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Open Systems LAB LTD

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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Who leads it

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

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  • PlanX Editor Buyer: Gateshead Borough Council Value not published Date not published CPV 48100000 Source: Find a Tender

    PlanX is a content management platform for planning services. It will enable the Council planning services to write, share and operate digital planning services that are efficient and user friendly. It is an open-source tool with the aim of…

About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
29/07/2014
Registered office
St Ives
Previous names
Wikihouse Foundation (until 28/08/2018)

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.

Group

  1. Open Systems LAB LTD is controlled by David Charles Saxby
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Charles Saxby.

5 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

Net assets
£1,239,420
Total assets
£1,240,031
Cash
£1,413,714
Employees
0.11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-07-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

6 grants · £1,641,485 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,350,000
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £194,190 (2 grants)
  • Power to Change Trust · £97,295
  • Nesta · (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £97,5842024-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £96,6062023-04-01
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £1,350,0002021-03-25
  • Power to Change Trust £97,2952016-12-08
  • Nesta Amount not published2016-03-23
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

12y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 4

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
09152368
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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