---
title: "A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03263498
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03263498`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Ac Nielsen Holdings Uk Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ada0bf04-0481-4c47-8889-6622caed1916
- **Niq Global Intelligence Public Limited Company** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/973209c7-b708-4a03-91da-f69d742b3641

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **CGA STRATEGY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/74688b44-edf8-52bf-a0ed-1f3a247b4e1d
- **ACNIELSEN (UK) PENSION PLAN TRUST LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/aa1b1f3c-5850-451e-aded-ee5a4e98fdf5
- **NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f08ef87c-762d-533c-a84e-a7c7c52f7a0e
- **CGA STRATEGY LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/74688b44-edf8-52bf-a0ed-1f3a247b4e1d

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **2-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `03263498`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1996-10-09
- **Registered office:** Nielsen House, John Smith Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 2WB
- **SIC:** 73200

### Officers

- COSEC SERVICES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2002-03-04
- CRANE, Julian Grant — director · British · appointed 2025-11-01
- MORRISON, Ben Alexander — director · British · appointed 2021-10-13
- PATHAK, Priyank — director · Indian · appointed 2021-06-29
- STRONG, Michelle Louise — director · British · appointed 2026-04-01
- ROBINSON, Ronald Anthony — secretary · British · appointed 1996-10-09 · resigned 1996-10-16
- SLATER, Maxine — secretary · British · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2011-02-28
- SYER, Christopher John Owen — secretary · British · appointed 1996-10-16 · resigned 2002-03-04
- BAKER, Graham Leigh — director · British · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2011-02-28
- BARNA, Igor Michael — director · American · appointed 2006-07-14 · resigned 2008-03-31
- COLE, David John — director · British · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2005-08-03
- COLLETT, Brian — director · British · appointed 1996-10-09 · resigned 1996-10-16
- COLLINS, Robert Simon — director · British · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2011-08-25
- COX, Robert Glen — director · Canadian · appointed 2001-12-19 · resigned 2004-11-22
- DE VATTEVILLE, Alban — director · French · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2014-03-10
- DRESSENDOERFER, Thomas Faiq — director · German · appointed 2005-08-03 · resigned 2006-07-14
- EARLE, Catherine Mollie — director · British · appointed 2016-09-20 · resigned 2020-02-10
- FRANKE, James Mitchell — director · American · appointed 2000-02-14 · resigned 2001-12-19
- KYRIAKOU, Kyriakos — director · Cypriot · appointed 2008-03-25 · resigned 2010-03-01
- LEESER, Mario Rafael — director · German · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2001-12-19

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Niq Global Intelligence Public Limited Company](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/973209c7-b708-4a03-91da-f69d742b3641) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · Ireland — since 2025-07-23
- [Ac Nielsen Holdings Uk Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ada0bf04-0481-4c47-8889-6622caed1916) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2024-02-08

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03263498
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03263498

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ce3e348f-3d76-547d-a688-0a2e0ecbc1bb._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._