Company
S.H.Benson(India)Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Andrew Robertson Payne 2020-2023 View profile
- Karla Smith 2019-2026 View profile
- Mr Steve Richard Winters 2019-2019 View profile
- John William Cornwell 2017-2024 View profile
- Raj Kumar Dadra 2015-2017 View profile
- James David Barnes-Austin 2010-2026 View profile
- Michael Victor Stanton Iles 2008-2010 View profile
- Katherine Elizabeth Kelsey 2008-2008 View profile
- James Bedford Russell 2000-2008 View profile
- Paul Vincent Simons 1999-2002 View profile
- Brian Livsey Fairlie Borthwick 1994 View profile
- Michael Jeffrey Walsh 1999 View profile
- Stephen Keith Lepley 2000-2016 View profile
- Christopher Paul Sweetland 1999-2000 View profile
- Jane Myra Kennedy 1997-1999 View profile
- Peter Walker 1994-1997 View profile
- George Owen Plowman 1994 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/01/1958
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- WPP Unicorn Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- S.H.Benson(India)Limited
is controlled by WPP Unicorn Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - WPP Unicorn Limited
is controlled by Cockpit Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Cockpit Holdings Limited
is controlled by WPP Group (UK) LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-17 · source: Companies House PSC register - WPP Group (UK) LTD
is controlled by WPP 2005 Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-12 · source: Companies House PSC register - WPP 2005 Limited
is controlled by WPP MR Overseas Media Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-11 · source: Companies House PSC register - WPP MR Overseas Media Holdings Limited
is controlled by WPP Jubilee Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-11-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by WPP Jubilee Limited.
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- 10655961
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- 07403295
- Kantar Retail UK Limited
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- Finecast Limited
- WPP Ottawa LTD
- Market Research Bureau Group Limited
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- Asmr Holdings Limited
- 04045180
- 02320641
- First Music Limited
- Conquest Europe (UK) Limited
- 02548770
- WPP North Atlantic Limited
- WPP CP Finance PLC
- Newcrosse Limited
- WPP Kenneth Square Unlimited
- TNS Group Holdings Limited
- WPP Pension Trustees Limited
- WPP Group Holdings Limited
- Dialogue Marketing Partnership Limited
- WPP US Investments Limited
- International Outdoor Systems LTD.
- WG Access Limited
- WPP MR UK Limited
- WPP Finance 2015 Limited
- Healthworld Holdings Limited
- WPP Jargon LTD
- WPP AMC Holdings.
- European Market Research Bureau Limited
- Npcomplete LTD
- Acceleration Emarketing Limited
- Vmly&R KOL Insights & Digital Solutions Limited
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.
3 directors on the board
- Alexander Ashby Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Stephen New Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Martin Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Alexander Ashby Director · appointed 2023
- Paul Stephen New Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Martin Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- James David Barnes-Austin Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2026
- Karla Smith Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2026
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
- 00596363
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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