Cake Group Limited
Company 03391338 Active
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Alan Ralston Adamson Director · appointed 2017
- Alfonso Rodes Vila Director · appointed 2013
11.1y median 11.1y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Alan Ralston Adamson Director · appointed 2017
- Alfonso Rodes Vila Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Alan Ralston Adamson Director · appointed 2017
- Alfonso Rodes Vila Director · appointed 2013
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 23Tech and media 3Other services 2Business services 1Dormant 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Havas Shared Services Limited 1 shared director
- Havas EHS Discovery Limited 1 shared director
- Conran Design Group Limited 1 shared director
- Centenary Holdings Limited 1 shared director
- Havas PR UK Limited 1 shared director
- Havas Financial Communications Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03391338 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 24/06/1997 |
| Address | THE HKX BUILDING, THREE PANCRAS SQUARE, LONDON, N1C 4AG |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices73110 - Advertising agencies
Ownership - persons with significant control (3)
- Havas N.V.
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors - Havas S.A. ceased 2017
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors - Vivendi S.A. ceased 2024
ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Havas Play Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (24)
- Allan John Ross Secretary · appointed 2025
- Alan Ralston Adamson Director · appointed 2017
- Alfonso Rodes Vila Director · appointed 2013
Show 21 former officers
- Anna Louise Liberty Mcarthur Secretary · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
- Allan John Ross Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2020
- Chris Hirst Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2022
- Paul Anthony Frampton-Calero Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Allan John Ross Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2020
- Pedro Mark Daniel Avery Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Dominique Delport Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2018
- Alastair St John Rhymer Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2016
- Alastair Rhymer Secretary · appointed 2012 · resigned 2015
- Lucien Boyer Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2012
- Mark Robert Benjamin Craze Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2014
- Juan Bascones Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2013
- Michael Edward Mcelhatton Secretary · appointed 2008 · resigned 2012
- Adrian Pettett Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2018
- Christopher Edward Wright Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
- Andrew Mcdonald Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
- Ben Jones Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
- Jeremy Mark Whelan Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2008
- Jennifer Sarah Wright Secretary · appointed 1998 · resigned 2005
- Christopher John Ward Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
- Michael Graham Mathieson Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2014
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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