---
title: "ABDO RESEARCH FUND — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4
identifier: oo:GB-COH-08825144
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# ABDO RESEARCH FUND

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-08825144`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH DISPENSING OPTICIANS(THE)** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c16d950e-b033-54d7-b8a7-24df5656a357
- **ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH DISPENSING OPTICIANS(THE)** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c16d950e-b033-54d7-b8a7-24df5656a357

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

A **2-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:** `08825144`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** private limited guarant nsc limited exemption
- **Incorporated:** 2013-12-23
- **Registered office:** Unit 2 Court Lodges Godmersham Park, Godmersham, Canterbury, CT4 7DT, England
- **SIC:** 72190

## Financials (Companies House accounts)

| Figure | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---:|
| Net assets | £48,900 |
| Cash | £48,900 |
| Shareholder funds | £48,900 |
| Current assets | £48,900 |
| Employees | 0 |

_Latest filed period. Full 2-year history unlocks with a paid dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. As filed at Companies House._

### Officers

- GUTSELL, Kevin Andrew — director · British · appointed 2013-12-23
- UNDERWOOD, Joan — director · British · appointed 2013-12-23
- BLACK, Peter Gavin — director · British · appointed 2013-12-23 · resigned 2023-10-10

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Association Of British Dispensing Opticians](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c16d950e-b033-54d7-b8a7-24df5656a357) — 75–100% votes · corporate PSC · England — since 2016-12-23

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08825144
- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08825144
- companies_house_accounts — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08825144/filing-history

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **ABDO RESEARCH FUND**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef6cd950-d8ee-54b5-85fd-845fa20ac2a4._

_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"._