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Investigations/Northstar Components Ltd
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Northstar Components Ltd

🇬🇧 United Kingdom SAMPLE-001Active

Evidence retrieved Sep 12, 2026, 9:15 AM UTCIn progress
Review senior officials and other control

No owner identified in this snapshot. Assess officer candidates and document the next step.

OWNERSHIP FINDINGSPartial evidence

3 paths to people. 1 branch needs evidence.

Useful ownership evidence is available. The remaining gaps need review before you close the investigation.

Legal entityMatched record · verify source
Ownership evidencePartial / review required
Customer decisionNot recorded

What this evidence supports

Coverage for this company and this retrieval.

Evidence scope
OWNERSHIP CANVAS

See how ownership adds up.

Explore the threshold. Trace every returned link.

2 people meet > 25%3 person paths in this snapshotCoverage needs review
Ownership & controlClick a person to trace their interest
100%
68%55%45%20%12%
Meets thresholdBelow / not assessedUnresolved route

People behind the company

Combined interests use the source’s person identity.

Older snapshot: person identities are not consolidated across paths. Refresh the investigation for the latest ownership dataset.

The ownership chain has gaps. A person below the selected threshold may have additional interests through unresolved branches.

Evidence as of Sep 12, 2026 · Retrieved Sep 12, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC. Retrieval time is not the filing date.

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Company profile

The legal entity at the centre of this investigation.

Registry evidence
Legal name
Northstar Components Ltd
Registration number
SAMPLE-001
Incorporated
Jun 18, 2014
Legal form
Private limited company
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Registered address
12 Example Street, London · Illustrative address
VAT number
Not reported
Website
Not reported
Illustrative company registry extract · Sep 12, 2026
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Northstar Components Ltd

United Kingdom · SAMPLE-001 · Retrieved 2026-09-12T09:15:00.000Z

Findings

Partial evidence · Threshold > 25%

Evidence scope

Company identity: Registry sourced. SAMPLE-001 · Illustrative company registry extract

Direct ownership: Set complete. 3 current records eligible for calculation. Reported total: 100%. Completeness follows the returned evidence.

Ownership to people: Unresolved branches. 3 paths to people; 1 unresolved corporate branches. Names alone do not establish unique identities.

Corporate group: Context available. Parent and subsidiary context cannot replace evidence of a shareholding percentage.

Ownership effective date: Not established. Retrieval dates show when data was obtained. This report does not establish the effective date of every ownership relationship.

Sanctions, PEP & other control: Outside this investigation. No sanctions or PEP screening result is supplied. Control through other means requires a separate assessment.

Direct shareholders

NameTypePercentageStatus
Alder Holdings B.V.company68%current
Nora Patelperson20%current
Bluewater Investments Ltdcompany12%current

Ownership paths

Elena Martin · 37.4%

Northstar Components Ltd → Alder Holdings B.V. · 68% · Illustrative company registry extract

Alder Holdings B.V. → Elena Martin · 55% · Illustrative company registry extract

Provisional path; overall ownership remains unresolved.

Marcus Reed · 30.6%

Northstar Components Ltd → Alder Holdings B.V. · 68% · Illustrative company registry extract

Alder Holdings B.V. → Marcus Reed · 45% · Illustrative company registry extract

Provisional path; overall ownership remains unresolved.

Nora Patel · 20%

Northstar Components Ltd → Nora Patel · 20% · Illustrative company registry extract

Provisional path; overall ownership remains unresolved.

Unresolved evidence

Bluewater Investments Ltd:shareholder_evidence_unavailable

Source ledger

1. Illustrative company registry extract · official_registry · 2026-09-12T09:15:00.000Z

2. Illustrative group relationship dataset · global_database_modelled · 2026-09-12T09:15:00.000Z

Reported group context

Group relationships do not establish ownership percentages.

  • AHAlder Holdings B.V.🇳🇱 NetherlandsReported group entity
    • NCNorthstar Components Ltd🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Company under reviewReported group relationship
      • NCNorthstar Components France SAS🇫🇷 FranceReported group relationship
      • NDNorthstar Distribution GmbH🇩🇪 GermanyReported group relationship

Analyst notes

Follow-up actions

Ownership and control assessment

Ownership is unresolved. Review senior officials.

Fictional officer appointments for trying the control review. No person has been designated.

Avery Morgan · Chief Executive Officer
Current appointment reported · Illustrative company registry extract · 2026-09-12T09:15:00.000Z
Executive management role reported; verify responsibility for this legal entity.

Jordan Ellis · Director
Current appointment reported · Illustrative company registry extract · 2026-09-12T09:15:00.000Z
Officer role reported; assess actual executive responsibility before selecting this person.

No control assessment recorded. Candidates are not automatically designated as owners or SMOs.

Customer assessment

In progress · No decision recorded

No rationale recorded.

Next review: Not scheduled

Supporting documents