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Sony Pictures Television UK Rights Limited

Television programme distribution activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 30

  1. Richard John Parsons 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Cheryl Buysse Lynch 2016-2026 Director View profile
  3. Donna Grandy Cunningham 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Edward Alexander Louwerse 2012-2013 Director View profile
  5. Jane Caldwell 2012-2017 Director View profile
  6. Corii Berg 2011-2018 Director View profile
  7. Michael Anthony Morley 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Malcolm William Gardner 2006-2009 Director View profile
  9. Cornelius Gijsbrecht Abrahams 2006-2010 Director View profile
  10. Timothy James Lucas Robinson 2005-2006 Director View profile
  11. Rodney Stobo Taylor 2005-2006 Director View profile
  12. Janet Christine Oakes 2005-2010 Director View profile
  13. Simon Patrick Gunning 2005-2006 Director View profile
  14. Bruce Maclaren Vandenburg 2003-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Maurice Eastaff 2003-2003 Director View profile
  16. Stephen John Dover 2002-2005 Director View profile
  17. Ellis Alan Nicholas Watson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  18. Mark Julian Hopkins 1995-2000 Director View profile
  19. CMH Directors Limited 1992-1992 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  20. Alan George Castle 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  21. Jeroen Francis Tielens 2006-2012 Secretary View profile
  22. Jasbir Kaur Uppal 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  23. Donald Christopher 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  24. Adrian Woolfe 2001-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Sarah Jane Gregson 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  26. Catriona Jane Hoolahan 1996-1996 Secretary View profile
  27. Anthony Robb-John 1995-1995 Secretary View profile
  28. Paul Adrian Smith 1992-2006 Secretary View profile
  29. Nigel John Beaney 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  30. CMH Secretaries Limited 1992-1992 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Television programme distribution activities
Incorporated
01/06/1992
Registered office
London
Previous names
2Waytraffic UK Rights Limited (until 12/04/2013)
Celador International Limited (until 31/05/2007)

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.

Group

  1. Sony Pictures Television UK Rights Limited is controlled by Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Columbia Pictures Corporation Limited is controlled by Sony Corporate Services Europe Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-10-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Sony Corporate Services Europe Limited is controlled by Sony Entertainment Holdings Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sony Entertainment Holdings Europe 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.

3 directors on the board

7.4y median 8.3y
average tenure
11.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 35Business services 4Arts and leisure 3Professional services 3Finance 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

  • 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
02719242
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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