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Orca Computing Limited

Orca Computing Limited is an active UK company (number 12285629), incorporated 2019, with 6 current directors including Torsten Erik Magnus Bengtsson and Dr Adam Howard Russell Palser. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Rawan Farwana 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Owen James Metters 2024-2024 Director View profile
  3. Zoe Olivia Russell Reich 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. Akriti Dokania 2022-2022 Director View profile
  5. William Duff Goodlad 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Hadi Solh 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Dr Joshua Alexander Suzman Nunn 2020-2026 Director View profile
  8. Dr Cristina Escoda 2019-2021 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/10/2019

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.

Group

  1. Orca Computing Limited is controlled by Richard Leefe Douglas Murray
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-10-28, ceased 2022-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Leefe Douglas Murray.

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
-£9,140,676
Total assets
-£9,112,581
Cash
£799,445
Employees
29
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported-£9,140,676
2024-12-31Not reported£3,647,773

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

29 grants · £7,668,491 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £5,197,964 (16 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £2,470,527 (13 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £133,2702024-01-05
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £430,8412024-01-03
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £2,544,3782023-11-14
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £106,5982023-07-21
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £98,7582023-07-21
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

3.6y median 3.8y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

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.

Finance 5Professional services 2Manufacturing 1Retail and trade 1Transport 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
12285629
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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