WPP 2005 LIMITED

UK registered

Companies House number 01003653·9 UK shareholdings·5 ownership layers

WPP 2005 LIMITED is a UK-registered corporate shareholder (Companies House number 01003653) and holds shares in 9 active UK companies, recorded across 13 share-class positions on their Companies House confirmation statements (CS01). Beneath those direct holdings OpenRegistry resolves a further 64 companies spanning 5 ownership layers, of which 7 direct holdings are themselves holding companies; the persons-with-significant-control register independently agrees on 8 of these holdings. It ranks #1,870 of 54,210 corporate shareholders by number of active UK holdings. Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Companies held
9

Share-class positions
13

Identity
UK company 01003653

Jurisdiction
UNITED KINGDOM

Ownership layers below
5

Holdings that are holding companies
7

PSC register agrees on
8 holdings

Company profile

Companies House profile of WPP 2005 LIMITED

Shareholders

Shares held by WPP 2005 LIMITED in 9 UK companies

Ownership chain

64 companies across 5 layers beneath WPP 2005 LIMITED

Official record

Companies House record 01003653

Shareholdings

Every company WPP 2005 LIMITED appears on as a member, as filed. 9 of 9 are linked to their Companies House profile.

Company held	Status	Accounts	Share class	Shares	% of class	% of capital	Total % of capital	As of
GAIN THEORY LIMITED ▼01138157	Active	FULL	£, 1.00, ORDINARY	203,000	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2024-02-15
TEMPUS GROUP LIMITED ▼01594098	Active	AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY	£, 0.0000000000100000000, ORDINARY	86,148,625	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2025-08-01
			£, 0.0500000000000000000, ORDINARY	0		0.00%
			£, 0.0000010000000000000, ORDINARY	0		0.00%
THE TEMPUS GROUP TRUST COMPANY (1990) LIMITED02535119	Active	DORMANT	£, 1.00, ORDINARY	2	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2024-09-21
MEDIAEDGE:CIA WORLDWIDE LIMITED ▼02783882	Active	AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY	£, 1.00, ORDINARY	150,000	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2024-02-21
WPP CONSULTING LIMITED03596410	Active	DORMANT	£, 0.00, ORDINARY	863,581,981	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2025-07-19
WPP FINANCE CO. LIMITED03953038	Active	FULL	£, 0.001, ORDINARY	853,308,851	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	2026-02-04
WPP GROUP (UK) LTD ▼02670617	Active	FULL	£, 0.01, ORDINARY	16,829,940,119	100.00%	98.49%	100.00%	2023-12-19
WPP GROUP (UK) LTD ▼02670617	Active	FULL	£, 0.10, PREFERRED ORDINARY	25,759,475	100.00%	1.51%	100.00%	2023-12-19
ALTON WIRE PRODUCTS LIMITED00594646	Active	AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY	£, 0.000000001, ORDINARY	1	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2026-05-25
ALTON WIRE PRODUCTS LIMITED00594646	Active	AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY	£, 1.0, ORDINARY	0		0.00%	0.00%	2026-05-25
WPP 2323 LIMITED04214289	Active	AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY	£, 0.10, ORDINARY	13,022,207,386	100.00%			2024-06-10

Ownership structure below these holdings

64 further companies sit beneath this entity’s direct holdings, across 5 layers. Each is linked to its Companies House profile.

GAIN THEORY LIMITED01138157
- VIZZLY TECHNOLOGY LTD13798198 £, 0.000, ORDINARY SHARES · 100.00%
MEDIAEDGE:CIA WORLDWIDE LIMITED02783882
- ADGISTICS LIMITED03859657 B ORDINARY
WPP GROUP (UK) LTD02670617
- VOLUNTARILY UNITED CREATIVE AGENCIES LIMITED00644591 £, 0.000, ORDINARY / £, 1.000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- THISTLECLUB LIMITED02298386 £, 0.0000000100000000000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- WUNDERMAN THOMPSON COMMERCE UK LIMITED02360867 £, 0.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- CORDIANT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED01320869 £, 0.000000000005, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - WPP DC PENSION TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED03281756 £, 1.0, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - FITCH WORLDWIDE LIMITED04135498 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - BATES OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED02217108 £, 0.00000000001, ORDINARY / £, 1.0, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - GARROTT DORLAND CRAWFORD HOLDINGS LIMITED01012296 £, 0.00000000001, ORDINARY / £, 0.0000001, DEFERRED / £, 0.000001, ORDINARY / £, 0.0001, DEFERRED / £, 0.25, ORDINARY / £, 1.0, DEFERRED · 0.00%
    - GEOMETRY GLOBAL (UK) LIMITED00913184 £, 0.00001, A ORDINARY / £, 0.0001, B ORDINARY · 0.00%
- CODE COMPUTER LOVE LIMITED03759526 £, 0.01, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- LINE EXCHANGE LIMITED03861779 £, 0.000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- GOAT SOLUTIONS LTD09343796 £, 0.10, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - PURPLE GOAT SOLUTIONS LIMITED12591470 B ORDINARY · 49.00%
- CLOUD COMMERCE GROUP LTD04918219 £, 0.1000000000000000000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- NPCOMPLETE LTD06759250 £, 0.01, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- THE BRAND UNION LTD04594601 €, 0.000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- PROPHAVEN LIMITED02292074 £, 0.0000000001000000000, ORDINARY-A / £, 0.0000000001000000000, ORDINARY-B / £, 1.0000000000000000000, ORDINARY-A / £, 1.0000000000000000000, ORDINARY-B · 100.00%
- LAMBIE-NAIRN & COMPANY LIMITED02521977 £, 1.0, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- WPP NORTH ATLANTIC LIMITED02670620 £, 0.000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- AXICOM LIMITED02997975 £, 0.10, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- READYSQUARE LIMITED03065587 £, 0.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- DESIGN BRIDGE LIMITED02044752 £, 0.5, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- COCKPIT HOLDINGS LIMITED02477051 ?, 1.00, PREFERENCE ?A / ?, 1.00, PREFERENCE ?B / ?, 1.00, PREFERENCE ?C / £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
- MADE THOUGHT CREATIVE LIMITED09328805 £, 0.00, ORDINARY · 75.00%
- MAN VS MACHINE LIMITED06243081 £, 0.005, ORDINARY · 75.00%
- FICTIONEERS LIMITED11945003 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 61.66%
- CONSCIUM LTD15404582 A ORDINARY / PREFERENCE · 59.62%
- WPP TORONTO LTD06452920 C$, 1.00, A PREFERENCE / C$, 1.00, ORDINARY / C$, 1.00, PREFERENCE · 31.13%
  - MINDSHARE MEDIA UK LIMITED03425312 £, 1.0000000000000000000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - WAVEMAKER LIMITED04078547 £, 1.00, ORDINARY / €, 1.00, PREFERENCE
- ENIGMA CODE LIMITED08898511 A ORDINARY · 23.74%
- WPP VANCOUVER LTD06452906 C$, 1, ORDINARY · 17.01%
  - PARTNERS (DESIGN CONSULTANTS) LIMITED(THE)01743971 £, 0.000000001, ORDINARY · 42.52%
- WPP SAMSON LIMITED10938469 £, 0.01, ORDINARY SHARE / £, 1.00, NON-VOTING PREFERENCE · 13.25%
  - WPP MEDIA MOTION ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED03080944 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - ESSENCEMEDIACOM NORTH LIMITED03207931 £, 1.00, ORDINARY-A / £, 1.00, ORDINARY-C · 81.15%
  - BURSON GROUP LIMITED03067210 £, 1.000, ORDINARY · 46.37%
  - WPP GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED02668657 £, 0.000, ORDINARY A / £, 0.100, ORDINARY A · 0.00%
    - WPP MEDIA UK LIMITED04736785 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
    - NEW COMMERCIAL ARTS GROUP LIMITED12455030 £, 1.00, A ORDINARY / £, 1.00, B ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - HILL & KNOWLTON LIMITED00953243 £, 0.050, ORDINARY · 0.00%
    - CARL BYOIR (UK) LIMITED03364908 £, 1.000000000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - WPP DATA & TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LTD08313280 ORDINARY
- WPP BRANDS DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED03723506 £, 1.000, NON-VOTING A ORDINARY · 3.09%
  - WPP BRANDS HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED01536457 £, 0.000, ORDINARY / £, 1.000, ORDINARY · 100.00%
    - WPP BRANDS (UK) LIMITED00390845 £, 1.00, ORDINARY £1 · 100.00%
      - VML(UK) LIMITED01660783 £, 0.000, ORDINARY / £, 1.000, NON-REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES · 100.00%
      - CHI WUNDERMAN UK LIMITED09995004 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 50.00%
    - WPP BRANDS (EUROPE) LIMITED01525238 £, 0.000, ORDINARY / £, 1.000, ORDINARY £1 · 100.00%
  - PARTNERS (DESIGN CONSULTANTS) LIMITED(THE)01743971 £, 0.000000001, 'B' ORDINARY / £, 0.000000001, ORDINARY · 57.48%
  - WPP MANCHESTER SQUARE LIMITED10938613 ORDINARY / €, 0.0000000100000000000, ORDINARY
- WPP US INVESTMENTS LIMITED08311240 US$, 1.000, NON-VOTING ORDINARY · 0.00%
  - WPP SPHINX LIMITED08792747 £, 1.000, A ORDINARY SHARE · 5.98%
- ESSENCEMEDIACOM HOLDINGS LIMITED03525784 ORDINARY · 0.00%
  - ESSENCEMEDIACOM SCOTLAND LIMITED03296603 £, 1.00, ORDINARY · 100.00%
  - ESSENCEMEDIACOM NORTH LIMITED03207931 £, 1.00, ORDINARY-B · 18.85%
- KINETIC WORLDWIDE GROUP LIMITED04078291 ORDINARY / £, 0.1000000000000000000, ORDINARY
- SPAFAX AIRLINE NETWORK LIMITED01947925 ORDINARY / £, 0.25, ORDINARY
  - NON THEATRICAL DIGITAL PARTNERS LTD08066562 £, 1.0, B ORDINARY · 49.00%
- CLOCKWORK MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED03133028 ORDINARY
  - FIFTY FIFTY POST PRODUCTION LIMITED04741419 ORDINARY / PREFERENCE
- VMLY&R KOL INSIGHTS & DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED05670865 ORDINARY

Related company owners

Corporate shareholders that hold shares in the same UK companies as WPP 2005 LIMITED:

WPP JUBILEE LIMITED08286875 3 shared holdings
TEMPUS GROUP LIMITED01594098 2 shared holdings

Other corporate shareholders of comparable size registered in UNITED KINGDOM:

BANKWAY PROPERTIES LIMITED00665763 9 UK holdings
CAPITAL AND CENTRIC LIMITED00752098 9 UK holdings
NORTHERN AND MIDLAND HOLDINGS LIMITED00875027 9 UK holdings
AMALGAMATED METAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED00983945 9 UK holdings
RATHBONES GROUP PLC01000403 9 UK holdings
B.M. SAMUELS FINANCE GROUP LTD01055337 9 UK holdings
DORRINGTON HOUSING LIMITED01067638 9 UK holdings
GRESHAM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED01072032 9 UK holdings

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▼ marks a holding that itself holds shares in further companies, so ownership continues below it.

“% of capital” is the entity’s share of issued capital by nominal value, the correct basis when a company has multiple share classes.

Figures are as filed on each company’s most recent confirmation statement; the “As of” column gives that statement date. Source: Companies House Free Company Data and CS01 confirmation statements. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.