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Company · Cambridgeshire

AIM Instruments Limited

AIM Instruments Limited is an active UK company (number 03763273), incorporated 1999, with 4 current directors including Mark Peter Hanson and Ian James Harman. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. John Thurlby Nichols 1999-2016 Director View profile
  2. John Frederick Cornwell 1999-2014 Director View profile
  3. Lawgram Directors Limited 1999-1999 Corporate-director View profile
  4. Derek Peter Holley 1999-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
Incorporated
30/04/1999
Registered office
Cambridgeshire
Previous names
Black Star Limited (until 05/11/2009)

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.

Group

  1. AIM Instruments Limited is controlled by AIM-TTI Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares (firm) · notified 2017-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. AIM-TTI Holdings Limited is controlled by John Thurlby Nichols
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Thurlby Nichols.

6 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.

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.

4 directors on the board

10.8y median 10.2y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Dormant 4Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03763273
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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