Company
Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 38
- Linda Engvik- Hallsten 2015-2019 View profile
- Paul Dean 2014-2014 View profile
- Dimple Patel 2013-2015 View profile
- Wayne Robert Grierson 2012-2013 View profile
- Jason Jon Beesley 2011-2014 View profile
- Paul Richard Ludlam 2011-2015 View profile
- James Douglas Batchelor 2010-2010 View profile
- Karen Michelle Charalambous 2010-2011 View profile
- Marie Juliette France Holive 2009-2013 View profile
- Rowan Norman Conn 2008-2011 View profile
- Ian David Foster 2007-2024 View profile
- Francisco Jose Perez Gundin 2007-2008 View profile
- Domingo Ruiz Salinas 2007-2008 View profile
- Melanie Jane Laithwaite 2006-2015 View profile
- Carl Lydon George Hosten 2005-2007 View profile
- John Fewings 2003-2007 View profile
- Helen Mary Parker 2003-2007 View profile
- Eamon Michael Mcmenamin 2003-2005 View profile
- Lucian Charles Grainge 2001-2003 View profile
- Patrick Noel Foley 2001-2003 View profile
- Howard Gilbert Kiedaisch 2000-2005 View profile
- Melanie Jane Nicholas 2000-2003 View profile
- Christopher William Adamson 1999-2000 View profile
- Lucinda Mary Williams 1999-2001 View profile
- Peter Duncan Thompson 1996-1999 View profile
- John Patrick Kennedy 1996-2001 View profile
- Joseph Edward Cunningham 1994-2019 View profile
- Neville Ewart Raschid 1993-1993 View profile
- Sally Ann Caplan 1993-1999 View profile
- Peter Jeremy Smith 2003 View profile
- Roger Ames 1996 View profile
- Universal Music UK Limited 2003 View profile
- Alison Mansfield 2007-2021 View profile
- Alexandra Renee Johnstone 2006-2006 View profile
- Andrew Nigel Hall 2005-2006 View profile
- Helene Yuk Hing Li 2004-2005 View profile
- Alan Henry Bowen 2004-2004 View profile
- Michael Anthony Howle 2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 07/01/1986
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.
- Nbcuniversal International Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Universal Pictures (UK) Limited
is controlled by Nbcuniversal International Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nbcuniversal International Limited.
22 other companies in this group
- Universal Pictures Visual Programming Limited
- Focus Features International Limited
- Universal Television Alternative Studio UK Productions LTD
- MPD Films Limited
- Universal Pictures Productions Limited
- Working Title Television Limited
- Carnival (DAX) Limited
- 13641664
- Universal Pictures Entertainment Productions Limited
- Universal International Studios Limited
- Umsi Productions Limited
- Carnival (Charles Dickens) Limited
- Vision Video Limited
- Carnival Productions Limited
- Universal TV Limited
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Limited
- Carnival Productions TWO Limited
- Carnival Film & Television Limited
- Wttv Productions Limited
- Castle Pictures Limited
- Nbcuniversal International Operations Limited
- Nbcuniversal International 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.
2 directors on the board
- James Bishop Director · appointed 2019
- James William Dodge Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- James Bishop Director · appointed 2019
- James William Dodge Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- James Bishop Director · appointed 2019
- James William Dodge Director · appointed 2015
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.
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
- 01975478
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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