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Darktrace Limited

Darktrace Limited is an active UK company (number 13264637), incorporated 2021, with 2 current directors, Terence David Doyle and David James Smith. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 20

  1. Philip Michael Pearson 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sacha Pavel David May 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Jill Jackson Popelka 2024-2026 Director View profile
  4. Paula Hansen 2024-2024 Director View profile
  5. Elaine Senami Bucknor 2023-2024 Director View profile
  6. Patrick William Jacob 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Paul Scott Harrison 2021-2024 Director View profile
  8. Baron David Linsay Willetts 2021-2024 Director View profile
  9. Sir Peter Leahy Bonfield 2021-2024 Director View profile
  10. Gordon Hurst 2021-2024 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Shanley 2021-2024 Director View profile
  12. Vanessa Colomar 2021-2022 Director View profile
  13. Johannes Kornelis Jan Sikkens 2021-2024 Director View profile
  14. Poppy Clare Veronica Gustafsson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Ann Graham 2021-2025 Director View profile
  16. Richard Eaton 2021-2021 Director View profile
  17. Eve Thea Saltman 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. Amabel Anne Evans 2025-2025 Secretary View profile
  19. James Alan Sporle 2021-2025 Secretary View profile
  20. Richard Eaton 2021-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/03/2021

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.

  • Richard Eaton ceased 2021-05-04
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-03-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Darktrace Bidco Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-10-01

Group

  1. Darktrace Limited is controlled by Richard Eaton
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-03-12, ceased 2021-05-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Eaton.

2 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.

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.

2 directors on the board

0.6y median 0.6y
average tenure
0.9y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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 10Tech and media 3

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
13264637
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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