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Natural Computing Applications Forum

Natural Computing Applications Forum is an active UK company (number 02814417), incorporated 1993, with 2 current directors, Dr Meghana Rajesh Ransing and Dr Ian Thomas Nabney. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Dr Deepak Parashar 2011-2020 Director View profile
  2. James John Hensman 2009-2017 Director View profile
  3. David Clifton 2008-2015 Director View profile
  4. Dr Mark Ebden 2008-2016 Director View profile
  5. Dr Andrew Neil Pryke 2006-2020 Director View profile
  6. Vibhu Walia 2005-2005 Director View profile
  7. Dr Nicholas William Granville 2004-2011 Director View profile
  8. Dr Iead Rezek 2003-2011 Director View profile
  9. Prof Elaine Barbara Martin 2003-2006 Director View profile
  10. Robert Jon Bullen 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Dr Richard Everson 2001-2007 Director View profile
  12. Richard Kingsley Ellis 2001-2007 Director View profile
  13. Richard William Adderley 2000-2004 Director View profile
  14. Dr Neil Lightowler 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Amanda Helen Bradley 1999-2005 Director View profile
  16. Professor Mahesan Niranjan 1999-2001 Director View profile
  17. Dr Keith Worden 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Zvi Herzenshtein 1997-1999 Director View profile
  19. Professor John Dennis Macintyre 1997-2020 Director View profile
  20. Simon Nicholas Cumming 1997-2002 Director View profile
  21. Professor Peter Herbert Cowley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  22. John Malcolm Terry 1995-1999 Director View profile
  23. Dr Richard Patrick Palmer 1995-1998 Director View profile
  24. Michael Brinn 1993-1994 Director View profile
  25. Dr Ila Patel 1993-1996 Director View profile
  26. Michael Wynne-Jones 1993-1994 Director View profile
  27. Dr Marilyn Lougher Vaughn 1993-1997 Director View profile
  28. Professor David George Bounds 1993-1994 Director View profile
  29. David Charles Cressey 1993-1994 Director View profile
  30. Peter Thomas Herdman 2000 Director View profile
  31. Graham Bernard Hesketh 2015 Director View profile
  32. Christopher Michael Bishop 1997 Director View profile
  33. Dr Josephine Thomas 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  34. Armin Stranjak 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  35. Mark James Cheeseman 2001-2004 Secretary View profile
  36. Dr Andrew Geoffrey Starr 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  37. Dr Christopher Kirkham 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  38. Dr Thomas John Harris 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  39. Dr Christopher John Satchwell 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  40. Jennifer Irene Hunt 1993-1993 Nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/04/1993

Financials

Net assets
£42,547
Total assets
£42,547
Cash
£42,547
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-09-30Not reported£42,547
2025-09-30Not reported£42,547

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

23.6y median 23.6y
average tenure
31.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (1)

1
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.

Tech 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02814417
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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