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Excelitas UK Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 17

  1. Deborah Louise Playle 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Simon Nicholas Martin 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Christopher John Madin 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. John Paul Sheard 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. James Vincent Rao 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. David Adam Nislick 2014-2023 Director View profile
  7. Richard Charles Ivimey Cook 2008-2013 Director View profile
  8. Ian Peter Alcock 1998-2019 Director View profile
  9. Steven Mark Penfound 1998-2001 Director View profile
  10. Lee Brine 1996-1998 Director View profile
  11. David James Pointer 1993-2009 Director View profile
  12. Alison Mary Chapman 2017-2025 Secretary View profile
  13. Richard William Groves 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  14. Mark Anthony Rees 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  15. Blakelaw Secretaries Limited 2008-2010 Corporate-secretary View profile
  16. Volker Brockmeyer 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  17. Janet Pointer 1993-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/05/1993

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. Excelitas UK Limited is controlled by Qioptiq UK Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-08-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Qioptiq UK Holdings LTD.

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.

4 directors on the board

1.9y median 2.2y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 3Professional services 3

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
02822648
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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