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Smiths Detection-Watford Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 36

  1. Alastair Campbell Irvine 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Liam Peter King 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Jeffrey Payne 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Michel Gilles Audette 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Lili Liu 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Dr Shaun Doherty 2012-2014 Director View profile
  7. Dr Roderick Charles Wilson 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Philip Lee 2012-2016 Director View profile
  9. Ian Vallance 2012-2012 Director View profile
  10. David John Millard 2009-2012 Director View profile
  11. Malcolm Peter Maginnis 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Bernhard Johannes Semling 2006-2009 Director View profile
  13. Alexander Easton Baxter 2006-2009 Director View profile
  14. William Richard Mawer 2003-2012 Director View profile
  15. Nigel Robert Day 2001-2004 Director View profile
  16. John Shepherd 1998-2003 Director View profile
  17. Norman Victor Barber 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Laurence Barson 1997-2009 Director View profile
  19. Lawrence Davidson Irving 1997-1997 Director View profile
  20. Dr Robert Brian Turner 1994-2008 Director View profile
  21. Alice Margaret Dunn 1994-1997 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Paul Fowler 1993-1998 Director View profile
  23. Stuart James Tiverton Brown 1992-1993 Director View profile
  24. Trevor Peter Thrower 1991 Director View profile
  25. Dennis William Lait 1994 Director View profile
  26. Keith Thomas James 1993 Director View profile
  27. Robert Fagan Donat Bradshaw 1992 Director View profile
  28. Lili Liu 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  29. Shaun Doherty 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  30. Ian Vallance 2012-2012 Secretary View profile
  31. David John Millard 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  32. Ryan Lee Roney 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  33. Neil Robert Burdett 2000-2009 Secretary View profile
  34. Alan Smith 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  35. Malcolm Robert Hensby 1992-1997 Secretary View profile
  36. Donald Henry John Lester 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/04/1950

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Smiths Detection-Watford Limited is controlled by Smiths Detection Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Smiths Detection Group Limited is controlled by Smiths Group International Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Smiths Group International Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths Group PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

2 grants · £15,631 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £15,631 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £6,5472023-11-20
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £9,0842023-11-20
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

4 directors on the board

2.1y median 0.1y
average tenure
8.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

1
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00480992
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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