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OVE Arup & Partners Japan Limited

Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Dr Yuk Nin Andy Lee 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Ka Yue Michael Kwok 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dr Alan James Belfield 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Arata Oguri 2017-2025 Director View profile
  5. Gregory Scott Hodkinson 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. David Arthur Whittleton 2014-2014 Director View profile
  7. Kwok-on Yeung 2007-2017 Director View profile
  8. Lup Moon Lui 2005-2017 Director View profile
  9. Dr Andrew Ka Ching Chan 2004-2014 Director View profile
  10. Peter Geoffrey Ayres 1994-2005 Director View profile
  11. John Michael Batchelor 1993-2002 Director View profile
  12. Sir Philip Graham Dilley 1993-2014 Director View profile
  13. Richard Baskcomb Haryott 2003 Director View profile
  14. Peter Ronan Rice 1992 Director View profile
  15. Michael Shears 2005 Director View profile
  16. Charles Thomas Barker 1998 Director View profile
  17. Vanessa Jane Shakespeare 2015-2022 Secretary View profile
  18. Matthew Stuart Tweedie 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  19. Michael John Somers 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Incorporated
26/05/1989
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.

  • Arup Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. OVE Arup & Partners Japan Limited is controlled by Arup Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Arup Group Limited is controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trust Corporation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. OVE Arup Partnership Trust Corporation Limited is controlled by Bidgreat Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Bidgreat Limited is controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trustees Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by OVE Arup Partnership Trustees 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.

4 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Professional services 7

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
02389837
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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