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Company · High Wycombe

Oxford Instruments AFM Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 15

  1. Jonathan Paul Turner 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Gavin Fenton Hill 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Ian Richard Barkshire 2013-2023 Director View profile
  4. Kevin James Boyd 2006-2016 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Curtis 2005-2020 Director View profile
  6. Alexandra Louise Stafford Brown 2005-2005 Director View profile
  7. Dr Andrew John Mackintosh 1998-2005 Director View profile
  8. Martin Lamaison 2006 Director View profile
  9. Sir Martin Francis Wood 1998 Director View profile
  10. Louise Meads 2025-2026 Secretary View profile
  11. Katy Brizell 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. Sarah Harvey 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  13. Susan Karen Johnson-Brett 2007-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Joanne Louise Young 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  15. Della Louise Gorham 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
31/05/1978
Registered office
High Wycombe
Previous names
Oxford Electronic Instruments Limited (until 03/12/2012)

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. Oxford Instruments AFM Limited is controlled by Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Limited is controlled by Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Holdings Limited is controlled by Oxford Instruments PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oxford Instruments PLC.

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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.

3 directors on the board

5.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
13.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 7Professional services 5Business services 1Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01371454
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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