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Photonic Solutions Limited

Photonic Solutions Limited is an active UK company (number SC194276), incorporated 1999, with 4 current directors including Elaine Mark and Craig Simon Garvie. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 10

  1. Darryl Raymond Mccoy 2016-2016 Director View profile
  2. David Mcdonald Ellis 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Wallace O'Connor 2012-2017 Director View profile
  4. Douglas John Neilson 1999-2012 Director View profile
  5. John Stephen Macleod 1999-2017 Director View profile
  6. Suzanne Dorothy Moir 1999-1999 Director View profile
  7. Douglas Maclean Black 1999-1999 Nominee-director View profile
  8. Aileen Macleod 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  9. 1924 Nominees LTD 2003-2008 Corporate-secretary View profile
  10. Archibald Campbell & Harley 1999-2003 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

6 contracts · £373,630 total

From 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.

  • Supply and delivery of Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) Laser Buyer: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory £40,050 2026-07-17 CPV 38636100 Source: Contracts Finder

    Supply and delivery of Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) Laser. Published for transparency purposes only.

  • Laser System Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA £333,580 2026-01-15 CPV 38636100 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract is for the purchase of a new, high-powered Yb-based PHAROS ultrafast, ultrastable laser system to integrate into pre-existing infrastructure. The contract has been awarded via a call-off from the APUC - The Supply of Lasers an…

  • Ultra Fast Laser Buyer: University of Edinburgh Value not published Date not published CPV 38636100 Source: Find a Tender

    Ultra-fast Fermtosecond Laser

  • DSTL0000066551 Buyer: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Awarded contract: DRL Laser system

  • Supply of Nd: YAG Lasers Buyer: UK Atomic Energy Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The UK Atomic Energy Authority has a requirement for the Supply of Nd: YAG Lasers for use in its MAST-U Thomson Scattering Diagnostic system at Culham Campus, Oxfordshire.

  • CSP26763 - 6 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Flex Channels with 62.5M record length, Calibration, Certificate & Shipping Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a limited competition procurement exercise. Brief Description of Requirement:- 6 Series Mixed Signal Oscilloscope Flex C…

About

Incorporated
11/03/1999

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.

Group

  1. Photonic Solutions Limited is controlled by John Stephen Macleod
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-06-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Stephen Macleod.

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.

4 directors on the board

9.3y median 9.3y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Retail and trade 7

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC194276
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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