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Newport Spectra-Physics Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Kathleen Flaherty Burke 2016-2026 Director View profile
  2. Derek Pace D'Antilio 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Charles Cargile 2000-2016 Director View profile
  4. Emmanuel Gabriel Pierre Debraize 1999-2005 Director View profile
  5. David John Welsh 1994-1999 Director View profile
  6. Robert Carlton Hewitt 2000 Director View profile
  7. Gunter Eberhard Hummelt 1997 Director View profile
  8. Alain Dudouit 2003-2019 Secretary View profile
  9. Mavis Aitchison 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  10. Allan Roy Oughton 1994-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/02/1987

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. Newport Spectra-Physics Limited is controlled by MKS Instruments Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-09-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. MKS Instruments Holdings LTD is controlled by MKS Spectra Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by MKS Spectra Holdings Limited.

4 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.

1 directors on the board

3.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Retail and trade 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02096856
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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