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Optasense Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 16

  1. William Phelan 2025–2026 Director View profile
  2. John Charles Roiko 2024–2025 Director View profile
  3. Thomas Kurt Oldemeyer 2023–2025 Director View profile
  4. Neil Taylor 2023–2023 Director View profile
  5. Christian John Robinson 2022–2024 Director View profile
  6. Scott Allen Graeff 2020–2024 Director View profile
  7. Eugene Joseph Nestro 2020–2023 Director View profile
  8. James Spencer Pollard 2015–2022 Director View profile
  9. Christopher John Kelley 2014–2016 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Margaret Robinson 2010–2023 Director View profile
  11. Thomas Neville Walton Salkeld 2010–2020 Director View profile
  12. Melvyn Richard Brooks 2008–2012 Director View profile
  13. Magnus Evelyn Mcewen-King 2008–2017 Director View profile
  14. Douglas Russell Webb 2008–2008 Director View profile
  15. Jon Messent 2011–2020 Secretary View profile
  16. Lynton David Boardman 2008–2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/02/2008

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. Optasense Limited is controlled by Optasense Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Optasense Holdings Limited is controlled by Qinetiq Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-22, ceased 2020-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Qinetiq Holdings Limited is controlled by Qinetiq Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Qinetiq Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Qinetiq Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Qinetiq Group PLC.

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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 for researchers

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

0.5y median 0.5y
average tenure
0.8y
longest tenure
0
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.

Professional services 2Business 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
06508676
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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