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Essencemediacom North Limited

Essencemediacom North Limited is an active UK company (number 03207931), incorporated 1996, with 1 current director, Michael John Nichols. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Scott Michael Clark 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Bruce Lee 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul James Bramwell 2016-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Philip Cooper 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Erica Jane Ingham 2016-2020 Director View profile
  6. Simon Paul Price 2016-2024 Director View profile
  7. Christopher John Broadbent 2015-2018 Director View profile
  8. John Marshall 2009-2016 Director View profile
  9. Steven Paul Buchanan 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. Simon Laurence Tray 2006-2017 Director View profile
  11. Nicholas Alexander Lawson 2006-2025 Director View profile
  12. Stephen David Allan 2006-2020 Director View profile
  13. Paul Victor Gibbon 2004-2016 Director View profile
  14. Paul John Thompson 2003-2016 Director View profile
  15. Peter David Cooper 2000-2016 Director View profile
  16. Andrew John Bartholomew 1996-2010 Director View profile
  17. Declan Tobias Mckenna 1996-2014 Director View profile
  18. Allan Jeffrey Rich 1996-2000 Director View profile
  19. Jonathan Ronald Kropman 1996-1996 Nominee-director View profile
  20. Judith Lindsey Sandground 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  21. Paul Richard Wheeler 1996-2016 Secretary View profile
  22. Pailex Corporate Services Limited 1996-1996 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/06/1996

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. Essencemediacom North Limited is controlled by WPP Samson Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-08-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. WPP Samson Limited is controlled by WPP Group (UK) LTD
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2017-08-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. WPP Group (UK) LTD is controlled by WPP 2005 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-12-12 · 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.

Financials

Net assets
£58,893,000
Total assets
£59,699,000
Cash
£352,000
Employees
230
Turnover
£46,101,000
Profit/loss
-£3,905,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 16Tech and media 4Business 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
03207931
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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