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Ceres Power Limited

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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Deborah Grimason 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Eric Daniel Lakin 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Mark William Garrett 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. James Falla 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Mark Albert Selby 2013-2023 Director View profile
  6. Stephen James Callaghan 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. Ricardo Espinosa 2012-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Jackson 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. David William Pummell 2011-2012 Director View profile
  10. Dr Philip Joseph Whalen 2009-2013 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan Mark Watkins 2008-2015 Director View profile
  12. Robert Charles Flint 2005-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Andrew Robert Baker 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Harry Edward Fitzgibbons 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Peter Martin Bance 2003-2011 Director View profile
  16. John Humphrey Gunn 2001-2005 Director View profile
  17. Philip Leslie Holbeche 2001-2007 Director View profile
  18. Prof Nigel Peter Brandon 2001-2009 Director View profile
  19. Professor Brian Charles Hilton Steele 2001-2003 Director View profile
  20. Susan Jane Searle 2001-2001 Director View profile
  21. Caroline Buchan 2016-2022 Secretary View profile
  22. Helen Milburn 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  23. Bruce Buchanan Girvan 2012-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. Richard Timothy Preston 2008-2022 Secretary View profile
  25. Rawdon Quentin Vevers 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  26. Matthew Tudor Stride 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  27. Steven Francis O'Dea 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  28. William Grant Duncan 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  29. Neil Blundell 2001-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/2001

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. Ceres Power Limited is controlled by Ceres Power Intermediate Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Ceres Power Intermediate Holdings Limited is controlled by Ceres Power Holdings PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Ceres Power Holdings PLC is controlled by IP2IPO Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-26, ceased 2018-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. IP2IPO Limited is controlled by IP Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by IP Group PLC.

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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

5 grants · £4,236,723 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 · £4,236,723 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £108,3602022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £62,2122021-09-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £47,5992021-09-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £71,5412018-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £3,947,0112018-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

5y median 3.1y
average tenure
12.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 13

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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04222409
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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