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Operational Research in Health Limited

Operational Research in Health Limited is an active UK company (number 02676859), incorporated 1992, with 1 current director, Christopher Paul Polden. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Michael James Vicary 1992-2020 Director View profile
  2. Robert Allen Raitt 1992-1992 Director View profile
  3. Susan Mary Papandreou 1992-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

11 contracts · £320,865,094 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Independent Analysis Fire Cover Review for WMFS Buyer: West Midlands Fire Service £40,000 2026-05-11 CPV 72000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The key objectives of this project are to quantify the current service profile (in terms of demand, appliance availability, workload and response performance), create and set up appropriate models of fire cover and use optimisation modellin…

  • Process Evolution Consultancy - Local Policing Buyer: Durham Constabulary £161,000 2026-05-10 CPV 79410000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Consultancy Work for teams within the force area surrounding demand within the local policing teams and critical supporting functions. Work is being completed by supplier 'PROCESS EVOLUTION LIMITED (A TRADING NAME OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH…

  • Provision of RDS OARS Package Buyer: West Sussex County Council £45,000 2025-12-29 CPV 72260000 Source: Contracts Finder

    C23419

  • LAS Demand and Capacity Review Buyer: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust £340,694 2025-11-10 CPV 79900000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To undertake a strategic Demand and Capacity Review for the next five years. Additional information: Procured via ESPO Consultancy Services 664_25

  • Custody Demand Modelling Consultancy Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria £28,000 2025-11-06 CPV 79410000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Contracting Authority The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has awarded a Call-off Contract for the provision of Custody Demand Modelling Consultancy in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, via a compliant …

  • 664_25 Consultancy Services Buyer: Espo £320,000,000 2025-11-04 CPV 66170000 Source: Contracts Finder

    FOR A FULL BREAKDOWN ON THE AWARD BY LOT/SUB-LOT, PLEASE REFER TO THE MORE INFORMATION - ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THIS NOTICE. Additionally, you may also wish to refer to the Framework on the ESPO website (see https://www.espo.org/consulta…

  • Demand Modelling Consultancy & Process Software Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria £78,200 2025-10-20 CPV 79400000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Contracting Authority The Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has awarded a Call-off Contract for the provision of Control Room Demand Modelling Consultancy & Process Evolution Toolkit in accordance with the Public Contracts R…

  • Fire Cover Review Buyer: Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service £43,000 2025-10-15 CPV 72221000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Call off from HealthTrust Europe CSAS 23 Consultancy Solutions and Advisory Services framework.

  • Process Evolution Consultancy Buyer: Durham Constabulary £95,200 2025-09-30 CPV 79410000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Consultancy Work for teams within the force area surrounding demand within teams and how this is managed. Work is being completed by supplier 'PROCESS EVOLUTION LIMITED (A TRADING NAME OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH LIMITED)' Direc…

  • Strategic Fire Cover Review Buyer: Lincolnshire County Council £34,000 2025-08-19 CPV 72221000 Source: Contracts Finder

    To provide a strategic fire cover review of Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue

  • ORH - OARS software package Buyer: Hertfordshire County Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    3 year contract to supply OARS Data system to provide information to enhance on-call availability skills utilisation and workforce planning, along with modelling innovative practice.

About

Incorporated
13/01/1992

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. Operational Research in Health Limited is controlled by Operational Research in Health (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Operational Research in Health (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Christopher Paul Polden
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Paul Polden.

2 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
£1,021,258
Total assets
£1,021,258
Cash
£784,838
Employees
35
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

12.5y median 12.5y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 1Tech and media 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

  • 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
02676859
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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