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Phase Focus Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Roger Durst 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ben Edwards 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Charles John Arthur Holroyd 2013-2019 Director View profile
  4. Paul David Atherton 2013-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Duncan Alexander White 2013-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan Easton Blakesley Fish 2012-2013 Director View profile
  7. James Macarthur George Salmon 2011-2012 Director View profile
  8. Dr Neil Loxley 2008-2013 Director View profile
  9. Dr John Marius Rodenburg 2006-2015 Director View profile
  10. Dr Ian Pykett 2006-2018 Director View profile
  11. Stuart Arthur Gall 2006-2009 Director View profile
  12. Dr Peter Leonard Grant 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Suel Limited 2014-2018 Corporate-secretary View profile
  14. David Graham Baynes 2006-2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/06/2006

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Phase Focus Limited is controlled by Phasefocus Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-03-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Phasefocus Holdings Limited is controlled by Paul David Atherton
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-03-04, ceased 2024-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul David Atherton.

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.

Grants received

2 grants · £52,473 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 · £30,029
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £22,444

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £22,4442022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £30,0292021-08-26
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.

1 directors on the board

12.7y median 12.7y
average tenure
12.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Roger Durst Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025

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 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05856137
Status
Liquidation
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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