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Previous officers 9
- Engenuitee Labs LTD 2024-2025 View profile
- Andrew Walter Ward 2023-2025 View profile
- Andrew Michael Howard 2020-2023 View profile
- Thomas Jolyon Beese 2020-2023 View profile
- Dominic Simon Rupert Ward 2017-2023 View profile
- Emma Jane Blaylock 2015-2020 View profile
- Peter Jonathan White 2013-2020 View profile
- Beverly Jane Hurley 2013-2023 View profile
- James Andrew Duez 2013-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/06/2013
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Lingotto Investment Management LLP
25-50% voting · notified 2023-07-12 - Northern Gritstone Limited
25-50% voting · notified 2025-12-22
Group
- Optalysys LTD
is controlled by Lingotto Investment Management LLP
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2023-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register - Lingotto Investment Management LLP
is controlled by Matteo Scolari
Evidence
ceased significant influence (LLP) · notified 2016-07-11, ceased 2021-07-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Matteo Scolari.
3 other companies in this group
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
- Total assets
- £24,672,812
- Cash
- £24,647,597
- Employees
- 0.5
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£7,234,518
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
3 grants · £684,004 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £658,986 (2 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £25,018
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- 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.
5 directors on the board
- Dr Dipesh Ishwerbhai Patel Director · appointed 2024
- Robert James Todd Director · appointed 2020
- Gareth Paul John Llewellyn Director · appointed 2023
- Cyril Vancura Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Nicholas James New Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Robert James Todd Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Nicholas James New Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Cyril Vancura Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Nicholas James New Director · appointed 2013
Portfolio (3)
- Dr Dipesh Ishwerbhai Patel Director · appointed 2024
- Robert James Todd Director · appointed 2020
- Gareth Paul John Llewellyn Director · appointed 2023
Left in the last 12 months
- Andrew Walter Ward Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08575493
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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