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Wika Optical Sensing Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Barry Robinson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Franz-Josef Vogel 2022-2025 Director View profile
  3. Derek Charles Whitworth 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Ian Joesbury 2016-2023 Director View profile
  5. Conrad Langton 2015-2021 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Murdoch Elder 2012-2023 Director View profile
  7. Stephen James Fasham 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Michael Joshua Kaplan 2010-2012 Director View profile
  9. Martin Jay 2009-2019 Director View profile
  10. Patrick James Cohen 2008-2023 Director View profile
  11. Iain Malcolm Robertson 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Edward Gerard Francis Mccabe 2007-2012 Director View profile
  13. Dr Ian Mark Buckley Golder 2006-2023 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Burton 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Ian Page 2005-2007 Director View profile
  16. John Paul Drake 2005-2012 Director View profile
  17. Arnold Peter Roscoe Harpin 2005-2012 Director View profile
  18. Dr Michael William Johnson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  19. Dr Andrew George Rickman 2004-2012 Director View profile
  20. Paul Morgan Vernon 2003-2004 Director View profile
  21. Dr Timothy David Bestwick 2003-2003 Director View profile
  22. Aldwych Secretaries Limited 2003-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile
  23. David Francis Gahan 2003-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/2003

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. Wika Optical Sensing Limited is controlled by Wika Instruments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-03-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Wika Instruments Limited.

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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

1 grant · £-52,425 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 · £-52,425

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-52,4252022-04-01
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

5.7y median 3.4y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Other 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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04894975
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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