Company
Tension Technology International Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Henry Alvin Mckenna 1998-2007 View profile
- John Frederick Flory 1998-2026 View profile
- Prof John William Hearle 1995 View profile
- Dr Christopher Martin Leech 2007 View profile
- Robert Frans Charles Staplehurst 2002-2009 View profile
- John Tattersall Smith 1997-2002 View profile
- Michael Richard Parsey 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/05/1986
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Alan Thurston Ractliffe
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - Nicholas O'Hear ceased 2017-12-07
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Tension Technology International Limited
is controlled by Alan Thurston Ractliffe
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Alan Thurston Ractliffe.
3 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £4,289,270
- Total assets
- £4,410,270
- Cash
- £2,540,446
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £276,078 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £276,078 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
6 directors on the board
- Nicholas O'Hear Director · appointed 1998
- Martin Andrew Delaney Director · appointed 1998
- Kevin Black Director · appointed 2006
- Stephen John Banfield Director · appointed 1992
- Roger Edwin Hobbs Director · appointed 2003
- Alan Thurston Ractliffe Director
Directors past 6 years
- Nicholas O'Hear Director · appointed 1998
- Martin Andrew Delaney Director · appointed 1998
- Kevin Black Director · appointed 2006
- Stephen John Banfield Director · appointed 1992
- Roger Edwin Hobbs Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Nicholas O'Hear Director · appointed 1998
Portfolio (5)
- Martin Andrew Delaney Director · appointed 1998
- Kevin Black Director · appointed 2006
- Stephen John Banfield Director · appointed 1992
- Roger Edwin Hobbs Director · appointed 2003
- Alan Thurston Ractliffe Director
Left in the last 12 months
- John Frederick Flory Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2026
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
- 02018267
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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