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Company · Hertford

Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers; Smpte Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. David Lathen Grindle 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Bruce Fairbairn Devlin 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth William Wendel 2013-2024 Director View profile
  4. Peter Michael Weitzel 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. Barbara Hanna Lange 2013-2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of professional membership organizations
Incorporated
04/09/2013
Registered office
Hertford

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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. Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers; Smpte Limited is controlled by John Ramsay Ellerton
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-10-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Ramsay Ellerton.

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
-£1,904
Employees
0.02
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
1.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08676388
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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