The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Cipher Surgical Limited

Company SC378738 Active

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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.

6
directors on the board
9y median 9.9y
average tenure
16.1y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
4 vs 2 portfolio
first-time directors
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.

Professional services 2Business services 1Education 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.

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.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsCompanies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

NumberSC378738
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated18/05/2010
AddressFLOOR 3, 1 - 4 ATHOLL CRESCENT, EDINBURGH, EH3 8HA
Accounts next due30/04/2027
Accounts last made up31/07/2025

Industry (SIC)

26701 - Manufacture of optical precision instruments32500 - Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies86900 - Other human health activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (1)


Officers (13)

  • Johnston, Nicholas Simon Macpherson Director · appointed 2025
  • Alley, Mark Director · appointed 2025
  • WU, Yuanyuan Director · appointed 2018
  • Wallace, Gerard Sibbald Director · appointed 2015
  • Mcmahon, Michael John, Professor Director · appointed 2010
  • Newell, Andrew Director · appointed 2010
  • Bury Company Services Limited Corporate-secretary · appointed 2010
  • Herbert, Michael Clive Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2021
  • Buch, Justin Wavel Rosenfelder Former Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2023
  • Markgraf, Paul Former Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
  • King, Anthony Graham Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2018
  • Harvie, Fraser Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
  • Ratcliffe, Simon Timothy James Former Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2010

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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