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University of Essex Knowledge Gateway Holdings Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Kathryn Mary Thomas 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Simon Andrew Dalton Hall 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Paul Barry Excell 2018-2022 Director View profile
  4. Vanessa Ruth Plain 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Jane Elizabeth Hamilton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Philip John Tolhurst 2014-2024 Director View profile
  7. Professor Anthony William Forster 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Miah Gwynfor Jones 2013-2014 Director View profile
  9. Simon Neale 2012-2016 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Keeble 2012-2026 Director View profile
  11. Owen Bryn Morris 2012-2022 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Robert Nightingale 2011-2012 Director View profile
  13. Professor Colin Bryan Riordan 2010-2012 Director View profile
  14. William Hornby Gore 2007-2023 Director View profile
  15. Professor Robert Edwin Massara 2007-2010 Director View profile
  16. Dr Anthony Hampden Rich 2002-2011 Director View profile
  17. Peregrine Secretarial Services Limited 2001-2002 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  18. Marco Albano 2013-2019 Secretary View profile
  19. John Francis Woodall 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  20. Andrew Connolly 2002-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Office Organization & Services Limited 2001-2002 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Incorporated
24/12/2001
Registered office
Essex
Previous names
University of Essex Research Park Holdings Limited (until 29/06/2010)

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.

Group

  1. University of Essex Knowledge Gateway Holdings Limited is controlled by University of Essex
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by University of Essex.

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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.

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

3.8y median 4.3y
average tenure
5.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Construction 4Finance 3Hospitality 2Professional services 2Property 2Public administration 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04344952
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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