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The Faraday Centre Limited

The Faraday Centre Limited is an active UK company (number 02862022), incorporated 1993, with 3 current directors including Sarah Gayle Taylor and Hannah Grace Thomas. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Charles Allan Playle 1994-1994 Director View profile
  2. Simon Paul Wilkinson 1993-1994 Director View profile
  3. Barry Thomas 1994-2021 Secretary View profile
  4. Nigel Timothy Williams 1993-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/10/1993

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.

  • Hannah Grace Thomas
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-09-10
  • Barry Thomas ceased 2021-04-24
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Lynnda Doreen Thomas ceased 2024-09-10
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-04-24

Group

  1. The Faraday Centre Limited is controlled by Hannah Grace Thomas
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-09-10 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hannah Grace Thomas.

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
£2,689,318
Total assets
£2,707,884
Cash
£2,486,604
Employees
30
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-02-28. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £40,394 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £31,949
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £8,445

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £31,9492022-08-11
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £8,4452022-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

15.7y median 8.2y
average tenure
31.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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
02862022
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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