---
title: "SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f
identifier: oo:GB-COH-02031674
jurisdiction: JP
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** JP  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-02031674`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:54930086RKXX9YVLO189` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2277c144-f020-516e-929a-8f2e7c7d7ff0
- **Shire Pharmaceuticals Limited** — source · `gb-coh:2031674` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f2db8b4e-c657-4f33-b6dc-3e3456b40474

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **TAKEDA UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2b1f5a57-6e18-5dc8-ae81-6bf563fea181
- **Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e4a4707e-7c1d-490a-95ce-70497b7c5e87
- **Baxalta Uk Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f29984be-34da-4719-81e7-a0dfaf0a947e
- **Shire Plc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a5b54b10-0ba7-4419-bf28-02849e2c31bc

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

A **6-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.

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02031674
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02031674

## 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 **SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b58fcbef-1872-5ec1-aff7-7a0b0cb7011f._

_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"._