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Havas Play Limited

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Allan John Ross 2020-2020 Director View profile
  2. Chris Hirst 2018-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alan Ralston Adamson 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Paul Anthony Frampton-Calero 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Pedro Mark Daniel Avery 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Adrian Edmund Pettett 2015-2018 Director View profile
  7. Dominique Delport 2014-2018 Director View profile
  8. Michael Graham Mathieson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Alastair St John Rhymer 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Lucien Boyer 2010-2012 Director View profile
  11. Mark Robert Benjamin Craze 2008-2014 Director View profile
  12. Juan Bascones 2008-2013 Director View profile
  13. Julian Guy Vessey Able 1995 Director View profile
  14. Anna Louise Liberty Mcarthur 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  15. Allan John Ross 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  16. Alastair Rhymer 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Michael Edward Mcelhatton 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  18. Adrian Pettett 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  19. Jennifer Sarah Wright 1995-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/08/1989

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.

  • Cake Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Havas Play Limited is controlled by Cake Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cake Group Limited.

1 other company in this group

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

6.7y median 3.3y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 19Tech and media 8Arts and leisure 2Dormant 2Finance 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
02413782
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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