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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Bruce Charles Valentine 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. James Patrick Habel 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Laurence Frederick Forrest 2000-2019 Director View profile
  4. Michael Robert Osborne 2000-2020 Director View profile
  5. Elaine Osborne 2000-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/02/2000

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Optek Limited is controlled by Michael Robert Osborne
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Robert Osborne.

2 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

6 grants · £589,820 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 · £557,399 (5 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £32,421

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £44,6462022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £108,3602022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £21,4772021-05-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £32,4212020-12-10
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £202,9012018-04-01
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.

3 directors on the board

4.7y median 5.5y
average tenure
7.5y
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 8Professional services 5Finance 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
03938270
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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