---
title: "DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00192571
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00192571`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Keith James Austin** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/45081e57-51ed-552a-b052-bae36bdce8d1
- **Mr David Archibald Duncan** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6c9b63f0-e326-4678-b99a-0125f48d8e95
- **Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding Gmbh** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/00f1a94f-0a8c-472a-ba72-bb845ad6d5a1
- **Deutsche Post Ag** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/fd2a92d5-49ac-40ad-acd6-022016930f2d
- **Mr Keith James Austin** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/87d5a18f-a56b-4704-ba74-a44360c638ce

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **DHL AVIATION (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/14b86831-76a3-5142-b223-b17a0b4b06b3
- **DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1f6d508-4be2-54e2-bc53-3db246b3bec8
- **DHL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8736bbf6-aad4-51fc-8a50-f8c95fa63249
- **DHL AVIATION (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/14b86831-76a3-5142-b223-b17a0b4b06b3
- **DHL INTERNATIONAL (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1f6d508-4be2-54e2-bc53-3db246b3bec8
- **DHL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8736bbf6-aad4-51fc-8a50-f8c95fa63249
- **DHL AIR (UK) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/26d96805-05c3-5d35-86b0-2d619e671947

### 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:** `00192571`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1923-09-19
- **Registered office:** Southern Hub, Unit 1, Horton Road, Colnbrook, Berkshire, SL3 0BB, England
- **SIC:** 82990

### Officers

- GARDNER, Glenn William — director · American · appointed 2025-12-09
- TRAWNY, Peter David — director · British · appointed 2020-03-01
- GRIFFITHS, Nigel Edward — secretary · British · resigned 1999-03-31
- LI, Jane — secretary · appointed 2016-08-15 · resigned 2018-12-31
- MUNSON, Anne Patricia — secretary · British · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2005-02-03
- [EXEL SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a1ca2124-7444-485a-9d34-5190157e2d05) — corporate secretary · appointed 2014-12-15 · resigned 2016-08-15
- ORBITAL SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2005-03-10 · resigned 2014-12-15
- ALEXANDER, Anthony Victor — director · British · resigned 1996-07-04
- ALLEN, Stephen John — director · British · appointed 2001-11-02 · resigned 2006-03-07
- AUSTIN, Keith James — director · British · appointed 2017-04-26 · resigned 2021-10-21
- BIRRELL, James Drake — director · British · appointed 1993-10-01 · resigned 1997-02-06
- BOECKEN, Bernd, Dr — director · German · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2000-03-31
- BROTHERTON, John Leonard — director · British · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2001-11-02
- CALDER, Roy James — director · New Zealander · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2012-10-16
- CASLING, Richard Charles — director · British · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2002-08-05
- COUCHMAN, Philip — director · Austrialian · appointed 2010-12-21 · resigned 2016-12-31
- DAY, Stephen Charles — director · British · appointed 2004-01-19 · resigned 2005-05-31
- DELANEY, John James — director · British · resigned 1992-04-01
- DIGHTON, Trevor Leslie — director · British · appointed 2002-08-05 · resigned 2003-07-03
- DORKEN, Uwe Rolf — director · German · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2001-02-28

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Deutsche Post International B.V.](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a3050e56-0a94-4e35-a1ae-9dd80d6464a1) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Netherlands — since 2026-07-24
- Deutsche Post Beteiligungen Holding Gmbh — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Germany — ceased 2026-07-24
- Mr Keith James Austin — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2021-10-21
- Mr David Archibald Duncan — significant influence or control · individual PSC · England — ceased 2023-07-19
- Deutsche Post Ag — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Germany — ceased 2026-03-03

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00192571
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00192571

## 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 **DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DHL DISTRIBUTION HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c2bef94d-1101-5d45-bd83-6e7ff0c8d152._

_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"._