# BBC World Service Holdings Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [08476181](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08476181)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 5 Apr 2013
- **Registered office:** BROADCASTING HOUSE, PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, W1A 1AA
- **Nature of business:** [74990](/sic/74990) Non-trading company
- **Corporate group:** [100 Percent Broadcasting Ltd](/group/54) (752 companies)


## Previous names

- BBC World Service Holdings Ltd (until 3 Aug 2026)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOWING, Nigel Peter | director | 5 Apr 2013 | 14 Sep 2014 |
| GIBSON, Sarah Jane | director | 5 Apr 2013 | 3 May 2018 |
| GONZALEZ-ARMAS, Jose Antonio | director | 19 Jan 2016 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| HARROLD, Phillip John | director | 29 Jul 2026 |  |
| RYLAND, Jackline | secretary | 19 Dec 2024 |  |
| KERSLAKE, Louise | director | 2 May 2018 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Broadcasting Corporation | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 16 May 2016 |  |




## Owned by

BBC World Service Holdings Ltd → [British Broadcasting Corporation](/company/RC000057)





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