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APL Group Limited
Advertising agencies
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 22
- Simon Topping 2009-2015 View profile
- Ian Andrew Courts 2006-2009 View profile
- Peter John Linnell 2005-2006 View profile
- Derek John Coleman 2005-2025 View profile
- Mark Robert Cadman 2003-2005 View profile
- Christopher Thomas 2000-2003 View profile
- Andrew Cracknell 1997-1998 View profile
- Christoper William Eccleshare 1997-2000 View profile
- Jacqueline Carol Chick 1992-1997 View profile
- Richard Hytner 1996 View profile
- Paul Christopher Barstow Twivy 1992 View profile
- Kenneth Lee Robbins 1995 View profile
- Charles Andrew Robert Still 1993 View profile
- Vince Lubrano 2001 View profile
- Peter Adam Stanhope 1995 View profile
- Russell Jarman Price 1993 View profile
- Eric William Mcclean 2002-2005 View profile
- Barrie Christopher Brien 2000-2002 View profile
- Alistair Copland Campbell Cook 1996-2000 View profile
- Craig Denyer 1996-1997 View profile
- Howard Fair 1993-1996 View profile
- Sevellon Dsouza 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Advertising agencies
- Incorporated
- 19/12/1928
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- IPG Europe LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-02-11 - Interpublic Limited ceased 2026-02-11
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- APL Group Limited
is controlled by IPG Europe LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register - IPG Europe LTD
is controlled by Omnicom Europe Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2026-03-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Omnicom Europe Limited.
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- 08684283
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- 07554778
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- 09290664
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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Warren Spencer Kay Director · appointed 2015
- David Julian Barry Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Warren Spencer Kay Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Warren Spencer Kay Director · appointed 2015
- David Julian Barry Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Derek John Coleman Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2025
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00235734
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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