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Burson Buchanan Limited

Burson Buchanan Limited is an active UK company (number 01499986), incorporated 1980, with 3 current directors including Jonathan Paul Ashley Hughes and Mark James Hinton-Jones. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Laurence Adrian Mellman 2015-2020 Director View profile
  2. Giles William Sanderson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Paul Delaney 2008-2013 Director View profile
  4. Mark Court 2003-2026 Director View profile
  5. Judith Parry 2003-2004 Director View profile
  6. Claire Fargeot 2003-2011 Director View profile
  7. Nicola Jane Audrey Anderson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  8. Robert James Morse 2001-2026 Director View profile
  9. Lisa Baderoon 2000-2011 Director View profile
  10. Alastair Rhymer 1999-2000 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Thompson 1998-2014 Director View profile
  12. Kathryn Herrick 1997-1999 Director View profile
  13. Paul Winston George Richardson 1997-2008 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Robert Yeo 1997-2000 Director View profile
  15. Mark John Courtenay Edwards 1994-2016 Director View profile
  16. Valentina Louise Mccarthy 1994-1996 Director View profile
  17. Zena Clare Bates 1993-1999 Director View profile
  18. David Robert Bick 1993-1995 Director View profile
  19. Sydney Tony Lyons 1993 Director View profile
  20. Dr Steve Liebmann 2003 Director View profile
  21. Timothy John Anderson 2013 Director View profile
  22. Richard Anthony Oldworth 2025 Director View profile
  23. Golam Mohammed Saiful Haque 1994-2025 Secretary View profile
  24. Richard James Darby 2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/06/1980

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.

Group

  1. Burson Buchanan Limited is controlled by WPP 2005 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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
  3. 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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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

10.2y median 0.7y
average tenure
30y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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 3Business services 2Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01499986
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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