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Essence Global Limited

Essence Global Limited is an active UK company (number 05467689), incorporated 2005, with 2 current directors, Kate Rowlinson and Michael John Nichols. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Scott Michael Clark 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anna Berry Manser 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Clare Jane Chapman 2024-2024 Director View profile
  4. Nigel Bruce Lee 2023-2024 Director View profile
  5. Ryan Andrew Storrar 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Santabarbara 2020-2023 Director View profile
  7. Mark Wanstall 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Tim Irwin 2019-2022 Director View profile
  9. David John Bryan 2017-2019 Director View profile
  10. Colin Barlow 2017-2020 Director View profile
  11. Robert David Norman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Mark Patterson 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Rudiger Wanck 2015-2016 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Gerard Byrd 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Mark James St.John Nancarrow 2012-2015 Director View profile
  16. Matthew Francis Anthony Isaacs 2005-2015 Director View profile
  17. Andrew William Shebbeare 2005-2020 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Mark Bonsall 2005-2015 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Mark Edwards 2005-2005 Director View profile
  20. Mark Andrew Wanstall 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Timothy Simon Morris 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  22. Timothy Joseph Gerard O'Gorman 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  23. SH Company Secretaries Limited 2005-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/05/2005

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.

  • WPP Samson Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-17

Group

  1. Essence Global Limited is controlled by WPP Samson Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-02-17 · 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.

431 other companies in this group

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
£167,295,000
Employees
122
Turnover
£141,251,000
Profit/loss
£9,106,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£141,251,000£167,295,000
2025-12-31£141,251,000£167,295,000

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.

1 directors on the board

2y median 2y
average tenure
2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 17Tech 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
05467689
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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