Company
Semefab Limited
Semefab Limited is an active UK company (number SC100193), incorporated 1986, with 4 current directors including James Duncan Winter and Allan Derek Lee James. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Gail Marie Fisher 2022-2025 View profile
- Hicks (2) Limited 2019-2025 View profile
- Andrew Mark Deacon 2007-2008 View profile
- Advanced ECO Technology LTD 2006-2010 View profile
- David Klein 1996-2005 View profile
- Bruce, John Murray, Doctor 1991-2018 View profile
- Professor Stephen Robert Sverdloff 1996 View profile
- Ronald James Tulleth 1989 View profile
- Colin Richardson 2002 View profile
- John Timothy Thornton 2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/07/1986
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Allan Derek Lee James
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Semefab Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-10-31 - Hicks (2) Limited ceased 2022-10-31
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Semefab Limited
is controlled by Allan Derek Lee James
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Allan Derek Lee James.
3 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
8 grants · £935,947 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £851,051 (6 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £84,897 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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
- James Duncan Winter Director · appointed 2026
- Allan Derek Lee James Director · appointed 2025
- Keith Graham Persin Director · appointed 2021
- Graeme William Shaw Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- James Duncan Winter Director · appointed 2026
- Graeme William Shaw Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (2)
- Allan Derek Lee James Director · appointed 2025
- Keith Graham Persin Director · appointed 2021
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC100193
- 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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