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Petalite Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Jonathan Michael Groocock 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Yanning Li 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Tim Young 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Adams 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Dr Stavros Pressas 2016-2023 Director View profile
  6. Leigh Nigel Purnell 2014-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/04/2014

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. Petalite Limited is controlled by Leigh Nigel Purnell
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-03-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Leigh Nigel Purnell.

1 other company 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.

Grants received

9 grants · £1,844,911 total

360Giving 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 · £1,141,807 (5 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £703,104 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £26,5452022-06-17
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £502,3612022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £80,2702022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £76,9592022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £246,5942022-03-24
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

3.3y median 2.2y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Finance 7Arts and leisure 5Professional services 3Tech and media 2Business services 1Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08987637
Status
In Administration
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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