Company
Cerca Magnetics Limited
Cerca Magnetics Limited is an active UK company (number 12766132), incorporated 2020, with 4 current directors including Ashley Caleb Abrahams and David Paul Woolger. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
1 contract · £2,800,000 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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OPM-MEG (Cerca)
There is a requirement to conduct research to understand the effect of blast exposure on brain function. The Supplier will complete the following: a. Construction of a self-contained mobile OPM-MEG laboratory on Magnetic Shields Ltd s…
About
- Incorporated
- 24/07/2020
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- MSL Quantum Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-12-03 - The University of Nottingham ceased 2024-09-02
25-50% shares · notified 2020-12-03
Group
- Cerca Magnetics Limited
is controlled by MSL Quantum Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-12-03 · source: Companies House PSC register - MSL Quantum Limited
is controlled by David Paul Woolger
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Paul Woolger.
6 other companies 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£74,631
- Total assets
- £365,595
- Cash
- £879,627
- Employees
- 20
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Small company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | -£74,631 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | -£74,631 |
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
6 grants · £2,922,147 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 · £2,907,147 (5 grants)
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £15,000
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.
4 directors on the board
- David Paul Woolger Director · appointed 2020
- Matthew Brookes Director · appointed 2020
- Ashley Caleb Abrahams Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Elena Boto Barriga Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- David Paul Woolger Director · appointed 2020
- Matthew Brookes Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Elena Boto Barriga Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Matthew Brookes Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Elena Boto Barriga Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (2)
- David Paul Woolger Director · appointed 2020
- Ashley Caleb Abrahams Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
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
- 12766132
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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