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Durham Magneto Optics LTD
Durham Magneto Optics LTD is an active UK company (number 04492798), incorporated 2002, with 3 current directors including Ian Roy Harris and Seem, Peter Robert, Doctor. Source: Companies House, updated 25th October 2026.
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Rebecca Wendy Cowburn 2002-2010 View profile
- University of Durham 2002-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other manufacturing n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 23/07/2002
- Registered office
- Cambridge
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.
- Russell Paul Cowburn
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01
Group
- Durham Magneto Optics LTD
is controlled by Russell Paul Cowburn
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Russell Paul Cowburn.
Ownership paths are calculated from the active Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings that show a majority (more than 50% of shares or voting rights, or the right to appoint or remove a majority of the directors). Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates. Holdings of 25-50% are significant influence or control, not majority control, and are not used to build a group.
Financials
- Net assets
- £5,815,287
- Total assets
- £5,815,287
- Cash
- £3,875,921
- Employees
- 18
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £49,381 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 · £34,880
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £14,500
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- 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
- Seem, Peter Robert, Doctor Director · appointed 2013
- Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2002
Directors past 6 years
- Seem, Peter Robert, Doctor Director · appointed 2013
- Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2002
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Seem, Peter Robert, Doctor Director · appointed 2013
- Russell Paul Cowburn Director · appointed 2002
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
- 04492798
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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