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

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Previous officers 26

  1. James Michael Thompson 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Stanley Burgess 2014-2023 Director View profile
  3. Colin Malcolm Frampton 2014-2020 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Guy Poskitt 2014-2022 Director View profile
  5. Prof Janet Mary Bainbridge 2014-2022 Director View profile
  6. Derek Elijah Hargreaves 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Gordon John Flint 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Janet Godfrey 2013-2020 Director View profile
  9. Phillip Howard Effingham 2012-2018 Director View profile
  10. Paul William Singleton 2011-2014 Director View profile
  11. Nigel John Patrick 2011-2020 Director View profile
  12. Richard Anthony Lomax 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Alan Wilfred Davis 2009-2013 Director View profile
  14. David John Treadgold Piccaver 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Julian Hargreaves 2008-2020 Director View profile
  16. John Stuart Coutts 2008-2009 Director View profile
  17. Michael George Holmes 2007-2008 Director View profile
  18. William John Davies 2006-2020 Director View profile
  19. Neil Charles Bragg 2005-2008 Director View profile
  20. John Michael Richardson 2004-2019 Director View profile
  21. Michael Henry Eustace 2004-2010 Director View profile
  22. Roger Kenneth Sayer 2004-2013 Director View profile
  23. John Joseph Molyneux 2004-2015 Director View profile
  24. Carlo Leifert 2004-2020 Director View profile
  25. Nicolaas Vrijland 2004-2005 Director View profile
  26. Graham Philip Ward 2004-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/09/2004
Also a registered charity
STC Research Foundation

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.

  • Graham Philip Ward ceased 2020-08-05
    significant influence · notified 2016-09-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • 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. STC Research Foundation is controlled by Graham Philip Ward
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-09-08, ceased 2020-08-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Graham Philip Ward.

3 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.

Grants received

5 grants · £174,238 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 · £174,238 (5 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £33,8212022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £44,0822019-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £59,1812019-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £15,3392018-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £21,8152018-04-01
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

14.4y median 14.5y
average tenure
21.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Agriculture 2Professional 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05225211
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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