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Octopus Investments Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Jonathan Patrick Dees 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Benjamin Thomas Kidd Davis 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Julian Browett 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Ruth Anna Handcock 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Robert Alan Devey 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Alistair John Seabright 2011-2019 Director View profile
  7. Matthew Jonathan Cooper 2002-2017 Director View profile
  8. Charles Jonathon Breese 2001-2008 Director View profile
  9. Zahid Ali 2000-2002 Director View profile
  10. Guy Bruce Myles 2000-2014 Director View profile
  11. Parisha Kanani 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  12. Nicola Board 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  13. Tracey Jane Spevack 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  14. Pamela Emille Howie Finn 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  15. Christopher Robert Hulatt 2000-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/03/2000

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. Octopus Investments Limited is controlled by Octopus Capital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Octopus Capital Limited is controlled by Octopus Group Holdings LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Octopus Group Holdings LTD is controlled by Christopher Robert Hulatt
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-03-25, ceased 2022-11-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Robert Hulatt.

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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

2 grants · £152,486 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 · £152,486 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £112,9372024-06-28
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £39,5502019-11-25
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.

5 directors on the board

6.7y median 1.4y
average tenure
26.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

2
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.

Finance 20Business services 5Professional services 3Utilities 3Education 1Retail and trade 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
03942880
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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