---
title: "NUCLEUS FINANCIAL LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c
identifier: oo:GB-COH-05522098
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# NUCLEUS FINANCIAL LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-05522098`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP PLC** — GLEIF · `lei:213800MAIAI3M7LM5950` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1b9f628f-f4fc-5048-a529-ed1f6f381f67

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mrs Nicola Clare Megaw** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a76a7ac6-36e9-5092-974d-8cda1411eaa9
- **SANLAM UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/610ce190-8635-5576-81a8-10e2a255dc70
- **JAMES HAY HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/995c593e-2cb7-59c5-a61f-a5d648330d04
- **Nucleus Ifa Company Limited** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/62e2fa4f-848d-4296-b623-5fc9bd66a171
- **SANLAM UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/610ce190-8635-5576-81a8-10e2a255dc70
- **Mrs Nicola Clare Megaw** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4b75ccc4-ee2a-49bc-88a1-3bae2e5f3ef6
- **JAMES HAY HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/995c593e-2cb7-59c5-a61f-a5d648330d04

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **NUCLEUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2b6d5ca1-1888-5472-a01c-1d4b2d942a1c
- **NUCLEUS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2b6d5ca1-1888-5472-a01c-1d4b2d942a1c

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

A **14-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:** `05522098`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2005-07-29
- **Registered office:** Suite B & C, First Floor Milford House, 43-55 Milford Street, Salisbury, SP1 2BP, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 64999, 66110, 66190

### Officers

- WAKEFORD, Helen Mary — secretary · appointed 2026-02-04
- REGAN, Michael Robert — director · British · appointed 2022-09-12
- ROWNEY, Richard Alexander — director · British · appointed 2021-08-06
- BRUCE, Michelle — secretary · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-02-01
- DIXIE, Alice Sian Rhiannon — secretary · appointed 2025-02-01 · resigned 2025-12-15
- MATHIESON, Aileen Jeanette — secretary · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2013-07-08
- MATHIESON, Aileen Janette — secretary · appointed 2011-05-31 · resigned 2012-05-01
- MCNEIL, John — secretary · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2012-08-10
- MEGAW, Nicola — secretary · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2020-07-01
- PETHERICK, Louis — secretary · appointed 2025-12-15 · resigned 2026-02-04
- PROWSE, Leanne — secretary · British · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2011-05-31
- MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2006-11-17 · resigned 2013-04-25
- MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2006-11-17
- BLOCH, Andrew Charles Danby — director · British · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2016-05-31
- BRADSHAW, Paul Richard — director · British · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2017-01-12
- CHRISTODOULOU, Nicholas Theodoro — director · South African · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2008-06-19
- DEARSLEY, Arthur Mark — director · British · appointed 2021-08-06 · resigned 2022-11-11
- DUNLEY-OWEN, Tracy — director · British,South African · appointed 2018-07-19 · resigned 2021-08-06
- FERGUSON, David Ritchie — director · British · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2021-09-06
- GEARD, Stuart James — director · British,South African · appointed 2009-03-05 · resigned 2022-09-12

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [James Hay Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/995c593e-2cb7-59c5-a61f-a5d648330d04) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2021-08-20
- Mrs Nicola Clare Megaw — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2018-07-26
- [Sanlam Uk Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/610ce190-8635-5576-81a8-10e2a255dc70) — 50–75% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2021-08-20
- [Nucleus Ifa Company Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/62e2fa4f-848d-4296-b623-5fc9bd66a171) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2018-01-29

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05522098
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05522098

## 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 **NUCLEUS FINANCIAL LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **NUCLEUS FINANCIAL LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ecd25344-1c37-5eb4-be96-6547b5bbd56c._

_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"._