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Company · Royston

ION Science Limited

Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Garfay Liu 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Graham Andrew Davies 2011-2014 Director View profile
  3. Dr Frank William Houlton Dean 2002-2019 Director View profile
  4. Professor Derek John Fray 2010 Director View profile
  5. Dr Jan Josef Karel Stekly 1998 Director View profile
  6. Dr Peter Jeffrey Hampson 1997 Director View profile
  7. Richard Alan Oswald 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  8. Mark Stockdale 2002-2019 Secretary View profile
  9. Melvin Frederick Vinton 2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
Incorporated
10/03/1989
Registered office
Royston

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Duncan Brian Johns ceased 2020-03-09
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-21
  • Mark Stockdale ceased 2019-10-30
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Hive Technologies Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-05-31

Group

  1. ION Science Limited is controlled by Duncan Brian Johns
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-21, ceased 2020-03-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Duncan Brian Johns.

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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

8.2y median 4.1y
average tenure
27.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Garfay Liu Director · appointed 2023 · 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.

Manufacturing 7Finance 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02359038
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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