Company · Exeter
Optix Ventures Limited
Business and domestic software development
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Nicholas Paul Watson 2014-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Business and domestic software development
- Incorporated
- 30/05/2014
- Registered office
- Exeter
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.
- Nicholas Paul Watson ceased 2020-04-23
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Optix Solutions LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Optix Ventures Limited
is controlled by Nicholas Paul Watson
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Paul Watson.
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
- £100
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.
4 directors on the board
- James John Dawkins Director · appointed 2014
- Alastair Richard Sebastian Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
- James Alastair Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Mark Richard Stevens Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- James John Dawkins Director · appointed 2014
- Alastair Richard Sebastian Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
- James Alastair Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- James John Dawkins Director · appointed 2014
- Alastair Richard Sebastian Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
- James Alastair Crawford Banks Director · appointed 2014
- Robert Mark Richard Stevens Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
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
- 09063732
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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