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VML(UK) Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Pippa Martine Hulbert 2019-2026 Director View profile
  2. Ngen Siak Yap 2012-2019 Director View profile
  3. James Ross Cotton 2009-2012 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Henry St J Hoare 2006-2019 Director View profile
  5. Sally Sharon Bird Spensley 2005-2019 Director View profile
  6. Martin George Lucas 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Keith Kelley Wilkins 2001-2019 Director View profile
  8. Simon Gareth Bolton 2001-2006 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Mark Davis 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Hugh Martin Lee Doherty 1998-2008 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Andrew Carter 1996-2000 Director View profile
  12. Barry Charles James Noon 1996-1998 Director View profile
  13. Susan Lynne Jones 1996-1998 Director View profile
  14. Alison Kimberley Sanderson 1994-2001 Director View profile
  15. Dominic Francis Proctor 1993-1997 Director View profile
  16. Robert Earl Lerwill 1996 Director View profile
  17. Miles William Merrill Colebrook 1996 Director View profile
  18. Alicja Barbara Lesniak 1993 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Ian Montague Jones 1996 Director View profile
  20. Peter Howard Dipple 2002-2025 Secretary View profile
  21. Matthew David Dickinson 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  22. Russell Austin Farnell 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  23. Peter Wade 1994-1997 Secretary View profile
  24. Alexandra Adamantia Fyfe 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £178,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

About

What it does
Advertising agencies
Incorporated
27/08/1982
Registered office
London
Previous names
Wunderman Thompson (UK) Limited (until 14/03/2024)
J. Walter Thompson Group Limited (until 17/12/2019)

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. VML(UK) Limited is controlled by Keith Kelley Wilkins
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-07-16 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Keith Kelley Wilkins.

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

3.6y median 3.6y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

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 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01660783
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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