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J. Walter Thompson U.K. Holdings Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 19

  1. Manuel Segimon 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ngen Siak Yap 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. James Ross Cotton 2009-2012 Director View profile
  4. Keith Kelley Wilkins 2008-2019 Director View profile
  5. Paul Delaney 2007-2013 Director View profile
  6. Sally Sharon Bird Spensley 2005-2019 Director View profile
  7. Martin George Lucas 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Hugh Martin Lee Doherty 2001-2008 Director View profile
  9. Barry Charles James Noon 1997-1998 Director View profile
  10. Alison Kimberley Sanderson 1996-2001 Director View profile
  11. Alicja Barbara Lesniak 1992-1993 Director View profile
  12. Martin Stuart Sorrell 2007 Director View profile
  13. Robert Earl Lerwill 1996 Director View profile
  14. Miles William Merrill Colebrook 1995 Director View profile
  15. Peter Howard Dipple 2002-2025 Secretary View profile
  16. Matthew David Dickinson 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  17. Russell Austin Farnell 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  18. Peter Wade 1994-1997 Secretary View profile
  19. Alexandra Adamantia Fyfe 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
29/09/1933
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (5) 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.

Group

  1. J. Walter Thompson U.K. Holdings Limited is controlled by Sally Sharon Bird Spensley
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-07-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sally Sharon Bird Spensley.

2 other companies in this group

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.

1 directors on the board

6.9y median 6.9y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

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.

Professional services 2

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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00280055
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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