---
title: "B.A.T. OPERATING FINANCE LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4
identifier: oo:GB-COH-11996422
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# B.A.T. OPERATING FINANCE LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-11996422`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **B.A.T. OPERATING FINANCE LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:21380066K9W4BQT1Y744` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6cee21da-77b5-5b8d-a79d-cb0e5383258a

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94155108-6287-5f0b-b76c-d21e9caa9feb
- **BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (2012) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94155108-6287-5f0b-b76c-d21e9caa9feb

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

A **9-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:** `11996422`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2019-05-15
- **Registered office:** Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, WC2R 2PG, England
- **SIC:** 64999

### Officers

- WILSON, Ruth — secretary · appointed 2020-03-17
- BOOTH, David Patrick Ian — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15
- FRY, John — director · British · appointed 2023-10-09
- HARRIS, Craig Edward James — director · British · appointed 2024-03-28
- WADEY, Neil Arthur — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15
- WONG, Daniel Wang Kit — director · British · appointed 2025-05-12
- COLFER, Noelle — secretary · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2020-03-17
- BARRETT, Andrew James — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2021-11-26
- DALE, Steven Glyn — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2023-08-31
- MCCRORY, Paul — director · British · appointed 2019-05-15 · resigned 2024-03-28
- SCONFIANZA, Pablo Daniel — director · British · appointed 2021-11-26 · resigned 2025-02-28

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [British American Tobacco (2012) Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94155108-6287-5f0b-b76c-d21e9caa9feb) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2019-05-15

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11996422
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/11996422

## 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 **B.A.T. OPERATING FINANCE LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **B.A.T. OPERATING FINANCE LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/d009f982-138b-58b4-9b51-c531869e4fd4._

_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"._