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Company · Sedgefield

Filtronic Broadband Limited

Manufacture of electronic components

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 22

  1. Richard William Gibbs 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Michael Andrew Weaver 2016-2019 Director View profile
  3. Robert St John Smith 2014-2019 Director View profile
  4. Alan Robert Needle 2012-2015 Director View profile
  5. Michael Peter Brennan 2009-2014 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Richard Mole 2008-2009 Director View profile
  7. Hemant Kumar Mardia 2007-2012 Director View profile
  8. Iain Andrew Gibson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  9. Dr Christopher Ian Mobbs 2006-2006 Director View profile
  10. Professor John Francis Roulston 2005-2006 Director View profile
  11. Richard Charles Hindson 2005-2008 Director View profile
  12. Professor Christopher Maxwell Snowden 2004-2005 Director View profile
  13. Michael John Thornton 2000-2004 Director View profile
  14. Simon Fripp 2000-2001 Director View profile
  15. Barbara Margaret Rhodes 1998-1998 Director View profile
  16. Dr Peter Krier 1997-1998 Director View profile
  17. Michael Patrick Harrison 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. Professor John David Rhodes 1997-2006 Director View profile
  19. Paul Trigg 1997-1998 Director View profile
  20. Keith Mothersdale 1997-1998 Director View profile
  21. Dr Maura Eilis Moynihan 2004-2022 Secretary View profile
  22. Christopher Ernest Schofield 1998-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electronic components
Incorporated
03/07/1997
Registered office
Sedgefield

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.

  • Filtronic PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Filtronic Broadband Limited is controlled by Filtronic PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Filtronic PLC.

5 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

4 grants · £115,510 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 · £113,510 (3 grants)
  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £26,8332023-05-25
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £44,3752023-05-25
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £42,3012023-05-11
  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-07-22
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

6.3y median 6.7y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 4Professional services 2

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

  • 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
03398105
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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