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Spectris Limited

Activities of head offices

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

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Previous officers 47

  1. Nicholas John Anderson 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Amanda Jane Gradden 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Alison Ayodele Henwood 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Dr Ravi Shankar Gopinath 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Lucy Turner 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Derek John Harding 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Andrew James Heath 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Karim Bitar 2017-2021 Director View profile
  9. Mark David Williamson 2017-2025 Director View profile
  10. Kjersti Wiklund 2017-2025 Director View profile
  11. William Claire Seeger Jr. 2015-2024 Director View profile
  12. Ulf Quellmann 2015-2024 Director View profile
  13. Lisa Anne Davis 2014-2016 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Blair 2013-2014 Director View profile
  15. Martha Brown Wyrsch 2012-2021 Director View profile
  16. Russell John King 2010-2020 Director View profile
  17. John Llewellyn Mostyn Hughes 2007-2017 Director View profile
  18. Clive Graeme Watson 2006-2019 Director View profile
  19. Peter Alan Chambre 2006-2016 Director View profile
  20. John Anthony Warren 2006-2015 Director View profile
  21. John Edward O'Higgins 2006-2018 Director View profile
  22. Steve Hare 2004-2006 Director View profile
  23. Anthony John Reading 2004-2010 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Clive Harris 2003-2008 Director View profile
  25. Professor Leo Murray 2003-2006 Director View profile
  26. James Anthony Otter 2001-2002 Director View profile
  27. Andrew Ferguson Given 2001-2007 Director View profile
  28. Martin James Lamb 1999-2006 Director View profile
  29. Hans Daniel Nilsson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  30. Peter Watson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  31. Sir Robin Adair Biggam 1995-2001 Director View profile
  32. James Graham Zacharias 1995-2004 Director View profile
  33. Ronald Williams 1995-2001 Director View profile
  34. James Charles Webster 1993-2014 Director View profile
  35. Sir Keith Bright 1993-1995 Director View profile
  36. Keith Ashley Victor Mackrell 1993-1999 Director View profile
  37. Paul Victor Boughton 1991-2004 Director View profile
  38. Geoffrey Edwin Pattie 1993 Director View profile
  39. Eric Swainson 1997 Director View profile
  40. Michael Alan Fay 1996 Director View profile
  41. Derek John Kingsbury 1996 Director View profile
  42. Gregson, John, the Lord Gregson 1994 Director View profile
  43. John William Poulter 2008 Director View profile
  44. Rebecca Louise Dunn 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  45. Mark Janos SerfÖZŐ 2017-2022 Secretary View profile
  46. Roger John Stephens 1997-2017 Secretary View profile
  47. 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
04/06/1986
Registered office
London

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. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.

5 directors on the board

0.9y median 0.6y
average tenure
1.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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 27Education 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02025003
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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