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Paragraf Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Ismail Ali Abdulla 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. David Scott Cummings 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Alistair Crawford 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Parkwalk Advisors LTD 2019-2024 Corporate-director View profile
  5. Amelia Sarah Armour 2019-2022 Director View profile
  6. John Halfpenny 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dr Stephen Paul Churchhouse 2017-2019 Director View profile
  8. Professor Sir Colin John Humphreys 2016-2024 Director View profile
  9. Dr Ivor Guiney 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Robert Charles Platts 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  11. Hugh Wolley 2019-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

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.

  • CSP26830 - Paragraf Gold Graphene 300nm Cryo-EM Grids Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Procurement Description ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can…

About

Incorporated
25/11/2015

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. Paragraf Limited is controlled by Simon Charles Stewart Thomas
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Charles Stewart Thomas.

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

12 grants · £1,927,216 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 · £1,183,573 (7 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £742,977 (4 grants)
  • HM Revenue & Customs · £667

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £75,8372024-07-31
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £563,8142024-03-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £82,9132023-05-11
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £32,9652022-04-01
  • HM Revenue & Customs £6672021-06-03
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.

6 directors on the board

4.1y median 2.4y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

1
corporate seats

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 4Tech and media 3Manufacturing 2Finance 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09889431
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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