# Sobha names in company and DLD records: a parallel check

> A five-level check of Sobha brand, company, subsidiary, named project and DLD project fields, showing which links close and which stay unresolved.

Source: https://withlida.com/insights/sobha-company-dld-project-records

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At 04:10:57 UAE time on 1 October 2026, [Dubai Land Department's](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/) live project search for `[Sobha](/developers/sobha)` returned 50 rows carrying five distinct developer names: 46 displayed `Sobha L.L.C`, while four other names appeared once each. Sobha's [H1 FY26 filing](https://sobharealty.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Financial%20Statements%20H1%20FY26.pdf) separately identifies `P N C Investments L.L.C` as the reporting company and lists `Sobha L.L.C` as a 100%-owned subsidiary, but the filing and DLD response do not publish a shared identifier that proves the two `Sobha L.L.C` fields are the same legal record.
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:::summary
- The strongest answer is a parallel record check: the filing maps `P N C Investments L.L.C` to its listed subsidiary, while DLD maps developer number 966 to particular project rows.
- The filing was published on 5 August 2026 for the six months ended 30 June 2026. Its subsidiary table gives `Sobha L.L.C` the field `UAE - 148816` and a 100% ownership interest.
- The DLD response at 04:10:57 +04:00 on 1 October 2026 returned 50 project rows and five distinct displayed developer names.
- Similar English names do not join a company licence field to a DLD developer number. The selected sources do not map filing field 148816 to DLD number 966.
- For a project check, retain the exact DLD project number, developer number, names and response date together.
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## The five-level ledger keeps each name in its own record

The official sources connect two relationships directly and leave the cross-source company-to-project relationship unresolved. The five rows below preserve what each source actually prints.

| Level | Literal name | Official record | Date | Mapped or unresolved edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brand | `Sobha Realty` | [Investor Relations index](https://sobharealty.com/media-center/investor-relations) and first-party project page | Accessed 1 Oct 2026 | The index hosts the filing, but does not state that the brand is the reporting company |
| Reporting company | `P N C Investments L.L.C` | [H1 FY26 financial statements](https://sobharealty.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Financial%20Statements%20H1%20FY26.pdf) | Period ended 30 Jun 2026; approved 4 Aug and published 5 Aug 2026 | Mapped inside the filing to the listed subsidiary `Sobha L.L.C` |
| Subsidiary | `Sobha L.L.C` | Subsidiary table in the same filing | As at 30 Jun 2026 | 100% interest is mapped to the reporting company; the DLD relationship remains unresolved |
| Named project | `Creek Vistas Reservé` | [Sobha Realty project page](https://sobharealty.com/properties-in-dubai/sobha-hartland/creek-vistas-reserve) | Accessed 1 Oct 2026; no page-specific date supplied | The page maps the brand to this public-facing name, but prints no DLD project number |
| DLD project record | `Sobha Creek Vistas Reserve`, project 2178; developer 966 `Sobha L.L.C` | [DLD Project Status Enquiry](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/real-estate-project-status/) | Response 1 Oct 2026, 04:10:57 +04:00 | DLD maps project 2178 to developer 966; the join to the filing and first-party page remains unresolved |

The distinction matters because the sources use different kinds of identifiers. A company licence field, a DLD developer number and a DLD project number are not interchangeable. The broader [developer-record field guide](/developers/dubai-developer-brand-company-project-records) explains where each field belongs. This Sobha check applies that method to one current filing and one current DLD return.

::figure{src="images/blog/sobha-company-dld-project-records/inline-1.png" alt="Five-level Sobha record model separating brand, company, subsidiary, named project and DLD project row" caption="Solid joins show relationships stated inside one source; open gaps preserve relationships the selected sources do not close."}

## The filing maps the reporting company to a subsidiary

The filing's direct relationship is between `P N C Investments L.L.C` and its consolidated subsidiaries. It does not begin by naming `[Sobha Realty](/developers/sobha-realty)` as the legal company behind every project using the Sobha word.

Note 1 says `P N C Investments L.L.C` was incorporated in Dubai on 1 November 2011 under licence 661013. It defines the company and its subsidiaries together as the group. In the subsidiary table, `Sobha L.L.C` carries the country-and-licence field `UAE - 148816`, the principal activity `Investment in land and properties`, and a 100% ownership interest at both 30 June 2026 and 31 December 2025 ([H1 FY26 financial statements](https://sobharealty.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Financial%20Statements%20H1%20FY26.pdf), approved 4 August and published 5 August 2026).

Those fields support a company-to-subsidiary relationship inside the filing. They do not state that licence field 148816 equals DLD developer number 966. They also do not state that every project name containing `Sobha` belongs to that subsidiary.

For a reader checking a corporate filing, the closest fit is the exact reporting-company name, reporting period and subsidiary table. For a reader checking a particular property project, the DLD project number is the stronger starting point. The [completion-record comparison pillar](/developers/compare-dubai-developers-completion-record-table) uses the same rule: keep the measure and official record attached to the entity it actually describes.

## The live DLD return carried five developer names

The bounded result is the 50 rows returned by the DLD search for `Sobha` at 04:10:57 +04:00 on 1 October 2026. Grouping those returned rows by the exact developer number and English developer name produced five groups.

| DLD developer field | Rows returned | One exact project row | Project number |
| --- | ---: | --- | ---: |
| 966, `Sobha L.L.C` | 46 | `Sobha Creek Vistas Reserve` | 2178 |
| 89, `Sobha Ventures Limited` | 1 | `Sobha Sapphire` | 192 |
| 283, `Sobha Properties Limited` | 1 | `Sobha Ivory - Ii` | 480 |
| 381, `Jupiter Estates Limited` | 1 | `Sobha Ivory` | 612 |
| 87, `Sobha Investments Limited` | 1 | `Sobha Daffodil` | 191 |

Source: DLD Project Status Enquiry, live response 1 October 2026 at 04:10:57.7726641 +04:00. DLD's [service page](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/) says the search accepts a land number, project number or project name and shows project details, accessed 1 October 2026.

The table describes returned project rows, not five parent companies and not a complete corporate family tree. The `Sobha` query can match a project name even when the displayed developer name is different, as the `Sobha Ivory` row demonstrates. That is why a search token cannot be used as an ownership field.

## Two relationships close, while the central join remains open

The filing closes one relationship: it lists `Sobha L.L.C` as a 100%-owned subsidiary of the reporting company at 30 June 2026. The DLD project row closes another: project 2178 displays developer number 966 and `Sobha L.L.C` in the same official response on 1 October 2026.

The central cross-source relationship remains open. The filing's `UAE - 148816` field and DLD's developer number 966 are different identifiers from different systems. Neither source states that one maps to the other. An exact-looking English name is useful for locating the next record, but it does not replace an official identifier match.

The first-party project page creates a public-facing association between the Sobha Realty site and `Creek Vistas Reservé`, accessed 1 October 2026. DLD separately returns `Sobha Creek Vistas Reserve` as project 2178. The similar names support a careful comparison, but the first-party page does not print project 2178 and the DLD row does not cite the project-page URL. This source set therefore does not close that join either.

This does not alter what either record says. It keeps each statement at its proper level. The live [Sobha Realty entity page](/developers/sobha-realty) is the publication's broader developer overview; this companion is only the name-and-identifier check beneath it.

## Repeat the check with the identifiers still attached

The reliable sequence moves from document identity to exact fields, then stops where the sources stop.

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:::step{title="Open the exact filing"}
Use the [Sobha Investor Relations index](https://sobharealty.com/media-center/investor-relations) to locate the document, then open the PDF itself. The index dated `Financial Statements H1 FY26` to 5 August 2026; the PDF supplies the reporting company, period and subsidiary table.
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:::step{title="Copy names and identifier types literally"}
Record `P N C Investments L.L.C`, licence 661013, `Sobha L.L.C` and the filing field `UAE - 148816` without shortening them. Keep the 30 June 2026 reporting date attached.
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:::step{title="Search the exact project on DLD"}
Use [Project Status Enquiry](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/real-estate-project-status/) with the project name or number. Save the project number, developer number, displayed names and response time together.
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:::step{title="Map only source-stated relationships"}
Treat a relationship as mapped when one official record names both sides, or when two official records expose a shared official identifier. Otherwise retain both rows in parallel and mark the relationship unresolved.
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This method is best suited to a buyer or researcher who needs to know what a filing proves versus what a DLD project row proves. It does not rank developers, assess contract terms or turn a name match into legal ownership.

## Sources and method

The company fields come from the [P N C Investments L.L.C H1 FY26 financial statements](https://sobharealty.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Financial%20Statements%20H1%20FY26.pdf), listed by [Sobha Investor Relations](https://sobharealty.com/media-center/investor-relations) as published 5 August 2026. The named-project wording comes from Sobha Realty's [Creek Vistas Reservé page](https://sobharealty.com/properties-in-dubai/sobha-hartland/creek-vistas-reserve), which supplies no page-specific date and was accessed 1 October 2026.

The project fields come from DLD's [Project Status Enquiry](https://dubailand.gov.ae/en/eservices/real-estate-project-status-landing/), accessed 1 October 2026. The bounded result uses every row in the live `Sobha` response at 04:10:57.7726641 +04:00, groups exact developer number-and-name pairs, and does not convert the returned set into a claim about the full history of any company.

## FAQ, checked 1 October 2026

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:::faq-item{q="Which company is Sobha Realty?"}
The selected official records expose several levels rather than one interchangeable name. The H1 FY26 filing names `P N C Investments L.L.C` as the reporting company and `Sobha L.L.C` as a subsidiary; the DLD return uses developer number 966 for `Sobha L.L.C`. The sources do not state that the Sobha Realty brand, the reporting company and DLD developer 966 are one legal record.
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:::faq-item{q="Who owns Sobha L.L.C?"}
The [H1 FY26 filing](https://sobharealty.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/Financial%20Statements%20H1%20FY26.pdf) lists `Sobha L.L.C` as a subsidiary with a 100% ownership interest at 30 June 2026. That statement belongs to the filing's group structure and does not by itself map to a DLD developer number.
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:::faq-item{q="Is Sobha better than Emaar?"}
This name-and-identifier check does not rank either developer. A neutral comparison needs the same measure, period and official source for both, such as a declared set of DLD project or completion records.
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:::faq-item{q="How do I check a developer on DLD?"}
DLD's service page says Project Status Enquiry accepts a land number, project number or project name. Retain the exact project number, developer number, displayed names and response date together, then compare those fields with the exact company document rather than the shared brand word.
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