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Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Ian Davidson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  2. Bsdr Nominees Limited 2005-2005 Corporate-director View profile
  3. James Christopher Hunt 2005-2013 Secretary View profile
  4. Bsdr Corporate Services Limited 2005-2005 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/06/2005

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. Advanced Fibreoptic Engineering Limited is controlled by Adfen Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Adfen Investments Limited is controlled by Nicholas Charles Martin
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Charles Martin.

1 other company 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

Net assets
£4,233,530
Total assets
£5,173,721
Cash
£25,992
Employees
57
Turnover
£7,500,604
Profit/loss
£425,159

Filed as Full accounts.

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

5 grants · £1,691,779 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 · £1,251,458 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £440,322 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £28,2662023-06-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £103,3442023-06-07
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £248,4592022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £308,7122019-08-02
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £1,002,9992019-04-01
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.

6 directors on the board

12.4y median 12.3y
average tenure
21.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 2Arts and leisure 1Professional services 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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
05469396
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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