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Building Research Establishment Limited

Company 03319324 Active

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2
directors on the board
0.9y median 0.9y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years
0 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

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Professional services 18Other services 1Property 1

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Company details

Number03319324
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated17/02/1997
AddressBUCKNALLS LANE, GARSTON, WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD25 9XX
Accounts next due31/12/2026
Accounts last made up31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

72190 - Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)

  • Bre Group Ltd
    ownership of shares 75-100% voting rights 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors

Officers (27)

  • Shapiro, Ian David Director · appointed 2025
  • Rudder, Jennifer Lynn Director · appointed 2025
  • Thompson, Ashley George Secretary · appointed 2023
  • Wijeratne, Vinodha Soysa Former Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2024
  • Conroy, Paul, Dr Former Secretary · appointed 2022 · resigned 2023
  • Herbert, Andrew Charles Former Secretary · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
  • Herbert, Andrew Charles Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2023
  • Charlesworth, Gillian Mary Former Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2025
  • Tanner, Anthony Richard Former Secretary · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
  • Farrimond, Nicholas Brian Former Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
  • Brainch, Jatinder Kaur Former Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
  • Penn, David Alfred Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
  • Trafford, Niall Gerard Former Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2019
  • Hammersley, Guy Philip Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
  • Heusch, Russell Former Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2016
  • Bonfield, Peter William, Dr Former Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2018
  • Brown, Michael Former Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2007
  • Mellitt, Brian Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2007
  • Marshall, John Roger Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2001
  • Hoffman, Michael Richard Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
  • Macfadyen, Neil Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
  • Shaw, Martin Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2002
  • Horan, James Francis Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2008
  • Wyatt, Martin John, Dr Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2014
  • Courtney, Roger Graham Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
  • Mehta, Suhrud Prakash Former Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
  • Jackson, Rachel Hughlings Former Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997

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