---
title: "CINEMA FIRST LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04220649
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# CINEMA FIRST LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04220649`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **CINEMA FIRST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed
- **Dr Philip Anthony Clapp** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f8a7ba13-083a-5a1b-93e9-35b5ddcda035
- **CINEMA FIRST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed
- **Film Distributors Association Limited** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c52ce025-59bb-4241-9780-cefd7541d25b
- **Uk Cinema Association Limited** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d56876b8-fa37-40f2-93e6-aeabb98595c2
- **Dr Philip Anthony Clapp** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f1de1cbc-76ae-4ff3-ac7f-31eb0c444c7c

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

A **6-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:** `04220649`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2001-05-21
- **Registered office:** 22 Golden Square, London, W1F 9AD, England
- **SIC:** 82990

### Officers

- CLAPP, Philip Anthony, Doctor — director · British · appointed 2007-10-15
- JACOB, Iain Brooksby — director · British · appointed 2019-11-18
- LEYSHON, Andrew Aka Andy — director · British · appointed 2019-11-18
- BATEY, Mark Andrew — secretary · British · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2019-11-18
- TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2001-05-21 · resigned 2002-05-20
- BATEY, Mark Andrew — director · British · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2019-11-18
- BOWLEY, Martin Richard — director · British · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2010-09-01
- BUCKINGHAM, Peter Joce — director · British · appointed 2005-05-25 · resigned 2019-11-18
- CARLEY, Grace — director · Irish · appointed 2006-11-06 · resigned 2009-07-31
- CHALET, Deborah Kim — director · British · appointed 2008-07-25 · resigned 2009-03-25
- CHALET, Deborah Kim — director · British · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2006-12-31
- CHARALAMBOUS, Karen Michelle — director · British · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2019-11-18
- DOBSON, Peter — director · British · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2004-05-10
- EDGE, Andrew — director · British · appointed 2015-04-15 · resigned 2017-06-07
- GEORGE, Ian Michael — director · British · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2010-07-16
- HARRIS, Roger John — director · British · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2014-05-30
- HEWLETT, Simon Antony — director · British · appointed 2008-07-25 · resigned 2010-10-01
- JENKINS, Barry Charles — director · British · appointed 2004-05-10 · resigned 2017-06-07
- KNIBBS, Stephen Jeremy — director · British · appointed 2005-01-19 · resigned 2015-04-15
- NEAL, Michael John — director · British · appointed 2007-02-15 · resigned 2008-07-25

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Uk Cinema Association Limited — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2020-12-17
- Film Distributors Association Limited — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2020-12-17
- Dr Philip Anthony Clapp — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2020-12-17

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04220649
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04220649

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **CINEMA FIRST LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e7ff0b03-e94b-5189-8b41-a933492dafed._

_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"._