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Ffei Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Ian Alan Tichias 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Michael Cook 2006-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nigel John Birch 2006-2008 Director View profile
  4. Robert Charles Wilson 2006-2021 Director View profile
  5. Takekazu Takashima 2003-2006 Director View profile
  6. Yoshiro Sekiguchi 2000-2003 Director View profile
  7. Michael Bartlett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  8. Toshio Takahashi 1996-2000 Director View profile
  9. George Russell Sandars 1996-1996 Nominee-director View profile
  10. Pheobe Greenwood 2026-2026 Secretary View profile
  11. Julia Alison Crane 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. Camila Cottage 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  13. Julian Christopher Payne 2006-2021 Secretary View profile
  14. Satoru Hattori 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  15. Yoshiaki Kawamura 1998-2004 Secretary View profile
  16. Mashahiro Miki 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  17. David Charles Carter 1996-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/09/1996

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.

  • Xaar PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-11

Group

  1. Ffei Limited is controlled by Xaar PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-07-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Xaar PLC.

8 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £399,358 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £312,314 (3 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £87,044 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £160,8282022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £47,6642022-01-07
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £119,9722022-01-04
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £39,3802018-09-26
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £31,5142018-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

3.3y median 3.3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
2
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 6Professional services 6Finance 4Other services 4

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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03244452
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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