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Smartchemistry Group Limited

Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Fraser Benson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Andrew James Richardson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  3. Dr Joseph Ward Hills 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Dr Christopher Gerald Moore 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. David Douglas Cleevely 2007-2019 Director View profile
  6. Dr Tara Lindstedt 2006-2007 Director View profile
  7. Professor Yuri Evgenyevich Korchev 2003-2013 Director View profile
  8. Dr Maxwell Mortimer Wilson 2003-2018 Director View profile
  9. Alexander Nicholas Paterson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  10. Rosenblatt Solicitors 2007-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. Tessa Laws 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  12. Noah Freedman 2003-2016 Secretary View profile
  13. William Grant Duncan 2002-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control
Incorporated
30/09/2002
Registered office
Leeds
Previous names
Openiolabs LTD (until 20/03/2024)
Ionscope Limited (until 27/10/2015)

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Mark Robert Warne
    significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-02-07
  • Chemai Limited
    75-100% shares · notified 2017-11-02
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Smartchemistry Group Limited is controlled by Mark Robert Warne
    Evidence
    active significant influence, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-02-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Mark Robert Warne.

2 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.

Financials

Total assets
-£222,150
Cash
£7,633
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

1 directors on the board

8.4y median 8.4y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 3Finance 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04548568
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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