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Arqit Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Taher Elgamal 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Matthew Pointon 2021-2026 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Charles Chandler 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Adam Keith Hall 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. David James Bestwick 2018-2024 Director View profile
  6. David John Williams 2017-2024 Director View profile
  7. Trevor Anthony Barker 2017-2018 Director 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.

  • 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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About

What it does
Other information technology service activities
Incorporated
03/01/2017
Registered office
London
Previous names
Omega QKD Limited (until 04/10/2017)

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.

  • David James Bestwick ceased 2021-09-03
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-03-20
  • Arqit Quantum INC.
    75-100% shares · notified 2021-09-03
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Arqit Limited is controlled by David James Bestwick
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2018-03-20, ceased 2021-09-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David James Bestwick.

8 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.

Grants received

23 grants · £4,400,772 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 · £3,616,285 (14 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £784,487 (9 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £85,7972022-06-20
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £39,9632022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £73,6902022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £77,3822022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £66,7602022-04-01
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

0.2y median 0.2y
average tenure
0.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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 1Tech and media 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
10544841
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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