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Compound Semiconductor Centre Limited

Manufacture of electronic components

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Americo Lemos 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Neil John Rummings 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Matthew David Geen 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Darren Antony Xiberras 2022-2023 Director View profile
  5. Dr Rodney Irich Pelzel 2021-2023 Director View profile
  6. Keith Connell Anderson 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Timothy Neil Pullen 2019-2022 Director View profile
  8. Professor Peter Michael Smowton 2018-2023 Director View profile
  9. Dr Godfrey Howard Harrison Ainsworth 2018-2019 Director View profile
  10. Robert Edward Williams 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. Professor Rudolf Konrad Allemann 2017-2023 Director View profile
  12. Professor Diana Lynne Huffaker 2017-2018 Director View profile
  13. Professor Colin Ralph Whitehouse 2016-2023 Director View profile
  14. Professor Karen Margaret Holford 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Phillip John Rasmussen 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Dr Howard Robert Williams 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. David Michael Davies 2015-2017 Director View profile
  18. Dr Phil Buckle 2015-2017 Director View profile
  19. Dr Andrew William Nelson 2014-2021 Director View profile
  20. Phillip Rasmussen 2014-2018 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of electronic components; Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
09/09/2014
Registered office
Cardiff

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.

Group

  1. Compound Semiconductor Centre Limited is controlled by IQE (Europe) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. IQE (Europe) Limited is controlled by EPI Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. EPI Holdings Limited is controlled by IQE PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by IQE PLC.

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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

22 grants · £2,556,993 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 · £1,814,137 (14 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £742,856 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £59,2382024-03-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £51,0282024-03-07
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £97,0322022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £81,2282022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £11,9872022-04-01
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

1.9y median 1.9y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
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.

Manufacturing 8Dormant 4Other services 1Professional services 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
09210371
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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