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Phosphonics Limited

Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Victoria Gibson 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Dr Linda Bell 2013-2017 Director View profile
  3. Richard Ian Gourlay 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. David William Morgan 2011-2017 Director View profile
  5. Iain Charles Stephen Wilcock 2010-2017 Director View profile
  6. David Philip Astles 2005-2013 Director View profile
  7. Ian Michael Laing 2005-2013 Director View profile
  8. Malcolm Leslie Sims 2003-2006 Director View profile
  9. Dr Alice Caroline Sullivan 2003-2012 Director View profile
  10. Philip Jonathan Dawes 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  11. Nicholas John Cross 2005-2017 Secretary View profile
  12. Alastair Robert Laing 2005-2005 Secretary View profile
  13. Dr John Robert Howe Wilson 2003-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.; Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
11/07/2003
Registered office
Wantage

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Phosphonics Limited is controlled by Ian Michael Laing
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-06-30, ceased 2017-01-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ian Michael Laing.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,416,564
Total assets
£700,617
Cash
£818,996
Employees
14
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£2,416,564
2025-12-31Not reported£2,416,564

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.

2 directors on the board

9.5y median 9.5y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 2Other services 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

  • 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
04829817
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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