Company · Holsworthy
Autonaut Limited
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Samantha Nichols 2019-2023 View profile
- Peter Colin Stuart Bromley 2018-2022 View profile
- Mark John Burnett 2018-2026 View profile
- Simon Jonathan Cole 2016-2022 View profile
- Keith William Hamer 2016-2021 View profile
- Professor Gwyn Griffiths 2013-2016 View profile
- Michael Crawford Poole 2012-2025 View profile
- Dr Marek Tadeusz Victor Scibor-Rylski 2012-2016 View profile
- Fanshawe CBE RN, James Rupert, Commodore 2012-2016 View profile
- Anne Juliet Maclean 2012-2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 20/07/2012
- Registered office
- Holsworthy
- Previous names
- Most (Autonomous Vessels) Limited (until 12/08/2016)
Ownership
Owned by (9) 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.
- David James Maclean ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Michael Crawford Poole ceased 2016-07-27
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Keith William Hamer ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2016-07-28 - Roy Wyatt ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2016-07-28 - Simon Jonathan Cole ceased 2022-05-31
significant influence · notified 2016-07-28 - Michael Crawford Poole ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2017-07-30 - Mark John Burnett ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2018-12-20 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Peter Colin Stuart Bromley ceased 2022-08-25
significant influence · notified 2018-12-20 - Seiche Water Technology Group LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-28
Group
- Autonaut Limited
is controlled by David James Maclean
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2022-08-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David James Maclean.
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
- £538
- Total assets
- £0
- Cash
- £385
- Employees
- 0.09
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£220,330
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
5 grants · £251,739 total360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £191,011 (2 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £58,830 (2 grants)
- HM Revenue & Customs · £1,899
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- HM Revenue & Customs
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
3 directors on the board
- David James Maclean Director · appointed 2012
- Roy Wyatt Director · appointed 2016
- Paula Ellison Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- David James Maclean Director · appointed 2012
- Roy Wyatt Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David James Maclean Director · appointed 2012
- Roy Wyatt Director · appointed 2016
- Paula Ellison Director · appointed 2021
Left in the last 12 months
- Mark John Burnett Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08151940
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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