Company · Royston
Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Limited
Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 25
- Steven Endress 2021-2024 View profile
- Katherine Victoria Barnes-Quinn 2021-2025 View profile
- Dr Michael Robert Evans 2018-2019 View profile
- Dr Chris Lowe 2017-2021 View profile
- Robert Morgan Smith 2015-2017 View profile
- Brian Peter Clarkstone 2013-2016 View profile
- Nathan John Neal 2011-2013 View profile
- Dr Robert Neil Bates 2010-2013 View profile
- Walter John Herriot 2008-2018 View profile
- Dr Richard William Philpott 2005-2007 View profile
- Nicholas John Tiley 2003-2012 View profile
- Michael Anthony Pisapia 2001-2005 View profile
- Lucian Gerald Henry Hatfield 2000-2001 View profile
- Stuart David Hayllar 1996-1999 View profile
- Christopher Bennett Zealley 2017 View profile
- Michael James Kennedy 2003 View profile
- Cecil Hall Chapman 2009 View profile
- Paul Jeremy Pergande 2010 View profile
- Peter Frank Dunkley 1999 View profile
- James Morley Crook 1992 View profile
- John Alexander Barker 2001 View profile
- Sarah Howorth Chapman 1996 View profile
- Linda Joan Harvey 2013-2020 View profile
- Rachel Jane Sheard 2003-2003 View profile
- Michael Helm Woodisse 2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
- Incorporated
- 04/05/1960
- Registered office
- Royston
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Royston Instruments LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-02-28 - The Dartington Hall Trust ceased 2020-12-23
25-50% shares, 25-50% shares (trust), 25-50% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Grant Instruments (Cambridge) Limited
is controlled by Royston Instruments LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register - Royston Instruments LTD
is controlled by Andrew Mark Lovatt
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-08-23, ceased 2024-09-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew Mark Lovatt.
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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.
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
- David Allan Newble Director · appointed 2025
- Ludovic James Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Louisa Elizabeth Aichinger Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Davison Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Ludovic James Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Louisa Elizabeth Aichinger Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Davison Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- David Allan Newble Director · appointed 2025
- Ludovic James Chapman Director · appointed 2016
- Louisa Elizabeth Aichinger Director · appointed 2017
- Mark Davison Director · appointed 2020
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.
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00658133
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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