Company · Plymouth
Plessey Semiconductors Limited
Manufacture of electronic components
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 14
- Dr Keith Strickland 2022-2025 View profile
- Iain Charles Silvester 2018-2025 View profile
- Marc Joseph Meyohas 2011-2011 View profile
- Michael Le Goff 2009-2018 View profile
- David Alan Cawse 2007-2008 View profile
- Dr Manfred Riemer 2005-2007 View profile
- Brenda Shaun Bold 2005-2007 View profile
- Volker Winkler 2002-2004 View profile
- Christopher Simon Bailey 2002-2024 View profile
- Andrew Robert Allchurch 2002-2005 View profile
- Harald Mros 2001-2002 View profile
- Falk Sand 2001-2001 View profile
- Alan Worrall 2001-2001 View profile
- Hilary Lesley Stanton 2002-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Manufacture of electronic components
- Incorporated
- 18/12/2000
- Registered office
- Plymouth
- Previous names
- X-FAB U.K. LTD. (until 14/01/2010)
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.
- Haylo Labs Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-15
Group
- Plessey Semiconductors Limited
is controlled by Haylo Labs Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-15 · source: Companies House PSC register - Haylo Labs Limited
is controlled by David Hayes
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Hayes.
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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
1 grant · £68,744 total360Giving 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 · £68,744
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
2 directors on the board
- David Hayes Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Alexander Buchan Smith Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- David Hayes Director · appointed 2025
- Richard Alexander Buchan Smith Director · appointed 2025
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.
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
- 04129612
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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