Company
Rayleigh Instruments Limited
Rayleigh Instruments Limited is an active UK company (number 00808961), incorporated 1964, with 4 current directors including Ryan Welshman and Thomas Hawkins. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Ronald Alexander Hamilton Ironside 1996 View profile
- John Lee Hodgetts 2007 View profile
- Raymond Harry Colbert 1996 View profile
- Alan Thomas 1996 View profile
- Eileen Constance Biddle 2003-2025 View profile
- John Robert Brokenbrow 2002-2003 View profile
- Brian Eric Day 2002-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 15/06/1964
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Roy Lawrence
50-75% shares (firm), 50-75% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-11-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Rayleigh Instruments Limited
is controlled by Roy Lawrence
Evidence
active 50-75% shares (firm), 50-75% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm) · notified 2017-11-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Roy Lawrence.
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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.
Financials
- Total assets
- £5,047,063
- Cash
- £969,007
- Employees
- 0.41
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £795,231
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
4 directors on the board
- Roy Lawrence Director
- Ryan Welshman Director · appointed 2018
- Thomas Hawkins Director · appointed 2018
- David Gary Brookes Director
Directors past 6 years
- Ryan Welshman Director · appointed 2018
- Thomas Hawkins Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Thomas Hawkins Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (3)
- Roy Lawrence Director
- Ryan Welshman Director · appointed 2018
- David Gary Brookes Director
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
- 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
- 00808961
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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