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Chemai Limited

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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Bryn Richard Roberts 2021-2026 Director View profile
  2. Mirko Walter 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Karen Bach 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Lauren Rachel Lees 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Bettina Goerner 2019-2021 Director View profile
  6. Dr David Douglas Cleevely 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Laurence John Ede 2017-2023 Director View profile
  8. Professor Leroy Cronin 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. James Lawrence Ede-Golightly 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Adrian Gilmour Meldrum 2012-2014 Director View profile
  11. Dr Peter John Rowley 2011-2014 Director View profile
  12. Michael John Edwards 2011-2013 Director View profile
  13. Dr David Charles Bott 2010-2014 Director View profile
  14. Dr Michael Douglas Eason 2009-2011 Director View profile
  15. Andrew James Naylor 2007-2010 Director View profile
  16. Professor Mark Gerard Moloney 2007-2009 Director View profile
  17. Jeremy Paul Scudamore 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Marcelo Leonardo Bravo 2007-2009 Director View profile
  19. Matthew Leslie Sutcliffe 2006-2007 Director View profile
  20. Byron David Lloyd 2006-2007 Director View profile
  21. Fraser Benson 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Dr Mark Robert Warne 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Michael Anthony Bretherton 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  24. Philip Graham Spinks 2008-2016 Secretary View profile
  25. Nigel Raymond Gordon 2006-2008 Secretary View profile
  26. Scrip Secretaries Limited 2006-2006 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
13/06/2006
Registered office
Leeds
Previous names
Deepmatter Group Limited (until 20/08/2024)
Cronin Group PLC (until 16/05/2018)
Oxaco PLC (until 15/09/2015)
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group PLC (until 06/07/2015)
Kanyon PLC (until 28/12/2007)

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.

  • Richard Ian Griffiths ceased 2019-06-21
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • IP Group PLC ceased 2023-01-23
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • ORA Limited ceased 2025-09-10
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-01-23
  • 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. Chemai Limited is controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-06-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths.

15 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

Total assets
£3,418,939
Cash
£132,324
Employees
4
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2024-12-31Not reportedNot reported

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.

4 directors on the board

9y median 7.5y
average tenure
19.2y
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.

Professional services 4Tech and media 3Finance 1Manufacturing 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
05845469
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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