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Who leads it
- Victor Manuel ChavezDirector · since 2026
- Samantha Jane SmithDirector · since 2023
- Peter John MagowanDirector · since 2021
- Nigel Foster RogersDirector · since 2019
- Peter Owen JamesDirector · since 2017
- Matthew Thomas RichardsDirector · since 2016
- John Lawford MacmichaelDirector · since 2010
- Lyn Marion Bruce DavidsonSecretary · since 2024
Previous officers 13
- Mark Timothy Nutter 2016-2016 View profile
- Anthony Brian Frere 2010-2020 View profile
- Gordon Leonard Comben 2008-2015 View profile
- John Michael Lavery 2002-2019 View profile
- Graham Douglas Thomas 1998-2001 View profile
- Ian Spanswick 1997-2002 View profile
- Lewis Cyril Ashby Newnham 1996-2010 View profile
- Jeffrey Richard Hugh Biggs 1996-2001 View profile
- Gary Stephen Marsh 1996-2025 View profile
- Judith Margaret Comben 1996 View profile
- William George Marsh 2015 View profile
- Peter Haining 1996-2024 View profile
- Barbara Delphine Marion Marsh 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/08/1963
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Solid State PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
15 other companies in this group
- Attensys Limited
- Rugged Systems Limited
- Creasefield Limited
- Solsta Limited
- Custom Power Limited
- Creasefield Crewkerne Limited
- Etech Developments Limited
- Q-PAR Angus Hedera Limited
- Steatite Limited
- Wordsworth Technology (Kent) Limited
- Durakool Limited
- Ginsbury Electronics Limited
- Q-PAR Angus Limited
- Ginsbury Electronics Hedera Limited
- Solid State Supplies Limited
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.
7 directors on the board
- Victor Manuel Chavez Director · appointed 2026
- Peter John Magowan Director · appointed 2021
- Samantha Jane Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Nigel Foster Rogers Director · appointed 2019
- John Lawford Macmichael Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Thomas Richards Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Owen James Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Nigel Foster Rogers Director · appointed 2019
- John Lawford Macmichael Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Thomas Richards Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Owen James Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (7)
- Victor Manuel Chavez Director · appointed 2026
- Peter John Magowan Director · appointed 2021
- Samantha Jane Smith Director · appointed 2023
- Nigel Foster Rogers Director · appointed 2019
- John Lawford Macmichael Director · appointed 2010
- Matthew Thomas Richards Director · appointed 2016
- Peter Owen James Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Gary Stephen Marsh Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2025
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
- 00771335
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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