Company
Opal STL Limited
Opal STL Limited is an active UK company (number 08601039), incorporated 2013, with 2 current directors, James William Alexander Allen and John Elder. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Sean Kin Wai Lam 2020-2022 View profile
- JTC Directors (UK) Limited 2019-2020 View profile
- Howard William John Cameron 2015-2020 View profile
- Richard Frederick William Parker 2013-2015 View profile
- Frances Lynn Hughes 2013-2015 View profile
- Jonathan Hedgecock 2013-2015 View profile
- Russell John Greenwood 2013-2015 View profile
- Steven Short 2013-2014 View profile
- Roderick Goddard 2020-2022 View profile
- David John Hall 2015-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 08/07/2013
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- James Peter Chalmers-Smith ceased 2018-12-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - Stephen Vaughan Simper ceased 2018-12-21
25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01 - John Elder ceased 2020-02-05
significant influence · notified 2018-12-21 - confirmed: also a director of this company - James William Alexander Allen ceased 2020-02-05
significant influence · notified 2018-12-21
Group
- Opal STL Limited
is controlled by James Peter Chalmers-Smith
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-07-01, ceased 2018-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by James Peter Chalmers-Smith.
4 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.
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.
2 directors on the board
- James William Alexander Allen Director · appointed 2020
- John Elder Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- James William Alexander Allen Director · appointed 2020
- John Elder Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- James William Alexander Allen Director · appointed 2020
- John Elder Director · appointed 2020
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
- 08601039
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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