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Optichrome Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Vivian Elizabeth Nuttall 2004-2018 Director View profile
  2. Nicola Bisset 2001-2007 Director View profile
  3. Vivien Elizabeth Nuttall 2000-2004 Director View profile
  4. David John Hunt 1998-2000 Director View profile
  5. Robert Paul Unwin 1992-1999 Director View profile
  6. Kenneth Stephens 1996 Director View profile
  7. Jeffrey Bryan Veats 1995 Director View profile
  8. Edward Stephens 2013 Director View profile
  9. Paul Christopher Sutton 2004 Director View profile
  10. Martin Kenneth Godding 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  11. Kenneth Ivan Godding 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £139,992 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • DPS for Design, Print and Related Services Buyer: Southampton City Council £139,992 2022-12-16 CPV 79800000 Source: Contracts Finder

    DPS for Design, Print and Related Services

  • Optimus Support & Maintenance Buyer: The National Archives Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Optimus software 12-month support and maintenance agreement.

About

Incorporated
29/01/1963

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.

Group

  1. Optichrome Limited is controlled by Natalie Stephens
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Natalie Stephens.

5 other companies in this group

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

Net assets
£1,791,189
Total assets
£1,984,303
Cash
£129,660
Employees
42
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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

14.5y median 16.4y
average tenure
33.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 2Professional services 2Property 2Finance 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

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
00748294
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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