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Wave Optics Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 16

  1. Edward Mata 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Atul Manilal Porwal 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Flavia Buica 2022-2025 Director View profile
  4. Steen Arthur Strand 2021-2022 Director View profile
  5. Scott Andrew Myers 2021-2026 Director View profile
  6. Yaocheng Liu 2019-2021 Director View profile
  7. David Hayes 2017-2022 Director View profile
  8. Dr Simon Paul King 2017-2021 Director View profile
  9. Robert Bahns 2015-2018 Director View profile
  10. Hongquan Jiang 2015-2021 Director View profile
  11. Martin Harriman 2015-2021 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Alan Allpress 2015-2015 Director View profile
  13. Dr Mohmed Salim Valera 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr Sumanta Talukdar 2012-2017 Director View profile
  15. David Grey 2012-2021 Director View profile
  16. Maria Ludkin 2018-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/09/2012

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. Wave Optics Limited is controlled by Octopus Titan VCT PLC
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-10-22, ceased 2021-01-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Octopus Titan VCT 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

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.

4 directors on the board

0.3y median 0.1y
average tenure
0.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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.

Tech and media 4Professional services 3Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08202019
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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