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Akqa Limited

Advertising agencies

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Alexander Ashby 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Neil Eggar 2018-2026 Director View profile
  3. Richard Shamsi 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Mark Julian Read 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Grant Balfour Scott 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Lanning 2007-2013 Director View profile
  7. Anton Levy 2007-2013 Director View profile
  8. Neil Garfinkel 2004-2007 Director View profile
  9. Scott Killips 2004-2007 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Bedecarre 2004-2016 Director View profile
  11. Matthew Treagus 1999-2001 Director View profile
  12. James Frederick Hilton 1999-2001 Director View profile
  13. Daniel Norris-Jones 1999-2002 Director View profile
  14. Ajaz Khowaj Quoram Ahmed 1994-2024 Director View profile
  15. Philippe Bordet 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  16. Nick Constantinou 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  17. Andrew Oxon 2009-2009 Secretary View profile
  18. Arthur Thomas Ralph Wilson 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  19. Stephen James Watford 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  20. Paul Green 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  21. Christophe Deretz 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  22. David Eglen 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  23. Sughran Ahmed 1994-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Advertising agencies
Incorporated
02/09/1994

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. Akqa Limited is controlled by WPP US Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-05-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WPP US Investments Limited is controlled by WPP 2323 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. WPP 2323 Limited is controlled by WPP 2005 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2021-12-01 · 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

0.5y median 0.5y
average tenure
0.5y
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 3Tech and media 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
02964394
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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