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The Kantar Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 20

  1. Katharine Joanna Herrity 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Ian Ward Griffiths 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jake Woodrow Barton 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. Robert James Bowtell 2010-2020 Director View profile
  5. Eric Ralph Salama 2003-2020 Director View profile
  6. Mark Brown 2000-2001 Director View profile
  7. Richard John Charles Beanland 1995-2001 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Wilkinson 1995-2004 Director View profile
  9. Rupert Michael Day 1995-1995 Director View profile
  10. Martin Stuart Sorrell 1995-2007 Director View profile
  11. Robert Earl Lerwill 1995-1996 Director View profile
  12. Philip Barnard 1995-2000 Director View profile
  13. David Findlay Jenkins 1995-2002 Director View profile
  14. Shanny Looi 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  15. Jason Robert De Bruin 2015-2023 Secretary View profile
  16. Graeme Craig Drummond 2011-2015 Secretary View profile
  17. Charles Mark Mason 1999-2011 Secretary View profile
  18. Sara Louise Frapwell 1996-1999 Secretary View profile
  19. Karen Elizabeth Preston 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  20. David Ferguson Calow 1995-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
14/01/1994
Registered office
London

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. The Kantar Group Limited is controlled by TNS Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. TNS Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Kantar Group Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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.

4 directors on the board

3.7y median 3.9y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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 7Business 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02887671
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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