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Kantar Brandz Limited

Market research and public opinion polling

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 35

  1. Anne Broderick 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Martin Verman 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Mr Steve Richard Winters 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Kelly Rebecca Smith 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Paul Sweetland 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. David John Cole 2013-2016 Director View profile
  7. Paul Delaney 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Elizabeth Brownhill 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Wragg 2009-2019 Director View profile
  10. Michael Leigh 2006-2013 Director View profile
  11. Warwick Howerd Nash 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Susan Margaret Thompson 2001-2012 Director View profile
  13. Eileen Campbell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  14. Sharon Louise Potter 1999-2013 Director View profile
  15. Michael Lowell Gettle 1999-2001 Director View profile
  16. Andrea Bielli 1998-2001 Director View profile
  17. Susan Mary Catherine Gardiner 1998-2006 Director View profile
  18. Martin Leon James 1997-1998 Director View profile
  19. Nigel Simon Hollis 1993-2001 Director View profile
  20. Rosemary Jean Ware 1993-2000 Director View profile
  21. Martin Stuart Sorrell 2007 Director View profile
  22. Robert Earl Lerwill 1996 Director View profile
  23. Gordon Henry Albert Brown 1994 Director View profile
  24. Richard Anthony Copeland 1997 Director View profile
  25. David Michael Richard Cecil Allen 1996 Director View profile
  26. David Findlay Jenkins 1998 Director View profile
  27. Robert Dennis Meyers 2001 Director View profile
  28. Maurice Millward 2000 Director View profile
  29. Ann Jameson Allen 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  30. Simon Martin Bowron 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  31. Stephen Squire 2010-2010 Secretary View profile
  32. John David Knight 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  33. Robert David Finnigan 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  34. Rebekah Leadley 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  35. Barbara Jones 1992-1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Market research and public opinion polling
Incorporated
21/05/1985
Registered office
London
Previous names
Millward Brown UK Limited (until 25/07/2023)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Kantar Brandz Limited is controlled by Kantar Group Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Kantar Group Holdings LTD is controlled by Summer (BC) UK Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Summer (BC) UK Bidco Limited is controlled by WPP 2005 Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. 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
  5. 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.

1 directors on the board

0.3y median 0.3y
average tenure
0.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

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
01915514
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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