---
title: "DIRECT AUTOCARE LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07400583
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# DIRECT AUTOCARE LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07400583`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Anjam Mahmood** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5c3473ea-bdac-51b4-bc8f-cf2fb144ddb9
- **Mr Stephen Ernest Platt** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0fb18a5a-cb70-588f-b793-a766b3d90759
- **Mr Darren Michael Townsley** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7e9ba458-a4ab-5dde-93c8-a18f635cd68b
- **Mr Paul Anthony Allen** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8541bd7a-c9ec-5179-b5bd-fa336da921c7
- **Mr Anjam Mahmood** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/38c38ef1-3c7d-4a00-86fa-c03d3d881f35
- **Mr Stephen Ernest Platt** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a0f2b053-7d81-4c55-a12d-f479980d0455
- **Mr Darren Michael Townsley** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/09d5462b-33ad-4359-b1d2-cd55867e90fc
- **Mr Paul Anthony Allen** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9862a7f8-477b-4545-963f-48260b176c56

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

A **8-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:** `07400583`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2010-10-08
- **Registered office:** Ashington Direct Autocare, Lintonville Terrace, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9UN
- **SIC:** 45200

### Officers

- ALLEN, Chloe — director · British · appointed 2024-05-01
- ALLEN, Paul Anthony — director · English · appointed 2020-08-10
- MAHMOOD, Anjam — director · British · appointed 2010-11-04 · resigned 2020-08-31
- MAHMOOD, Anjam — director · British · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2010-10-29
- PLATT, Stephen Ernest — director · British · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2018-09-05
- TOWNSLEY, Darren Michael — director · British · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2020-08-31

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Paul Anthony Allen — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — since 2020-09-01
- Mr Anjam Mahmood — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2020-08-31
- Mr Darren Michael Townsley — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2020-08-31
- Mr Stephen Ernest Platt — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2018-09-05

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07400583
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07400583

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **DIRECT AUTOCARE LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/c361f324-e45f-51e5-91c7-564121d33651._

_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"._