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British Flame Research Committee

British Flame Research Committee is an active UK company (number 00570089), incorporated 1956, with 8 current directors including Ian Brown and Dr Junfeng Yang. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 37

  1. Dr Ck Tan 2016-2021 Director View profile
  2. Dr Kevin James Hughes 2016-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nigel Peter Webley 2012-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dr Richard Marsh 2012-2026 Director View profile
  5. John Peter Goldring 2011-2019 Director View profile
  6. Michael Charles Welbourne 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Angus Duncan 2009-2025 Director View profile
  8. Mark Young 2009-2012 Director View profile
  9. Professor Anthony John Griffiths 2008-2012 Director View profile
  10. Dr William Joseph Quick 2007-2022 Director View profile
  11. Dr Alex Zyh Siong Chong 2006-2011 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Farrelly Colechin 2004-2007 Director View profile
  13. Dr Sandra Maria Godoy 2001-2006 Director View profile
  14. Professor Alan Williams 2001-2008 Director View profile
  15. Jeffrey Michael Rhine 2000-2008 Director View profile
  16. John David Massingham 2000-2010 Director View profile
  17. Kevin David Brundish 1997-2005 Director View profile
  18. Professor Frederick Lockwood 1996-2003 Director View profile
  19. Dr John Christopher Boden 1996-2003 Director View profile
  20. David Hibberd 1996-2000 Director View profile
  21. Dr Syed Habib Ahmed 1995-2000 Director View profile
  22. John Ronald Tilston 1995-1997 Director View profile
  23. Smart, John Philip, Doctor 1994-2003 Director View profile
  24. Dr Martin Smith 1993-1995 Director View profile
  25. Dr Edward Hampartsoumian 1992-2001 Director View profile
  26. Professor Allan Robert Jones 1992-2003 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Mcquiggan Lowes 1995 Director View profile
  28. Nicholas Syred 2009 Director View profile
  29. Barrie George Jenkins 2001 Director View profile
  30. Andrew John Minchener 1993 Director View profile
  31. Anthony Terrence Sheridan 1996 Director View profile
  32. John Sykes 1996 Director View profile
  33. David John Bate 1995 Director View profile
  34. Neil Fricker 2005 Director View profile
  35. John James Witton 2008-2012 Secretary View profile
  36. Dr Martin Biffin 1992-2001 Secretary View profile
  37. Colin Rigg 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/08/1956

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Roger Dudill
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Paul Richard Newman
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Richard Withnall
    significant influence · notified 2019-10-15
  • Angus Duncan ceased 2025-12-10
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • John Peter Goldring ceased 2019-10-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
  • Nigel Peter Webley ceased 2019-10-15
    significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. British Flame Research Committee is controlled by Roger Dudill
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Roger Dudill.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£44,905
Employees
9
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2024-12-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

8 directors on the board

8.3y median 7y
average tenure
25.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Manufacturing 2Finance 1Property 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00570089
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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