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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- David Christopher Neville 2025-2025 View profile
- Steven James King 2023-2026 View profile
- Beeches Capital 2023-2025 View profile
- Dr Graeme Dear 2019-2023 View profile
- Philip James Wilkinson OBE 2019-2023 View profile
- Thomas Farrugia 2017-2025 View profile
- John Meurig Freeman 2017-2018 View profile
- Suzanne Purcell 2021-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 06/10/2017
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.
- Thomas Farrugia ceased 2025-12-19
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-06
Group
- Beta Bugs Limited
is controlled by Thomas Farrugia
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-06, ceased 2025-12-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Thomas Farrugia.
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
13 grants · £1,098,750 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £836,022 (8 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £262,728 (5 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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
- Christopher Gareth Joseph Richards Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Nicola Ann Broughton Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Christopher Gareth Joseph Richards Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Nicola Ann Broughton Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Thomas Farrugia Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2025
- David Christopher Neville Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2025
- Steven James King Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11000463
- 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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