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The Soho Agency Limited
Artistic creation
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Benjamin Jonathan ClarkDirector · since 2021
- Carina Lucy Penelope RizviDirector · since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth Ann MortimerDirector · since 2020
- Alice Elizabeth SaundersDirector · since 2019
- Rowan Rosemary LawtonDirector · since 2019
- Donald L TaffnerDirector · since 2019
- Sophie Eugenie LaurimoreDirector · since 2017
- Mark Haselden LucasDirector · since 1996
Previous officers 8
- Edward John Whitley 2006-2013 View profile
- Philippa Jean Milnes-Smith 2003-2025 View profile
- Derek John Coleman 2001-2006 View profile
- Michael Mark Hopkinson 1996-2006 View profile
- Lucinda Jane Holmes 1996-2001 View profile
- Roger Geoffrey Houghton 1996-1998 View profile
- Julian Mark Alexander 1996-2024 View profile
- Araminta Mary Whitley 1996-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Artistic creation
- Incorporated
- 15/07/1996
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Lucas Alexander Whitley Limited (until 31/01/2019)
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Julian Mark Alexander ceased 2018-06-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Mark Haselden Lucas ceased 2018-06-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Araminta Mary Whitley ceased 2018-06-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Soho Agency Group Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-23
Group
- The Soho Agency Limited
is controlled by Julian Mark Alexander
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Julian Mark Alexander.
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
- £2,085,951
- Total assets
- £2,091,334
- Cash
- £1,604,623
- Employees
- 0.22
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £2,085,951 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £2,085,951 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £1,944,601 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.
8 directors on the board
- Donald L Taffner Director · appointed 2019
- Alice Elizabeth Saunders Director · appointed 2019
- Benjamin Jonathan Clark Director · appointed 2021
- Carina Lucy Penelope Rizvi Director · appointed 2021
- Sophie Eugenie Laurimore Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Haselden Lucas Director · appointed 1996
- Rowan Rosemary Lawton Director · appointed 2019
- Helen Elizabeth Ann Mortimer Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Donald L Taffner Director · appointed 2019
- Alice Elizabeth Saunders Director · appointed 2019
- Sophie Eugenie Laurimore Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Haselden Lucas Director · appointed 1996
- Rowan Rosemary Lawton Director · appointed 2019
- Helen Elizabeth Ann Mortimer Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- Donald L Taffner Director · appointed 2019
- Alice Elizabeth Saunders Director · appointed 2019
- Benjamin Jonathan Clark Director · appointed 2021
- Carina Lucy Penelope Rizvi Director · appointed 2021
- Sophie Eugenie Laurimore Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Haselden Lucas Director · appointed 1996
- Rowan Rosemary Lawton Director · appointed 2019
- Helen Elizabeth Ann Mortimer Director · appointed 2020
Left in the last 12 months
- Philippa Jean Milnes-Smith Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 03226762
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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