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Who is really behind this organisation, and what is their record?

Ownership chains, the board now and before, the other organisations its people run, and the source for every fact.

I need to know who controls this company, who has run it, and what else those people are involved in, with something I can cite.

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How it works

Step by step, on real recordsiEach example below is live from the public register, not a mock-up.

  1. 1

    Follow the ownership chain

    From the register of persons with significant control, each step up the chain shows the controlling company, the nature of control and the date it was notified.

    Why it matters. The company you deal with is often not the one that decides.

    Open the group tab

    A national example that shows board members shared with other organisations: no organisation listed for Kettering fits this step.

    Company - New Broad Street, LondonMarechale Capital PLC
    1. Marechale Capital PLC is controlled by Patrick Edward Booth Clibborn
      significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06- confirmed: also a director of this company
    2. Marechale Capital PLC is controlled by Mark William Antony Warde-Norbury
      significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06
    3. Marechale Capital PLC is controlled by Chris Arthur Berkeley Kenning
      significant influence · notified 2024-08-01
    4. Marechale Capital PLC is controlled by Jeremy Andrew Harry Stephenson
      significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06

    Source: Companies House register of persons with significant control (PSC). A step marked ceased would be history, not current. · See the group

  2. 2

    See the board, now and before

    Current officers with the year they joined, and the officers who have left, with their dates.

    A national example that shows long-serving seats: no organisation listed for Kettering fits this step.

    Company - Victoria Embankment, LondonJpmorgan India Growth & Income PLC

    Now

    Most recently left of 22 previous

    Source: Companies House · updated 25th October 2026 · See every officer

  3. 3

    See what else the board runs

    Organisations that share directors with this one, and directors who also govern a charity.

    Why it matters. Shared directors point to group companies and to possible connected parties.

    A national example that shows board members shared with other organisations: no organisation listed for Kettering fits this step.

    Company - County Way, BarnsleyWellspring Academy Trust

    Share one director

    Directors who also govern a charity

    Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.

    Source: Companies House · updated 25th October 2026 · See the network

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    Cite the source

    Every record names its register, the edition date and the licence. Connections calculated by Governance Register are labelled as calculated.

    A national example that shows long-serving seats: no organisation listed for Kettering fits this step.

    Company - George Street, EdinburghCafedirect PLC
    Official source
    Companies House
    Register edition
    25th October 2026
    Licence
    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
    Calculated here
    Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
    Identity
    Records are treated as the same person only where our identity-matching rules support it. Confirmed relationships are supported by the approved identity-matching evidence and rules. Likely relationships are supported by sufficient evidence to suggest the records concern the same individual, but are not established as confirmed; they are shown with the label “Likely the same person”. How people are matched

    Source: Companies House · updated 25th October 2026 · See the sources

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Try it on a real companyiOpen a real ownership chain, or check the organisation in front of you.

What is open and what needs an account. Organisation records, ownership, boards and sources are open to everyone. Person records in full, and saving, need a free account.

Why you can rely on it

Sources, matching and privacy

Official sources

Board and officer records from the Charity Commission, OSCR, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, Companies House and the Department for Education, with other public registers named on each record. Every fact shows its register and date.

How we handle data

Careful matching

Records are joined into one person only where our identity-matching rules support it. Confirmed relationships are supported by the approved evidence and rules. Likely relationships are shown with the label “Likely the same person”. Connections are calculated here and labelled as calculated.

Methodology

Private by default

Nobody is told you looked them up. Viewing, searching and saving are private. Near Me lists organisations only, never where people live, and nothing a person types becomes an official fact.

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