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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- John Harold Courtenay Auburn 2017-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contractFrom 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.
About
- Incorporated
- 24/03/2017
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- Mitsunobu Okada ceased 2025-03-19
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-03-24
Group
- Astroscale LTD
is controlled by Mitsunobu Okada
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-03-24, ceased 2025-03-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Mitsunobu Okada.
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
- £15,418,510
- Total assets
- £38,933,006
- Cash
- £15,601,294
- Employees
- 2.07
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£29,405,741
Filed as Full accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
1 grant · £65,207 total360Giving 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £65,207
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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.
3 directors on the board
- Christopher Charles Blackerby Director · appointed 2017
- Mitsunobu Okada Director · appointed 2017
- Nicholas Peter Eugene Shave Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Charles Blackerby Director · appointed 2017
- Mitsunobu Okada Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Christopher Charles Blackerby Director · appointed 2017
- Mitsunobu Okada Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Nicholas Peter Eugene Shave Director · appointed 2022
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
- 10689249
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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