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Essencemediacom Scotland Limited

Essencemediacom Scotland Limited is an active UK company (number 03296603), incorporated 1996, with 1 current director, Michael John Nichols. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 19

  1. Scott Michael Clark 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Nigel Bruce Lee 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Peter Wade 2018-2024 Director View profile
  4. Russell Brown 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Darren William Poynton 2015-2015 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Alexander Lawson 2006-2025 Director View profile
  7. David Giles Tobin 2004-2005 Director View profile
  8. David William Shearer 2003-2022 Director View profile
  9. Simon Laurence Tray 2000-2017 Director View profile
  10. Paul Van Barthold 1998-2000 Director View profile
  11. Euan Jarvie 1998-2009 Director View profile
  12. Allan Jeffrey Rich 1997-2003 Director View profile
  13. Stephen David Allan 1997-2020 Director View profile
  14. Jonathan Ronald Kropman 1996-1997 Nominee-director View profile
  15. Susan Mary Lysionek 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  16. Sally Jane Griffiths 1999-2003 Secretary View profile
  17. David Mark Dewhurst 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  18. Stephen Andre Rosenberg 1997-1997 Secretary View profile
  19. Pailex Corporate Services Limited 1996-1997 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/12/1996

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. Essencemediacom Scotland Limited is controlled by Essencemediacom Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Essencemediacom Holdings Limited is controlled by Grey Communications Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-03-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Grey Communications Group Limited is controlled by WPP US Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-02-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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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  • Addison Corporate Marketing Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP MR Overseas Media Holdings Limited
  • Fitch Worldwide Limited
  • Business Design Group Mccoll Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Intelliquest, LTD. (no longer on the register)
  • WPP Finance 2017
  • Public Relations and International Sports Marketing Limited (no longer on the register)
  • 12303234 (no longer on the register)
  • BJM Research and Consultancy Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Hydration Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Sadek Wynberg Millward Brown Limited (no longer on the register)
  • 10655961 (no longer on the register)
  • Mortimer Square Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Everystone Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Everymile Limited (no longer on the register)
  • 07403295 (no longer on the register)
  • Kantar Retail UK Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Akqa Limited
  • Finecast Limited
  • WPP Ottawa LTD (no longer on the register)
  • Market Research Bureau Group Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Grey Technology Services Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Mediaedge:CIA International Investments Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Asmr Holdings Limited
  • 04045180 (no longer on the register)
  • 02320641 (no longer on the register)
  • First Music Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Conquest Europe (UK) Limited (no longer on the register)
  • 02548770 (no longer on the register)
  • WPP North Atlantic Limited
  • WPP CP Finance PLC
  • Newcrosse Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP Kenneth Square Unlimited (no longer on the register)
  • TNS Group Holdings Limited
  • WPP Pension Trustees Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP Group Holdings Limited
  • Dialogue Marketing Partnership Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP US Investments Limited
  • International Outdoor Systems LTD. (no longer on the register)
  • WG Access Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP MR UK Limited
  • WPP Finance 2015 Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Healthworld Holdings Limited (no longer on the register)
  • WPP Jargon LTD (no longer on the register)
  • S.H.Benson(India)Limited
  • WPP AMC Holdings. (no longer on the register)
  • European Market Research Bureau Limited (no longer on the register)
  • Npcomplete LTD
  • Acceleration Emarketing Limited

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
£34,909,000
Total assets
£34,948,000
Employees
28
Turnover
£12,322,000
Profit/loss
£9,693,000

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

2.2y median 2.2y
average tenure
2.2y
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
03296603
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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