---
title: "NORTHERN & SHELL PLC — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04086466
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# NORTHERN & SHELL PLC

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04086466`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **NORTHERN & SHELL PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:21380011L2Y2O7QAFQ89` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53518f14-2a87-5c4d-a0d9-705a1c6abe88
- **Northern & Shell Plc** — source · `psc:PlGMvS0MFDMWlIT2NVLhZmLUKIQ` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/add5de23-01f5-40f4-9f93-fcd87e7b2eb1
- **Northern & Shell Plc** — source · `psc:9DcDsvS5deCLSg1kD6jY8prKiKY` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e3e211cb-11bf-4da7-96c1-09b36f7556ad

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Richard Clive Desmond** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/15f7cbd6-6978-5f02-a42e-08fcdcaf7db4
- **Mr Richard Clive Desmond** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d5d649d-d8ec-4928-8355-bb9a20f53a46

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **NORTHERN & SHELL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bb8c47ac-9882-5968-8603-9d76c5dc6381
- **REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006
- **NORTHERN & SHELL PROPERTIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/344e1d64-2327-5e72-b4b3-2704ea54deca
- **NORTHERN & SHELL VENTURES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/077c5db5-ce63-5e05-86d0-082f4d42141a
- **NORTHERN & SHELL GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/671c6ba4-cf43-5432-92eb-5b7a65918a65
- **LTS RENTALS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8cba595d-d8cb-51d9-9879-fc02492175af
- **NORTHERN & SHELL VENTURES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/077c5db5-ce63-5e05-86d0-082f4d42141a
- **LTS RENTALS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8cba595d-d8cb-51d9-9879-fc02492175af
- **NORTHERN & SHELL LOTTERIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b944f76-3758-5bba-a632-e5b3d647620a
- **NORTHERN & SHELL PROPERTIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/344e1d64-2327-5e72-b4b3-2704ea54deca
- **NORTHERN & SHELL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bb8c47ac-9882-5968-8603-9d76c5dc6381
- **NORTHERN & SHELL GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/671c6ba4-cf43-5432-92eb-5b7a65918a65

…and **2** 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 **2-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:** `04086466`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2000-10-04
- **Registered office:** The Northern & Shell Building, Number 10 Lower Thames Street, London, EC3R 6EN
- **SIC:** 70100

### Officers

- SANDERSON, Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2005-06-30
- DESMOND, Richard Clive — director · British · appointed 2000-10-04
- ELLICE, Martin Stephen — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13
- MARTIN, Richard John — director · British · appointed 2016-07-08
- RANCOMBE, Digby Benedict — director · British · appointed 2016-07-08
- SANDERSON, Robert — director · British · appointed 2000-10-04
- GILL, Maninder Singh — secretary · British · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2005-06-30
- SANDERSON, Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-11-23
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-10-04
- ASHFORD, Paul Michael, Dr — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2018-02-28
- MYERSON, Stanley Sydney — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2016-07-08
- INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-10-04

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Richard Clive Desmond — significant influence or control · individual PSC — since 2016-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04086466
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04086466

## 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 **NORTHERN & SHELL PLC** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **NORTHERN & SHELL PLC**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5._

_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"._