Company
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
- Sam Carlos Castillo 2021-2023 View profile
- Caitlin Maire O'Shea 2021-2023 View profile
- Fraser James Howell 2021-2023 View profile
- Alexander William Rowe 2020-2024 View profile
- Ryan David Hale 2019-2020 View profile
- Russell Geoffrey Couper 2017-2020 View profile
- Toby Seely 2015-2019 View profile
- Arthur Vincent Valencia Amarra 2015-2018 View profile
- Ian Bruce Abbott-Stratford 2015-2019 View profile
- Russell Dicken 2014-2017 View profile
- Patrick Nigel Neave 2013-2015 View profile
- David Henry Henshall 2013-2017 View profile
- Barnaby Livingston 2012-2014 View profile
- David Hugh Corney 2012-2013 View profile
- Dr David Finlay Wyatt 2012-2017 View profile
- Antony Francis Bowers 2012-2013 View profile
- Matthew Venn 2012-2015 View profile
- Peter Clive Ferne 2009-2010 View profile
- Michael Brinsley Harris 2012-2013 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.
- Felix Cameron Howitt
significant influence · notified 2020-09-03 - Matthew Philip Glasspole
significant influence · notified 2020-09-03 - Benjamin Arthur Everard
significant influence · notified 2025-08-06 - Alexander William Rowe ceased 2024-12-12
significant influence · notified 2020-09-03 - Russell Geoffrey Couper ceased 2020-12-12
significant influence · notified 2020-09-03 - Fraser James Howell ceased 2023-05-02
significant influence · notified 2021-10-26 - Caitlin Maire O'Shea ceased 2023-05-15
significant influence · notified 2021-10-26 - 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
- 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 ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-30 | Not reported | £61,019 |
| 2025-11-30 | Not 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
- Benjamin Arthur Everard Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Sam Partridge Director · appointed 2025
- Felix Cameron Howitt Director · appointed 2019
- Matthew Philip Glasspole Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nicholas Gover Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Felix Cameron Howitt Director · appointed 2019
- Matthew Philip Glasspole Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nicholas Gover Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (5)
- Benjamin Arthur Everard Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Sam Partridge Director · appointed 2025
- Felix Cameron Howitt Director · appointed 2019
- Matthew Philip Glasspole Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nicholas Gover Director · appointed 2017
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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