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Smartbox Assistive Technology Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Haroon Rashid Sheikh 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Farouq Rashid Sheikh 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Barnaby Hawes 2018-2018 Director View profile
  4. Paul Martin Hawes 2005-2018 Director View profile
  5. Alyson Susan Hawes 2005-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • 4-UNT - GB-IT3756 ST10E.UK.GRIDPAD Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    1463 - 4-UNT - GB-IT3756 ST10E.UK.GRIDPAD GO 10 As listed on Requisition: RGTN300003005 GB-SBQ11149

  • GP13A.UK. Grid Pad 13A, Buyer: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    1587 - GP13A.UK. Grid Pad 13A, UK, Communication Aid, with Eldat Easywave, Grid 3. SC5 - Quantity -

About

Incorporated
19/08/2005

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. Smartbox Assistive Technology Limited is controlled by Paul Martin Hawes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-10-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Martin Hawes.

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

Net assets
£24,317,632
Total assets
£24,674,824
Cash
£761,276
Employees
117
Turnover
£26,967,059
Profit/loss
£5,339,818

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £12,750 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £12,750

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £12,7502021-10-21
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

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 3Health and social care 2Tech and media 2

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
05541084
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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