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Orbit Discovery LTD

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 4

  1. Dr David Jonathan Madge 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas George Dixon-Clegg 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Philip James Ferneau 2020-2026 Director View profile
  4. Uciane Scarlett 2020-2020 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/09/2020

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. Orbit Discovery LTD is controlled by Orbit Discovery Group LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Orbit Discovery Group LTD is controlled by Oxford Science Enterprises PLC
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2020-08-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oxford Science Enterprises PLC.

34 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £624,959 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 · £461,300 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £163,659

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £293,9862023-12-08
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £163,6592022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £167,3142022-03-15
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.

7 directors on the board

4.7y median 5.7y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

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.

Professional services 18Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Tech and media 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
12850396
Status
In Administration
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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