Company
Words&Pictures (Commercial) Limited
Words&Pictures (Commercial) Limited is an active UK company (number 03520568), incorporated 1998, with 2 current directors, Adam James Sumnall and Claire Louise Vaughan. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Heather Mary Baker 2023-2024 View profile
- Rachel Griffin 2021-2025 View profile
- Nigel Guy Howes 2020-2023 View profile
- Debra Duerden 2018-2025 View profile
- Jennifer Majeed 2015-2025 View profile
- Brent Craig 2015-2019 View profile
- Leah Charlotte Burgess 2012-2014 View profile
- Catherine Grant 2007-2009 View profile
- Richard James Chaplin 2002-2005 View profile
- Andrew Holt 1999-2025 View profile
- Cheryl Susan Donnison 1998-2005 View profile
- David Lynch 1998-2020 View profile
- Anthony Layton 1998-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 03/03/1998
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.
- Anthony Layton ceased 2020-10-25
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Definition Agency Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-25
Group
- Words&Pictures (Commercial) Limited
is controlled by Anthony Layton
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Anthony Layton.
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Adam James Sumnall Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Louise Vaughan Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Adam James Sumnall Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Louise Vaughan Director · appointed 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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03520568
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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