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TNS Research Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Ian Ward Griffiths 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Kelly Rebecca Smith 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Charles Ward Van Der Welle 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Ravi Mathavan 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Duncan Robert Burgess 2012-2016 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Chappin 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. Paul Delaney 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. Robert James Bowtell 2008-2020 Director View profile
  9. Jameson Robert Mark Smith 2008-2008 Director View profile
  10. Edward Frederick Hoefling 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Michael Factor 2002-2006 Director View profile
  12. Allen R De Cotis 1998-1999 Director View profile
  13. Stuart Campbell Morris 1998-2002 Director View profile
  14. David Alan Sinden 1998-2001 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Noel Robinson 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. John Abraham 1998-2002 Director View profile
  17. Ronald Basil Winslow 1998-2001 Director View profile
  18. Nigel Anthony Garth Spackman 1998-2008 Director View profile
  19. Patrick Gerard Healy 1997-2002 Director View profile
  20. William Edwin Lipner 1997-2002 Director View profile
  21. John Robert Goodyear 1998 Director View profile
  22. Mary Janet Goodyear 1998 Director View profile
  23. Ian John Portal 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  24. Paul Simon Kent Wright 2003-2009 Secretary View profile
  25. Robert Douglas Mclaurin 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  26. Eileen Anne Ross 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
26/11/1986
Registered office
London
Previous names
The MBL Group Limited (until 16/03/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. TNS Research 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

4.1y median 4.1y
average tenure
4.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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 5Business services 1Other 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

  • 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
02077760
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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