Company
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
- Rawan Farwana 2024-2024 View profile
- Dr Owen James Metters 2024-2024 View profile
- Zoe Olivia Russell Reich 2022-2023 View profile
- Akriti Dokania 2022-2022 View profile
- William Duff Goodlad 2020-2022 View profile
- Hadi Solh 2020-2022 View profile
- Dr Joshua Alexander Suzman Nunn 2020-2026 View profile
- Dr Cristina Escoda 2019-2021 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.
- Richard Leefe Douglas Murray ceased 2022-03-01
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-10-28
Group
- 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 ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | -£9,140,676 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not 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 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 · £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
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- 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.
6 directors on the board
- Erik Langaker Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Adam Howard Russell Palser Director · appointed 2026
- James Robert Terence Lewis Director · appointed 2024
- Prof Ian Alexander Walmsley Director · appointed 2020
- Richard Leefe Douglas Murray Director · appointed 2019
- Torsten Erik Magnus Bengtsson Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Prof Ian Alexander Walmsley Director · appointed 2020
- Richard Leefe Douglas Murray Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Erik Langaker Director · appointed 2025
- Prof Ian Alexander Walmsley Director · appointed 2020
- Richard Leefe Douglas Murray Director · appointed 2019
- Torsten Erik Magnus Bengtsson Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Adam Howard Russell Palser Director · appointed 2026
- James Robert Terence Lewis Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Joshua Alexander Suzman Nunn Director · appointed 2020 · 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
- 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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