---
title: "DISTINCTION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31
identifier: oo:GB-COH-08444262
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DISTINCTION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-08444262`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **DS HOLDINGS (CRANFORD) LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5a3e63ea-77a8-5abe-8579-390298db376f
- **Mr David Peter Smith** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/15470b9b-ccbd-504a-a147-e16928bcc941
- **DS HOLDINGS (CRANFORD) LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5a3e63ea-77a8-5abe-8579-390298db376f
- **Mr David Peter Smith** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/060e4411-63ba-49fe-a288-1ff5778cfe50

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

A **5-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:** `08444262`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2013-03-14
- **Registered office:** Gordonville, Slipton Road, Twywell, Northamptonshire, NN14 3AH, England
- **SIC:** 18129

### Officers

- PEPLOE, Nicola — secretary · appointed 2019-01-04
- SMITH, David Peter — director · British · appointed 2016-04-01
- JOHNSON, Johnnie — director · British · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2016-04-01

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Ds Holdings (Cranford) Ltd](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5a3e63ea-77a8-5abe-8579-390298db376f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2024-02-29
- Mr David Peter Smith — 75–100% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2024-02-29

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08444262
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08444262

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DISTINCTION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b6d78a1d-ceff-5e55-8a7d-923c2ef6ea31._

_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"._