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Building Research Establishment Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Vinodha Soysa Wijeratne 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Charles Herbert 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Gillian Mary Charlesworth 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Nicholas Brian Farrimond 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Jatinder Kaur Brainch 2016-2018 Director View profile
  6. David Alfred Penn 2014-2016 Director View profile
  7. Niall Gerard Trafford 2013-2019 Director View profile
  8. Guy Philip Hammersley 2012-2017 Director View profile
  9. Russell Heusch 2008-2016 Director View profile
  10. Dr Peter William Bonfield 2007-2018 Director View profile
  11. Michael Brown 2002-2007 Director View profile
  12. Brian Mellitt 1998-2007 Director View profile
  13. John Roger Marshall 1998-2001 Director View profile
  14. Michael Richard Hoffman 1997-1998 Director View profile
  15. Neil Macfadyen 1997-1999 Director View profile
  16. Martin Shaw 1997-2002 Director View profile
  17. James Francis Horan 1997-2008 Director View profile
  18. Dr Martin John Wyatt 1997-2014 Director View profile
  19. Roger Graham Courtney 1997-1999 Director View profile
  20. Rachel Hughlings Jackson 1997-1997 Director View profile
  21. Dr Paul Conroy 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Andrew Charles Herbert 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  23. Anthony Richard Tanner 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  24. Suhrud Prakash Mehta 1997-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

About

Incorporated
17/02/1997

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.

  • BRE Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Building Research Establishment Limited is controlled by BRE Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BRE Group Limited is controlled by BRE Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BRE Trust.

20 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

36 grants · £12,712,002 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,999,069
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £1,624,229 (21 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,088,704 (14 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £20,5732024-02-15
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £153,8782023-12-11
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £101,0782023-11-29
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £154,0282023-11-29
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £78,1732023-11-03
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

0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
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 18Other services 1Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03319324
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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