---
title: "J. & W.S. CONTRACTS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4
identifier: oo:GB-COH-SC183174
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# J. & W.S. CONTRACTS LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-SC183174`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr James Brown Short** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22e50e0e-6ad3-56a8-8044-6bd1c8dbc214
- **Mr William John Short** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/19020229-5e95-500a-be4d-0d0bf5a935a8
- **Mr James Brown Short** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6ce8b0d6-b798-480f-af29-ff6de6db98ce
- **Mr William John Short** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/98441967-5fab-4c7f-8d2e-87c68e186c6c

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

A **4-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:** `SC183174`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1998-02-20
- **Registered office:** 168 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4TP, Scotland
- **SIC:** 41201

### Officers

- SHORT, William John — secretary · British · appointed 1998-02-20
- SHORT, James Brown — director · British · appointed 1998-02-20
- SHORT, William John — director · British · appointed 1998-02-20
- REID, Brian — nominee secretary · British · appointed 1998-02-20 · resigned 1998-02-20
- MABBOTT, Stephen — nominee director · British · appointed 1998-02-20 · resigned 1998-02-20

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr James Brown Short — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-07-01
- Mr William John Short — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — since 2016-07-01

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC183174
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC183174

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **J. & W.S. CONTRACTS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c13bed74-efce-5dce-823a-22a6c1cd8bd4._

_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"._