BBC World Distribution Limited

Active04514408 Private limited company
Incorporated
19 August 2002 (24 years)
Industry
Television programming and broadcasting activities (60200)
Directors
Simon John Armitage
Owned by
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
Greater London
Address
1 Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
4 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
21 August 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Wong, Julie
Secretary · Appointed 1 October 2025
Director · Appointed 8 September 2025
Also at BBC Global News Limited, BBC Studios Distribution Limited, BBC Studios Limited · more companies
British
Born December 1974 (51)
Armitage, Simon John
Director · Appointed 15 August 2022
British
Born January 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 24 August 2021
Also at BBC Global News Limited, 2 Entertain Limited, Bbc.Com Limited
French
Born August 1974 (52)
Officer history (37 former)
1 October 2025
Appointed Wong, Julie as Secretary
1 October 2025
Resigned Corriette, Anthony as Secretary
8 September 2025
Appointed Jones, Amanda Jane as Director
26 June 2024
Resigned Burgess, Lorraine Yasmin as Director
21 August 2023
Appointed Corriette, Anthony as Secretary
21 August 2023
Resigned Chalston, Nicola as Secretary
5 January 2023
Resigned Corriette, Anthony as Secretary
5 January 2023
Appointed Chalston, Nicola as Secretary
15 August 2022
Appointed Burgess, Lorraine Yasmin as Director
15 August 2022
Resigned Chan Fook Tin, Maggy, Vanessa as Director
15 August 2022
Appointed Armitage, Simon John as Director
24 August 2021
Resigned Villar, Charles Alexander as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Chan Fook Tin, Maggy, Vanessa as Director
24 August 2021
Appointed Pieczanski, Marie Eleonore as Director
3 August 2021
Resigned Weiland, David Simon as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Corriette, Anthony as Secretary
31 March 2021
Resigned North, Lindsey Mary as Secretary
1 October 2020
Appointed Weiland, David Simon as Director
30 September 2020
Resigned Egan, James Anthony as Director
24 April 2018
Resigned Jones, Mark Peter as Director
24 April 2018
Resigned Angus, Jamie Mildon as Director
24 April 2018
Resigned Unsworth, Francesca Mary as Director
24 April 2018
Resigned Gibbs, Gary Paul as Director
24 April 2018
24 April 2018
Resigned Montgomery, James George Duncan as Director
21 March 2018
Appointed Villar, Charles Alexander as Director
28 February 2017
Appointed Jones, Mark Peter as Director
7 December 2016
Appointed Angus, Jamie Mildon as Director
10 November 2016
Resigned Porter, Richard Julian as Director
24 March 2016
Resigned Lawrence, Colin Tudor as Director
18 December 2014
Resigned Horrocks, Peter John Gibson as Director
18 December 2014
Appointed Unsworth, Francesca Mary as Director
29 August 2013
Resigned Tew, Beverley Jane as Director
19 February 2013
Appointed Tew, Beverley Jane as Director
20 December 2012
Appointed Gibbs, Gary Paul as Director
16 October 2012
Resigned Coles, Dominic Peter as Director
31 July 2012
Appointed Coles, Dominic Peter as Director
31 July 2012
Appointed North, Lindsey Mary as Secretary
31 July 2012
Appointed Davies, Christopher James Morgan as Director
31 July 2012
Resigned Warren, Josephine Maria as Secretary
31 July 2012
Resigned Nazerali, Sanjay Amir Abdul as Director
31 July 2012
Appointed Montgomery, James George Duncan as Director
3 May 2011
Appointed Porter, Richard Julian as Director
3 May 2011
Resigned Pennie, Sharon Simone as Director
1 April 2010
Resigned Kevill, Sian Louise as Director
31 March 2010
Resigned Sambrook, Richard as Director
20 January 2010
Appointed Horrocks, Peter John Gibson as Director
2 February 2009
Appointed Lawrence, Colin Tudor as Director
28 November 2008
Resigned Trevenen Barnard, Anne as Director
8 September 2008
Appointed Warren, Josephine Maria as Secretary
8 September 2008
Resigned Knox-Peebles, Brendan Clive as Secretary
21 August 2008
Appointed Nazerali, Sanjay Amir Abdul as Director
21 August 2008
Appointed Egan, James Anthony as Director
22 May 2008
Resigned Gorard, Jane Elizabeth as Director
31 January 2008
Appointed Knox-Peebles, Brendan Clive as Secretary
30 January 2008
Resigned Warren, Josephine Maria as Secretary
18 October 2007
Resigned Hazell, Jeffrey John as Director
20 April 2007
Resigned Howlett, Jonathan as Director
11 October 2005
Appointed Pennie, Sharon Simone as Director
15 July 2005
Resigned Brown, Alistair, Dr as Director
14 September 2004
Resigned Byford, Mark as Director
14 September 2004
Appointed Sambrook, Richard as Director
19 December 2003
Resigned Cross, Patrick Henry, Dr as Director
10 November 2003
Appointed Kevill, Sian Louise as Director
17 September 2003
Appointed Warren, Josephine Maria as Secretary
17 September 2003
Resigned Serjeant, David as Secretary
1 December 2002
Appointed Howlett, Jonathan as Director
1 December 2002
Appointed Gorard, Jane Elizabeth as Director
1 December 2002
Appointed Hazell, Jeffrey John as Director
28 October 2002
Appointed Byford, Mark as Director
28 October 2002
Appointed Brown, Alistair, Dr as Director
28 October 2002
Appointed Cross, Patrick Henry, Dr as Director
28 October 2002
Appointed Trevenen Barnard, Anne as Director
28 October 2002
Appointed Serjeant, David as Secretary
28 October 2002
Resigned Payne, Graeme Matthew as Secretary
28 October 2002
Resigned Fleming, Ellen Mccool as Director
19 August 2002
Appointed Payne, Graeme Matthew as Secretary
19 August 2002
Appointed Fleming, Ellen Mccool as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 16 May 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Has significant influence or control
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 04514407

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
5 November 2026Other filing—
5 November 2026Other filing—
5 November 2026Accounts filing—
26 August 2026Confirmation statement with no updates21 August 2026
8 December 2025Other filing
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