---
title: "BERNARD ESHER LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01538690
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# BERNARD ESHER LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01538690`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **JD SPORTS FASHION PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/998f84a6-d01b-5fb0-901b-11e701a10411
- **Mr Barrie Barnett Rapaport** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c424ea51-b2a1-541d-acf0-dc6d89de21b6
- **JD SPORTS FASHION PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/998f84a6-d01b-5fb0-901b-11e701a10411
- **Mrs Helene Rapaport** (beneficial owner) — 37.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a207b4b5-dc70-447a-85c9-2dd03dbd3cc0
- **Mr Barrie Barnett Rapaport** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0b46326a-0d92-4126-a537-dbad56077b2c
- **Mr Barrie Barnett Rapaport** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8975fe93-4fb3-40e0-9c07-2fc58049ce98

### 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:** `01538690`
- **Status:** liquidation
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1981-01-14
- **Registered office:** Castlegate House, 36 Castle Street, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1HH
- **SIC:** 47710

### Officers

- RAPAPORT, Barrie Barnett — director · British
- CASEY, Theresa — secretary · appointed 2023-04-11 · resigned 2023-07-04
- CASSIDY, Nirma — secretary · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2023-04-10
- MAWDSLEY, Siobhan — secretary · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2022-09-22
- RAPAPORT, Helene — secretary · British · resigned 2019-03-29
- [OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1c359d14-ce8b-42da-aba0-13fad1c329e5) — corporate secretary · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2023-07-04
- COWGILL, Peter Alan — director · British · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2022-10-07
- GREENHALGH, Neil James — director · British · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2023-07-04
- RAPAPORT, Helene — director · British · resigned 2019-03-29
- SCHULTZ, Régis — director · French · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2023-07-04

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mr Barrie Barnett Rapaport — 75–100% shares · individual PSC — since 2023-07-04
- [Jd Sports Fashion Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/998f84a6-d01b-5fb0-901b-11e701a10411) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2023-07-04
- Mrs Helene Rapaport — 25–50% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2019-03-29
- Mr Barrie Barnett Rapaport — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2019-03-29

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01538690
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01538690

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **BERNARD ESHER LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/f4de8dfa-6cf2-55e1-b830-a7cf8a4804f9._

_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"._