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

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Previous officers 26

  1. Dr Andrew Charles Palmer 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Padmanabhan Harihar 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nitin Seth 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Sanjay Saraswat 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Seshu Bhagavathula 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Steven John Norris 2014-2022 Director View profile
  7. Venkataraman Thyagarajan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  8. Gopal Mahadevan 2014-2026 Director View profile
  9. Enrico Vassallo 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Anuj Kathuria 2012-2017 Director View profile
  11. Per Gustav Nilsson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  12. Kesavan Sridharan 2012-2013 Director View profile
  13. Jorma Halonen 2011-2014 Director View profile
  14. Peter Brian Phillips 2011-2012 Director View profile
  15. Dr Venkataramani Sumantran 2010-2011 Director View profile
  16. Ramaswami Seshasayee 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Glenn Craig Saint 2010-2011 Director View profile
  18. James Robert Sumner 2009-2012 Director View profile
  19. David Coulson Stonehouse 2008-2011 Director View profile
  20. David Anthony Maughan 2008-2010 Director View profile
  21. John Matthew Fickling 2008-2020 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Peter Brian 2008-2008 Director View profile
  23. Roy Robert Edward Stanley 2008-2009 Director View profile
  24. Peter Brian Phillips 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  25. Michael James Dunn 2008-2011 Secretary View profile
  26. Cobbetts (Secretarial) Limited 2008-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/01/2008

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. Optare PLC is controlled by Hinduja Automotive Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Hinduja Automotive Limited is controlled by Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-07, ceased 2022-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Dheeraj Gopichand Hinduja.

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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.

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

7.7y median 7.7y
average tenure
15.2y
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.

Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06481690
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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