Identify the direct owners
Ask who holds shares in the named legal entity. Review available percentages, share classes and the date associated with the record.
Who is listed as a shareholder of this company?
Company ownership
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Explore company ownership, direct shareholders and available group relationships. Connect the legal entity to the wider business before you interpret its financials.
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DIRECT CORPORATE SHAREHOLDERDyson UK Holdings Limited
100% · Ordinary shares ↓
UK · COMPANY 02627406Dyson Limited
This link identifies the reported direct shareholder. It does not identify an ultimate beneficial owner.
Direct shareholder record checked 13 September 2026. This historical example shows one relationship, not a complete ownership investigation.
Legal entities, clearly identifiedShareholdings with record contextGroup and company scope distinguished
Look beyond a familiar trading name.
Understand the group context
Explore available parent and subsidiary relationships. A holding company and its operating subsidiaries may report different financial results.
Does this balance sheet belong to the group or one subsidiary?
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Keep entity identifiers and source references beside each relationship. Use gaps or conflicting dates to guide your next question.
Which ownership link is supported by this record?
OWNERSHIP NEEDS CONTEXT
A shareholding is one part of the picture.
Ownership records answer specific questions. The share class, record date and relationship type determine what the evidence can establish.
Direct ownership
A named person or entity can hold shares directly. A reported percentage should be read with its share class and source.
Group relationships
A corporate parent may itself have owners. Further links require further records; a two-node diagram is not the full chain.
Ultimate control
An ultimate beneficial owner is not established simply by finding a direct corporate shareholder. Control and voting rights may need separate evidence.
FROM QUESTION TO ANSWER
Follow the relationship, one record at a time.
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Resolve the entity
Start with the legal name, jurisdiction and registration number.
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Inspect the available relationship
Read the shareholder, percentage, share class and record date together.
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Continue the investigation
Review relevant source records and request the next relationship where available.
TRY THIS QUESTION
Who are the reported shareholders of Dyson Limited, company number 02627406 in the United Kingdom? Show ownership percentages, record dates and sources, and distinguish direct ownership from ultimate control.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Before you start.
Ten answers about company ownership.
Start with its legal name and registration number. Look for available shareholder or ownership records, check their date, and follow corporate shareholders where further records are available.
You can ask about available shareholders and group relationships for a named company. The detail returned varies by jurisdiction, entity and source; not every record includes a percentage or full ownership chain.
No. A shareholder holds shares; a director has a management or governance role. One person can have both roles, but a list of directors does not by itself establish ownership.
A parent has a controlling relationship with another entity, while a subsidiary sits beneath that parent. Review the evidence and accounting scope before assuming a particular ownership percentage.
No. It may establish a direct holding for the relevant share class in that record. If the shareholder is another company, additional records are needed to understand the ownership chain and ultimate control.
Yes, where ownership or shareholder records are available. Private-company disclosure varies significantly, and some records provide only limited ownership detail.
Where supplied in the record, you can review ownership percentages, share quantities and share classes. Different classes can carry different rights, so economic ownership and voting control should not be treated as identical.
Check the source or verification date and the underlying filing date where available. An ownership record is a dated view; a later transaction or filing can change the picture.
A trading name may refer to several legal entities. Ownership context helps you distinguish a standalone subsidiary from a consolidated group and avoid comparing incompatible reporting scopes.
Use the source reference or link supplied with the record. If a direct filing link is absent, use the relevant registry and entity identifier to continue checking the relationship.
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