Company · Southampton
National Oceanography Centre
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Rebecca Jane MunroDirector · since 2025
- Professor Lisa Maureen CollinsDirector · since 2025
- John Francis ClarkeDirector · since 2025
- Dr Hosein Khajeh-HosseinyDirector · since 2025
- Clare Mary Petre HarbordDirector · since 2024
- David Keith McsweeneyDirector · since 2024
- Michael DixonDirector · since 2024
- David Jeremy DarrochDirector · since 2022
- Julie Frances StewartSecretary · since 2018
Previous officers 9
- Professor Ian Lamont Boyd 2019-2026 View profile
- Dr Ruth Boumphrey 2019-2025 View profile
- Sarah Michelle Mcmath 2019-2025 View profile
- Daniel James Hook 2019-2025 View profile
- David John Gee 2018-2024 View profile
- Robert John Margetts 2018-2018 View profile
- John Raymond Hirst 2018-2022 View profile
- Professor Anthony Edward Hill 2018-2019 View profile
- Sarah Louise Kenny 2018-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
3 contracts · £203,810 totalFrom 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.
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UKRI-6243 High Resolution Modelling Framework Services
The purpose of this contract is for modelling framework services.
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Development of extended AMM7 configuration for UKCI regional ocean modelling
Develop a validated model implementation suitable for regional climate simulations of the Northwest European Continental shelf.
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UKCI Wave Modelling
UKCI Wave Modelling to produce workflows for and run ensembles of climate simulations to better understand the marine environment.
About
- What it does
- Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
- Incorporated
- 02/07/2018
- Registered office
- Southampton
- Also a registered charity
- National Oceanography Centre
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above National Oceanography Centre on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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
17 grants · £1,151,660 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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £563,662 (7 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £538,328 (9 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £49,671
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Contracts awarded
64 contracts · £3,872,252 totalFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.
Top suppliers
- Softcat PLC · £855,694 (6 contracts)
- AVIVA LIFE & PENSIONS UK LIMITED · £700,000
- Bruker UK Ltd · £589,200
- LUTHER PENDRAGON LIMITED · £500,000
- DELL CORPORATION LIMITED · £292,275 (2 contracts)
Most recent
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.
8 directors on the board
- John Francis Clarke Director · appointed 2025
- David Jeremy Darroch Director · appointed 2022
- David Keith Mcsweeney Director · appointed 2024
- Professor Lisa Maureen Collins Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny Director · appointed 2025
- Rebecca Jane Munro Director · appointed 2025
- Clare Mary Petre Harbord Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Dixon Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (8)
- John Francis Clarke Director · appointed 2025
- David Jeremy Darroch Director · appointed 2022
- David Keith Mcsweeney Director · appointed 2024
- Professor Lisa Maureen Collins Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny Director · appointed 2025
- Rebecca Jane Munro Director · appointed 2025
- Clare Mary Petre Harbord Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Dixon Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Ian Lamont Boyd Director · appointed 2019 · 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.
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Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11444362
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- 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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