---
title: "INSPECTION VERIFICATION BUREAU LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07404543
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# INSPECTION VERIFICATION BUREAU LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07404543`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **INSPECTION VERIFICATION BUREAU LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:549300CDILJJLIXPP484` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6645ecf4-a8aa-5684-87d4-b694ef9855ad

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Matthew James Chapman** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/167682c8-a1c4-5576-863b-378d66276723
- **Mr Derek Terence Lockwood** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f1b1e3b-3988-51c1-8f61-18abfee50aa3
- **Christopher James Bolton** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e6585b8e-1e9b-57d5-a8d2-54c7d34dd0b7
- **TUV RHEINLAND UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4746e448-865c-5b36-b0cd-bf3435b603e7
- **TUV RHEINLAND UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4746e448-865c-5b36-b0cd-bf3435b603e7
- **Mr Matthew James Chapman** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a0a901be-9e61-4c7b-9d30-290d24a0b39a
- **Mr Derek Terence Lockwood** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/49a50c74-7df7-4645-bbd4-3d9424bfb997
- **Christopher James Bolton** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7ae6a595-9a6a-4947-98c0-ca61a2f36123

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

A **12-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:** `07404543`
- **Status:** dissolved
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2010-10-12
- **Registered office:** Friars Gate (Third Floor) 1011 Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4BN, England
- **SIC:** 70229

### Officers

- BOOK, Gareth John — director · British · appointed 2022-10-13
- CHAPMAN, Matthew James — director · British · appointed 2010-10-14
- BOLTON, Christopher James — director · British · appointed 2010-10-14 · resigned 2022-10-13
- KAHAN, Barbara — director · British · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2010-10-12
- LOCKWOOD, Derek Terence — director · British · appointed 2010-10-12 · resigned 2018-03-21

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Tuv Rheinland Uk Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4746e448-865c-5b36-b0cd-bf3435b603e7) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2022-10-13
- Mr Matthew James Chapman — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-10-13
- Christopher James Bolton — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2022-10-13
- Mr Derek Terence Lockwood — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2018-03-21

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07404543

## 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 **INSPECTION VERIFICATION BUREAU LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **INSPECTION VERIFICATION BUREAU LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/eb1e138b-e7da-5dc5-a77f-6e418472c0a4._

_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"._