The Engine Group Limited

Active05015446 Private limited company

Incorporated: 14 January 2004 (22 years)
Previously known as: WCRS Group Limited (until 15 November 2005)
Oval (1937) Limited (until 8 March 2004)
Industry: Public relations and communications activities (70210)
Advertising agencies (73110)
Directors: Samuel Thomas James Knights
Maneck Minoo Kalifa
Owned by: Engine Acquisition Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: Greater London
Address: 60 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7RT

Website & contact details

Group website: next15.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 October 2027
Last accounts: 31 January 2026
Conf. stmt due: 15 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 1 June 2026

Charges

Total: 14
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 13

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Knights, Samuel Thomas James

Director · Appointed 9 January 2026

Also at Next 15 Group PLC, Archetype Agency Limited, August.One Communications International Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1982 (44)

Kalifa, Maneck Minoo

Director · Appointed 11 June 2025

Also at Next 15 Group PLC, Archetype Agency Limited, August.One Communications International Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1967 (59)

Sanford, Mark John

Secretary · Appointed 30 April 2022

Officer history (46 former)

9 January 2026

Resigned Peachey, Jonathan Andrew as Director

9 January 2026

Appointed Knights, Samuel Thomas James as Director

11 June 2025

Appointed Kalifa, Maneck Minoo as Director

30 May 2025

Resigned Harris, Peter Jonathan as Director

30 April 2022

Resigned Wood, Emma Louise as Secretary

30 April 2022

Appointed Sanford, Mark John as Secretary

8 March 2022

Appointed Harris, Peter Jonathan as Director

8 March 2022

Resigned Abert, Collin Roy as Director

8 March 2022

Appointed Peachey, Jonathan Andrew as Director

8 March 2022

Appointed Wood, Emma Louise as Secretary

8 March 2022

Resigned Thompson, William Michael as Director

8 March 2022

Resigned Cole, Mary Louise as Secretary

8 March 2022

Resigned Caine, Paul Jason as Director

8 March 2022

Resigned Diamond, Lawrence Jeffrey as Director

31 August 2021

Resigned Moffatt, James Nicholas Peter as Director

22 July 2021

Appointed Thompson, William Michael as Director

18 October 2018

Appointed Moffatt, James Nicholas Peter as Director

1 May 2018

Appointed Diamond, Lawrence Jeffrey as Director

30 April 2018

Resigned Klein, Deborah as Director

27 March 2018

Resigned Graunke, Terence Michael as Director

2 February 2018

Appointed Caine, Paul Jason as Director

2 February 2018

Resigned Rojas, James Kenneth, Mr. as Director

2 February 2018

Appointed Abert, Collin Roy as Director

11 April 2016

Appointed Rojas, James Kenneth, Mr. as Director

1 April 2016

Resigned Kooyman, Simon Pieter as Director

31 March 2016

Resigned Martin, Ashley Graham as Director

1 January 2016

Appointed Kooyman, Simon Pieter as Director

30 June 2015

Resigned Bernbach, John Lincoln as Director

12 November 2014

Resigned Scott, Peter John as Director

5 September 2014

Appointed Graunke, Terence Michael as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Kilmister-Blue, Tina Maree as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Wyatt, Richard Edward John as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Graunke, Terence Michael as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Allgaier, Matthias Georg, Dr as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Spring, Stephanie as Director

5 September 2014

Resigned Scriven, Thomas Patrick as Director

5 September 2014

Appointed Graunke, Terence Michael as Director

31 March 2014

Appointed Kilmister-Blue, Tina Maree as Director

31 March 2014

Resigned Wreford, Matthew Thomas Yardley, Mr. as Director

19 March 2013

Appointed Cole, Mary Louise as Secretary

21 December 2012

Resigned Ewing, Susanna as Secretary

19 July 2012

Appointed Bernbach, John Lincoln as Director

30 June 2012

Resigned Harris, Peter Jonathan as Director

28 June 2012

Appointed Spring, Stephanie as Director

14 June 2012

Resigned Clift, Simon as Director

23 April 2012

Appointed Martin, Ashley Graham as Director

15 February 2012

Resigned Puris, Martin as Director

1 January 2011

Appointed Puris, Martin as Director

3 December 2010

Appointed Scriven, Thomas Patrick as Director

3 December 2010

Appointed Allgaier, Matthias Georg, Dr as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Wight, Robin as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Biss, Adele as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Jaume, Leon Charles Michael as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Hough, Julian as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Eskandarian, Edward as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Bobby, Daniel as Director

4 November 2010

Resigned Andrews, Philip Kenneth as Director

8 September 2010

Appointed Ewing, Susanna as Secretary

8 September 2010

Resigned Harris, Peter as Secretary

1 May 2010

Appointed Wreford, Matthew Thomas Yardley, Mr. as Director

1 May 2010

Resigned Spencer, Michael Alan, Lord Spencer Of Alresford as Director

30 April 2010

Appointed Harris, Peter as Secretary

30 April 2010

Resigned Day, Ian Philip as Director

30 April 2010

Appointed Harris, Peter Jonathan as Director

30 April 2010

Resigned Day, Ian Philip as Secretary

26 April 2010

Appointed Clift, Simon as Director

19 October 2009

Appointed Wyatt, Richard Edward John as Director

1 November 2008

Appointed Andrews, Philip Kenneth as Director

20 September 2006

Resigned Woodford, Stephen as Director

21 July 2006

Appointed Hough, Julian as Director

1 December 2005

Resigned Lever, Christopher John as Secretary

1 December 2005

Resigned Lever, Christopher John as Director

1 December 2005

Appointed Day, Ian Philip as Secretary

1 December 2005

Appointed Day, Ian Philip as Director

11 November 2005

Appointed Spencer, Michael Alan, Lord Spencer Of Alresford as Director

11 November 2005

Appointed Biss, Adele as Director

26 April 2005

Resigned Bowles, Jeremy as Director

1 April 2005

Resigned Ovalsec Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

1 April 2005

Resigned Hough, Julian as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Lever, Christopher John as Secretary

31 March 2005

Appointed Klein, Deborah as Director

9 December 2004

Appointed Bobby, Daniel as Director

22 September 2004

Appointed Bowles, Jeremy as Director

10 September 2004

Resigned Hadden, Niall Joseph as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Eskandarian, Edward as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Jaume, Leon Charles Michael as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Woodford, Stephen as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Wight, Robin as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Lever, Christopher John as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Scott, Peter John as Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Hough, Julian as Director

1 April 2004

Resigned Oval Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

1 April 2004

Appointed Hadden, Niall Joseph as Director

14 January 2004

Appointed Oval Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

14 January 2004

Appointed Ovalsec Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Engine Acquisition Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 19 January 2018

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 09080182

Other holdings 1

Companies where The Engine Group Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Engine Partners UK LLP

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Active

Group structure 31 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

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Studio LA Plage Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Brandwidth Marketing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cloudfy Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Conversion Rate Experts Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cubaka Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Williams Commerce Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Williams Commerce Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Engine Acquisition Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Engine Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Engine People UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Engine Partners UK LLP Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Mach49 Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Marker Collective Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Archetype Agency Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Outcast London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

MHP Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Lucas Hood Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Tuva Partners Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Next15 Holdco1 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Next15 Holdco2 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Next15 Holdco3 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Plinc Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Portfolio T SPV2 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Pretzl Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Berne (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

I T Telemarketing Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Craft Consulting Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Publitek Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 5 more

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
6 November 2026	Other filing
6 November 2026	Other filing
6 November 2026	Accounts filing
6 November 2026	Audit exemption subsidiary accounts	31 January 2026
1 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	1 June 2026