--- title: "OPTION COMPUTERS LIMITED — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a identifier: oo:GB-COH-01955823 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # OPTION COMPUTERS LIMITED **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01955823` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a ## Cross-source identity The same real-world entity, resolved across sources: - **OPTION COMPUTERS LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:5493008VMGODM28C5D13` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3a360a07-8043-5033-bc84-413471365be7 ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **IHS MARKIT UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 50% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/18fd4ce2-c4a7-5648-b131-64a4689c0c3e - **IHS MARKIT EQUITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d99ed03-5ebc-56fc-a760-5f8b04756bd2 - **S&P GLOBAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4b963e5-30b2-5a4e-bf8e-b1ab1d8172c1 - **IHS MARKIT EQUITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d99ed03-5ebc-56fc-a760-5f8b04756bd2 - **NEX OPTIMISATION LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53293972-9c9b-5551-84a9-0baba3018352 - **S&P GLOBAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4b963e5-30b2-5a4e-bf8e-b1ab1d8172c1 - **Kkr & Co. Inc.** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bcdab458-f5e6-48bf-b6ca-3f23c40e1afd - **IHS MARKIT UK INVESTMENTS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/18fd4ce2-c4a7-5648-b131-64a4689c0c3e - **Markit Group Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1731f74-08f8-48e4-a16e-fda0bdff5ca6 - **Markit Group Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1731f74-08f8-48e4-a16e-fda0bdff5ca6 ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **RCP TRADE SOLUTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/dfd3fcc0-e21c-50fe-8785-8d8608a75621 - **RCP TRADE SOLUTIONS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/dfd3fcc0-e21c-50fe-8785-8d8608a75621 ### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner) A **80-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:** `01955823` - **Status:** active - **Type:** ltd - **Incorporated:** 1985-11-07 - **Registered office:** 2nd Floor, London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW, United Kingdom - **SIC:** 62020, 62030 ### Officers - HALLETT, Michelle Lesley — director · British · appointed 2021-09-01 - WINTERS, Kirston Gareth — director · British · appointed 2021-09-01 - KRISKINANS, Sarah Louise — secretary · British · resigned 2015-09-01 - GOOCH, Jeffrey Andrew — director · English · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2016-07-15 - KRISKINANS, Peter Janis — director · British · resigned 2015-09-01 - KRISKINANS, Sarah Louise — director · British · resigned 2015-09-01 - MCLOUGHLIN, Christopher Guy, Mr. — director · British · appointed 2016-07-15 · resigned 2021-09-01 - OWEN, Kathryn Ann — director · British · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2021-09-01 - UGGLA, Lance Darrell Gordon — director · British · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-30 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - [Kkr & Co. Inc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bcdab458-f5e6-48bf-b6ca-3f23c40e1afd) — significant influence or control · corporate PSC · United States — since 2025-10-10 - [Ihs Markit Uk Investments Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/18fd4ce2-c4a7-5648-b131-64a4689c0c3e) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2025-10-10 - [Nex Optimisation Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/53293972-9c9b-5551-84a9-0baba3018352) — 25–50% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2025-10-10 - [Markit Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4b963e5-30b2-5a4e-bf8e-b1ab1d8172c1) — 50–75% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2024-10-01 - [Ihs Markit Equity Investments Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7d99ed03-5ebc-56fc-a760-5f8b04756bd2) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2022-02-28 - [Markit Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1731f74-08f8-48e4-a16e-fda0bdff5ca6) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2020-12-23 - [Markit Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e1731f74-08f8-48e4-a16e-fda0bdff5ca6) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2020-12-23 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01955823 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01955823 ## 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 **OPTION COMPUTERS LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **OPTION COMPUTERS LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ed5698eb-7312-53bb-bd85-4417a343225a._ _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"._