-b845-8e1b1cff4a9e
- **LEDSHAM HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44cc65e6-c1f0-51d5-8efe-12e7d550e750
- **Ms Nicola Jane Ackerley** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3cfbb62d-f352-57f8-89c1-9e02b3a742f5
- **LEDSHAM GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef25b2e9-2f72-5037-a116-fe6514b628fb
- **Mr Michael John Francis** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0fe6af15-5594-4580-a083-c0d41f9595e5
- **LEDSHAM HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44cc65e6-c1f0-51d5-8efe-12e7d550e750
- **HORSESHOE NURSERIES HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6c608980-6c64-5ec8-ae2d-dfde4dbd4ec3
- **LEDSHAM GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef25b2e9-2f72-5037-a116-fe6514b628fb
- **Ms Nicola Jane Ackerley** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4842b535-3032-4e68-9bae-6d04be9d0a52

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

A **20-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:** `07338785`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2010-08-06
- **Registered office:** Horseshoe Nurseries, Chester High Road, Neston, CH64 3TH
- **SIC:** 47990

### Officers

- FRANCIS, Colette Catherine — director · British · appointed 2025-02-17
- FRANCIS, Michael John — director · British · appointed 2017-06-09
- ACKERLEY, Nicola Jane — director · British · appointed 2010-08-06 · resigned 2017-06-28

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Horseshoe Nurseries Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6c608980-6c64-5ec8-ae2d-dfde4dbd4ec3) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2024-12-11
- [Ledsham Group Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef25b2e9-2f72-5037-a116-fe6514b628fb) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2024-12-11
- [Ledsham Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/44cc65e6-c1f0-51d5-8efe-12e7d550e750) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2024-11-18
- Mr Michael John Francis — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2017-08-18
- Ms Nicola Jane Ackerley — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2017-06-28

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07338785
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07338785

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **HORSESHOE NURSERIES LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/afc830fa-bb3c-5d1f-b36e-b9ff21cb3d20._

_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"._