Company
Optosci Limited
Optosci Limited is an active UK company (number SC149796), incorporated 1994, with 2 current directors, John Alexander Lithgow and Dr Douglas Walsh. 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 10
- Paul Ellis 2017-2018 View profile
- Dr Iain Scott Mauchline 2010-2026 View profile
- Dr David George Moodie 2007-2008 View profile
- Alastair James Struthers 1997-2000 View profile
- Stephen Park Newall 1995-1996 View profile
- Alasdair Richmond Reid 1995-2018 View profile
- Professor Brian Culshaw 1994-2026 View profile
- Pery, Michael Henry Colquhoun, the Honorable 1994-2021 View profile
- Professor Walter Johnstone 1994-2026 View profile
- Professor Julian David Clayton Jones 1994-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/03/1994
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
- John Alexander Lithgow Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Douglas Walsh Director · appointed 1996
Directors past 6 years
- John Alexander Lithgow Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Douglas Walsh Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dr Douglas Walsh Director · appointed 1996
Portfolio (1)
- John Alexander Lithgow Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Professor Brian Culshaw Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2026
- Professor Walter Johnstone Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2026
- Professor Julian David Clayton Jones Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2026
- Dr Iain Scott Mauchline Director · appointed 2010 · 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.
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
- SC149796
- 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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