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Company · Royston

Edinburgh Instruments Limited

Manufacture of optical precision instruments

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £243,050 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.

  • Spectrophotometer System Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX £243,050 2026-08-20 Source: Find a Tender

    Supply, installation, commissioning and training for an Edinburgh Instruments LP980 Laser Flash Photolysis Spectrophotometer. The system will provide nanosecond transient absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy capabilities for the investi…

About

What it does
Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Incorporated
19/09/1969
Registered office
Royston

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.

Group

  1. Edinburgh Instruments Limited is controlled by Techcomp (Europe) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Techcomp (Europe) Limited is controlled by Yat Keung Lo
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Yat Keung Lo.

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.

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.

3 directors on the board

11.1y median 13.4y
average tenure
13.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 3Finance 2

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
00962331
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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