Follow the control chain.
Persons with Significant Control mapped from the PSC Snapshot \u2014 ownership percentages, notification dates, and multi-layered corporate control chains revealing who really controls UK companies.
Beneficial Ownership
PSC data showing who really controls a company: ownership percentage bands (25-50%, 50-75%, 75%+), voting rights, right to appoint/remove directors, and significant influence.
James Morton
British · Born Jan 1978
Corporate Chains
Person → Company → Company → Company chains where control passes through intermediate entities. Multi-layer structures used for asset protection, tax planning, or to obscure ownership.
Ceased Controllers
Historical PSC data including cessation dates and reasons. Enables timeline analysis of control changes: who left, when, and what changed in the ownership structure.
Sarah Chen
25-50% shares
Notified
06 Apr 2016
Ceased
14 Nov 2023
Visualization
Control Chain Visualization
Multi-layer ownership structures rendered as clear hierarchical diagrams. Each level shows the entity, its nature of control, and percentage ownership. Corporate PSCs create intermediate nodes that must be traced further.
Classification
PSC Types
Individual PSCs (natural persons), Corporate PSCs (companies controlling other companies), Legal Entity PSCs (trusts and funds), and Relevant Legal Entities. Each type has distinct data fields and verification requirements.
Compliance
Regulatory Context
UK companies must maintain a PSC register under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. Glasshouse ingests the full PSC Snapshot from Companies House, making compliance verification instant.
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
Trace control from the command line.
The Glasshouse CLI exposes every PSC query available in the UI. List controllers, trace person control chains, and filter by status.
PSC Chains FAQ.
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