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Bristol Open Technology LAB C.I.C.

Bristol Open Technology LAB C.I.C. is an active UK company (number 07071572), incorporated 2009, with 5 current directors including Benjamin Arthur Everard and Dr Sam Partridge. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Sam Carlos Castillo 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Caitlin Maire O'Shea 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Fraser James Howell 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Alexander William Rowe 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Ryan David Hale 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Russell Geoffrey Couper 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. Toby Seely 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Arthur Vincent Valencia Amarra 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Ian Bruce Abbott-Stratford 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Russell Dicken 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Patrick Nigel Neave 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. David Henry Henshall 2013-2017 Director View profile
  13. Barnaby Livingston 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. David Hugh Corney 2012-2013 Director View profile
  15. Dr David Finlay Wyatt 2012-2017 Director View profile
  16. Antony Francis Bowers 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Matthew Venn 2012-2015 Director View profile
  18. Peter Clive Ferne 2009-2010 Director View profile
  19. Michael Brinsley Harris 2012-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/2009

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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. Bristol Open Technology LAB C.I.C. is controlled by Felix Cameron Howitt
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2020-09-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Felix Cameron Howitt.

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
£61,019
Total assets
£61,019
Cash
£48,608
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-11-30Not reported£61,019
2025-11-30Not reported£61,019

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-11-30. 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.

5 directors on the board

5.5y median 7.6y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07071572
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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