Company · London
BBC Studios Distribution Limited
Television programme production activities
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Amanda Jane JonesDirector · since 2025
- Thomas Cyrus FussellDirector · since 2016
- Martyn Edward FreemanDirector · since 2015
- Anthony CorrietteSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers (70)
- Lorraine Yasmin BurgessDirector · 2022–2024
- Mark Raymond LinseyDirector · 2020–2022
- Suzanne Mary BurrowsDirector · 2016–2016
- Stringer, Howard, SirDirector · 2015–2017
- Dharmash Pravin MistryDirector · 2015–2017
- Andrew BottDirector · 2013–2015
- Anne Christine BulfordDirector · 2013–2017
- Hall, Anthony William, LordDirector · 2013–2017
- Paul Francis DempseyDirector · 2012–2013
- Timothy Douglas DavieDirector · 2012–2020
- Roger MoseyDirector · 2012–2013
- George Edward EntwistleDirector · 2012–2012
- Mark John ThompsonDirector · 2012–2012
- Philip James VincentDirector · 2010–2013
- Charlotte Mary HoggDirector · 2010–2013
- Timothy Peter WellerDirector · 2010–2013
- Sharon BaylayDirector · 2010–2010
- Robert Stopford WebbDirector · 2009–2012
- John Charles TurnerDirector · 2008–2009
- Marcus Peter ArthurDirector · 2008–2009
- Neil ChuganiDirector · 2007–2010
- Stephen James MacallisterDirector · 2007–2009
- Thomas GeitnerDirector · 2007–2010
- Simon James CliftDirector · 2006–2010
- Nicholas John EldredDirector · 2006–2011
- Zarin Homi PatelDirector · 2006–2013
- Jana Eve BennettDirector · 2006–2009
- Etienne Marquard De VilliersDirector · 2006–2009
- Garvie, Wayne, DrDirector · 2006–2009
- Darren Michael ChildsDirector · 2005–2009
- John Barry SmithDirector · 2005–2012
- Paula HornbyDirector · 2005–2008
- David Charles MoodyDirector · 2004–2009
- Christopher Charles WellerDirector · 2002–2008
- Robert Vincent MccallDirector · 2000–2005
- Sarah Felicity CooperDirector · 2000–2009
- Andrew Lee KazaDirector · 1999–2001
- Cross, Patrick Henry, DrDirector · 1999–2002
- David Alan VineDirector · 1999–2006
- Gary Alan RichardsDirector · 1999–2004
- David John KingDirector · 1999–2008
- Gavin, Alexander Rupert, SirDirector · 1998–2004
- Peter Sangster PhippenDirector · 1997–2009
- Jeffrey Everard TaylorDirector · 1997–2001
- Dame Carolyn Julie FairbairnDirector · 1997–1999
- Jeremy Paul MayhewDirector · 1997–2001
- Michael John PhillipsDirector · 1997–2006
- Peter Roy TeagueDirector · 1997–2002
- James Samuel YoungerDirector · 1995–1998
- Richard James EmeryDirector · 1995–1998
- Mark Christopher YoungDirector · 1995–2007
- Phillis, Robert Weston, SirDirector · 1993–1997
- Nicholas John ChapmanDirector · –1997
- Alan Will WyattDirector · –1996
- Robert Graham MasseyDirector · –1994
- John Anthony Griffiths ThomasDirector · –1997
- Charles James Arnold-BakerDirector · –1993
- Kenneth Norman WrightDirector · –1995
- Keith Stephen OwenDirector · –1994
- Alan HowdenDirector · –1995
Showing the 60 most recently appointed.
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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How it connects
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- BBC Studios Limited 3 shared directors
- BBC Studios Investments Limited 2 shared directors
- BBC Studios Channel Investments Limited 2 shared directors
- BBC Commercial Limited 2 shared directors
- Tonto Films and Television Limited 2 shared directors
- BBC Earth Productions (Life) Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Shared officers are formal board links, not proof the organisations work together.
About
- What it does
- Television programme production activities; Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 15/05/1979
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- BBC Worldwide Limited (until 01/10/2018)
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.
- BBC Studios Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2015
- Amanda Jane Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Thomas Cyrus Fussell Director · appointed 2016
7.5y median 10.2y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2015
- Thomas Cyrus Fussell Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Martyn Edward Freeman Director · appointed 2015
- Amanda Jane Jones Director · appointed 2025
- Thomas Cyrus Fussell Director · appointed 2016
Also govern a charity
0
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.
Tech and media 24Professional services 14Business services 4Other services 1
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01420028
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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