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Spectris Group Holdings Limited

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

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Previous officers 23

  1. Jill Harrison 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ian Andrew Johnson 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Victoria Jane Balchin 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Anthony William Dumpleton 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. Joanna Christine Hallas 2014-2019 Director View profile
  6. Eoghan Pol O'Lionaird 2014-2019 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Blair 2011-2014 Director View profile
  8. Jeremy James Morcom 2010-2013 Director View profile
  9. Clive Graeme Watson 2007-2019 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Clive Harris 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. James Charles Webster 2005-2014 Director View profile
  12. Steve Hare 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. Hans Daniel Nilsson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  14. Roger John Stephens 1997-2018 Director View profile
  15. James Graham Zacharias 1996-2004 Director View profile
  16. John William Poulter 1992-2001 Director View profile
  17. Paul Victor Boughton 1991-2004 Director View profile
  18. Michael Alan Fay 1996 Director View profile
  19. Derek John Kingsbury 1992 Director View profile
  20. Eliza Unwin 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  21. Eliza Mary Unwin 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  22. Rebecca Louise Dunn 2017-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Anthony Colin Hayward 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
27/03/1973
Registered office
London
Previous names
Fairey Overseas Developments Limited (until 08/10/2007)

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.

  • Spectris Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Spectris Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Spectris Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Spectris Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Project Aurora Bidco Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Holdco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Project Aurora Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Holdco 1 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Project Aurora Holdco 1 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Midco 2 Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Project Aurora Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Project Aurora Midco Limited.

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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.

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

3y median 2.2y
average tenure
6.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
2
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.

Finance 6Professional services 5Business services 2Dormant 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01104312
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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