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Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer UK LTD

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Previous officers 23

  1. Paul Beardsworth 2018-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Johnson 2011-2018 Director View profile
  3. Bernardus Gerhardus Marinus Keetman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  4. Roger John Stephens 2008-2014 Director View profile
  5. James Charles Webster 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Andreas Huellhorst 2008-2019 Director View profile
  7. Kathryn Ada Jones 2007-2008 Director View profile
  8. Ralph Nicholas Forster 2005-2008 Director View profile
  9. John Francis Sidney Milsom 2005-2006 Director View profile
  10. Dennis Wayne Powers 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Peter Davies 2004-2007 Director View profile
  12. Graham David Westmacott 1999-2000 Director View profile
  13. Brian Dabell 1998-2008 Director View profile
  14. Dr Stephen John Curl 1998-1999 Director View profile
  15. Dr Christopher John Wright 1998-2000 Director View profile
  16. Neill Sykes 1998 Director View profile
  17. William Thomas Jordan 1992 Director View profile
  18. Kenneth Morton 2004 Director View profile
  19. Jill Harrison 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  20. Nina Viola Rosen 2022-2026 Secretary View profile
  21. Eliza Mary Unwin 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  22. Stephen Fleet 1995-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Dr Christopher Musiol 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • CSP26623 - Three year annual service contract to V8 shaker Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services re…

About

What it does
Other software publishing; Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
07/10/1981
Registered office
Rotherham
Previous names
HBM United Kingdom Limited (until 30/09/2020)
Ncode International Limited (until 22/12/2008)

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. Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer UK LTD is controlled by Spectris Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.

24 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.

2 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.1y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 5Tech and media 3

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
01589921
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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