# J. Walter Thompson U.K. Holdings Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00280055](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00280055)
- **Status:** Active - Proposal to Strike off
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 29 Sep 1933
- **Registered office:** SEA CONTAINERS, 18 UPPER GROUND, LONDON, SE1 9PD
- **Nature of business:** [70100](/sic/70100) Activities of head offices
- **Corporate group:** [Robert Stigwood Organisation Limited(the)](/group/119) (1076 companies)


## Previous names

- J. Walter Thompson Group Limited (until 1 Jan 1983)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESNIAK, Alicja Barbara | director | 28 May 1992 | 15 Dec 1993 |
| FYFE, Alexandra Adamantia | secretary | - | 22 Aug 1994 |
| COLEBROOK, Miles William Merrill | director | - | 31 Dec 1995 |
| LERWILL, Robert Earl | director | - | 5 Dec 1996 |
| WADE, Peter | secretary | 22 Aug 1994 | 11 Dec 1997 |
| NOON, Barry Charles James | director | 3 Jan 1997 | 30 Jun 1998 |
| FARNELL, Russell Austin | secretary | 11 Dec 1997 | 12 Jan 2000 |
| SANDERSON, Alison Kimberley | director | 1 Jan 1996 | 21 Dec 2001 |
| DICKINSON, Matthew David | secretary | 12 Jan 2000 | 9 Sep 2002 |
| LUCAS, Martin George | director | 18 Mar 2002 | 20 Jun 2005 |
| SORRELL, Martin Stuart | director | - | 17 Jul 2007 |
| DOHERTY, Hugh Martin Lee | director | 21 Dec 2001 | 27 Jun 2008 |
| COTTON, James Ross | director | 6 Mar 2009 | 19 Jan 2012 |
| DELANEY, Paul | director | 17 Jul 2007 | 29 Aug 2013 |
| WILKINS, Keith Kelley | director | 1 Oct 2008 | 16 Jul 2019 |
| SPENSLEY, Sally Sharon Bird | director | 1 Dec 2005 | 16 Jul 2019 |
| YAP, Ngen Siak | director | 19 Jan 2012 | 26 Nov 2019 |
| DIPPLE, Peter Howard | secretary | 9 Sep 2002 | 30 Jun 2025 |
| SEGIMON, Manuel | director | 16 Jul 2019 | 11 Sep 2025 |
| GAUTIER, Julian | director | 20 Aug 2019 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sally Sharon Bird Spensley | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 16 Jul 2019 |
| Mr Keith Kelley Wilkins | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 16 Jul 2019 |
| Mr Ngen Siak Yap | significant-influence-or-control | 6 Apr 2016 | 26 Nov 2019 |
| Mr Julian Gautier | significant-influence-or-control | 26 Nov 2019 | 17 Apr 2020 |
| Wpp Unicorn Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 17 Apr 2020 |  |




## Owned by

J. Walter Thompson U.K. Holdings Limited → [WPP Unicorn Limited](/company/04486011) → [Cockpit Holdings Limited](/company/02477051) → [WPP Group (UK) Ltd](/company/02670617) → [WPP 2005 Limited](/company/01003653) → [WPP Mr Overseas Media Holdings Limited](/company/04177804)



## Controls

- [Vml(uk) Limited](/company/01660783) (01660783)




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