---
title: "H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01247725
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01247725`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **H J Banks & Company Limited** — source · `gb-coh:1247725` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/73eba812-ea34-473d-a17c-4285d5baf7ec
- **H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:213800UX3ABKYJ3N2P36` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f7af1a6f-504b-5a93-b50b-919ed8051fec

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **THE BANKS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/35e6f424-bf5b-5ead-b607-0b20293bfeaa
- **THE BANKS GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/35e6f424-bf5b-5ead-b607-0b20293bfeaa

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **CROSSCO (281) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/115344f4-7d67-53e2-9ad7-8ef9a0ade68d
- **H J BANKS (MINING) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8995ea40-6019-5e15-90ce-faf22449b3b9
- **BOWESFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c1c4869f-f09c-54cb-898d-fe85f5f745e3
- **CASTLEBANK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/378cae2b-bea0-51fe-9210-ec3c23c1b8e2
- **H J BANKS (SHOTTON) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae4e216e-3fc8-5995-833a-289c06f1a592
- **BANKS BROTHERS TRANSPORT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e17f0380-e727-534d-bf40-773d36da6132
- **BANKS WASTE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3d6ce054-e1c6-5257-92eb-99f81459575f
- **THE BANKS GROUP BENEFIT TRUST COMPANY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae388071-b53d-5bbe-ba88-0ea262a25a58
- **SHERATON PARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cdfd6068-5eaa-5bbe-9f80-6a1220275150
- **H J BANKS (MINERALS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ccc99240-5ac0-5fe4-9365-d9312677dedf
- **H.J. BANKS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f7bafedb-8ce6-55f0-9e8a-924ffdecfac1
- **H J BANKS ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5c637140-75cc-56ae-bbe4-5427807352af

…and **13** 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 **18-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:** `01247725`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1976-03-08
- **Registered office:** Inkerman House St John's Road, Meadowfield, Durham, County Durham, DH7 8XL
- **SIC:** 08990

### Officers

- SPETCH, Anne Catherine Spetch — secretary · appointed 2025-12-18
- BANKS, Harry James — director · British
- GILL, Christopher John — director · British · appointed 2022-06-30
- HOBDEY, Nicholas Anthony — director · British · appointed 2023-11-15
- HORROCKS, Harry Michael — director · British · appointed 2024-09-25
- STYLES, Gavin Anthony — director · British · appointed 2010-10-22
- MARTIN, David Joseph — secretary · British · resigned 2025-12-31
- AUSTIN, Toby Edward — director · British · appointed 2024-01-30 · resigned 2024-09-06
- BANKS, Graham — director · British · resigned 2006-06-09
- BANKS, Joseph Farrington — director · British · resigned 1995-12-14
- BROWN, Neil Andrew — director · British · appointed 2001-07-05 · resigned 2012-09-18
- CORKERY, Brendan Richard John — director · British · appointed 1999-11-19 · resigned 2000-12-31
- DICKENSON, John Alwyn — director · British · resigned 2009-04-21
- DUNKLEY, Richard John — director · British · appointed 2009-11-27 · resigned 2022-10-06
- FISHER, Andrew Simon David — director · British · appointed 2015-06-23 · resigned 2023-12-21
- GRAHAM, William Reed — director · British · resigned 2002-12-31
- HUNT, Melvyn William Benoit — director · British · resigned 2009-02-28
- MORL, Ian Michael — director · British · appointed 2007-08-14 · resigned 2009-12-31
- TONKS, Stephen — director · British · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2011-07-01

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [The Banks Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/35e6f424-bf5b-5ead-b607-0b20293bfeaa) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2016-04-16

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01247725
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01247725

## 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 **H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **H.J. BANKS AND COMPANY LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b677d334-00ed-5c31-97d2-514c59ee7cb5._

_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"._