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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Reshma Ramachandran 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Blair 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Alan Thomson 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Gavin Fenton Hill 2016-2025 Director View profile
  5. Mary Elizabeth Waldner 2016-2025 Director View profile
  6. Dr Ian Richard Barkshire 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sir Richard Henry Friend 2014-2023 Director View profile
  8. Jennifer Margaret Allerton 2013-2016 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Otto Geitner 2013-2021 Director View profile
  10. John Fyfe Lennox 2009-2016 Director View profile
  11. Charles John Arthur Holroyd 2005-2013 Director View profile
  12. Steven Minor Parker 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Jonathan Flint 2005-2016 Director View profile
  14. Professor Michael Alan Hughes 2004-2013 Director View profile
  15. Bernard John Taylor 2002-2012 Director View profile
  16. Peter John Hill 1999-2004 Director View profile
  17. Peter William Lloyd Morgan 1999-2009 Director View profile
  18. Nigel John Keen 1999-2016 Director View profile
  19. Dr Andrew John Mackintosh 1996-2005 Director View profile
  20. Prof Sir John Michael Brady 1995-1995 Director View profile
  21. Richard Keith Arthur Wakeling 1995-2001 Director View profile
  22. Sir Alfred Joseph Shepperd 1995 Director View profile
  23. Sir Peter Michael Williams CBE Freng 1999 Director View profile
  24. Sir John Whitaker Fairclough 1998 Director View profile
  25. John Michael Woodgate 1999 Director View profile
  26. Sir Martin Francis Wood 2000 Director View profile
  27. Louise Meads 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  28. Katy Brizell 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  29. Sarah Harvey 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  30. Susan Karen Johnson-Brett 2007-2021 Secretary View profile
  31. Kevin James Boyd 2006-2016 Secretary View profile
  32. Martin Lamaison 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/09/1963

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Oxford Instruments PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

26 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.

Grants received

2 grants · £38,012 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 · £38,012 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £18,9622024-03-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £19,0502023-10-05
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

3.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
7.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 7Construction 1Education 1Finance 1Other services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00775598
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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