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Livent Lithium UK Limited

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Rachael Graham Walls 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ronald Stark 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Ana Luzia Sandoval Valente 2019-2026 Director View profile
  4. Sara Velazquez Ponessa 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Stephen James Ridge 2016-2016 Director View profile
  6. Thomas Schneberger 2015-2019 Director View profile
  7. Phil James Hardwick 2012-2023 Director View profile
  8. Humberto Caldelas 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Eric Walton Norris 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Lewis 2010-2014 Director View profile
  11. Jon Evans 2009-2012 Director View profile
  12. Tim Eberle 2007-2012 Director View profile
  13. Enrique Bertran 2007-2012 Director View profile
  14. Stephen John Sims 2006-2008 Director View profile
  15. Joseph Eliot Pattison 2006-2018 Director View profile
  16. Lou Houck 2006-2009 Director View profile
  17. Rakesh Singh Sikand 2006-2008 Director View profile
  18. Terence John Morford 2002-2006 Director View profile
  19. Simon Alistair Leak 2002-2003 Director View profile
  20. Sue Price 2002-2006 Director View profile
  21. Stephen Frey 2001-2002 Director View profile
  22. David Robert Orbison 2001-2007 Director View profile
  23. Jeffrey Dodds 2001-2014 Director View profile
  24. Arne Dessen 2001-2008 Director View profile
  25. Ian Thomas Chambers 2014-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/10/2000

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. Livent Lithium UK Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto BM Subsidiary Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. RIO Tinto BM Subsidiary Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto BM Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. RIO Tinto BM Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto Western Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-10-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. RIO Tinto Western Holdings Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto European Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. RIO Tinto European Holdings Limited is controlled by RIO Tinto PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by RIO Tinto PLC.

71 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.

3 directors on the board

6.9y median 8.6y
average tenure
9.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 2Business services 1Manufacturing 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.

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
04081622
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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