THE ERA FOUNDATION LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00170454
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 27 September 1920105 years
Registered office: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Confirmation statement due: 31 May 2027
Active officers: 8
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited by guarantee without share capital
Address
Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
Nature of business
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Previous company names
ERA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
ELECTRICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (THE)

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
AL-HASHIMI, Bashir Mohammad Ali, Professor ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2021		United Kingdom	January 1961	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
ATKINSON, Helen Valerie, Dame ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2021		United Kingdom	April 1960	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
BUTLER-ADAMS, William David ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2025		England	May 1974	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
CARR, Michael ACTIVE	Director	02 May 2019		United Kingdom	September 1955	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
CHURCHILL, Andrew James ACTIVE	Director	01 Sep 2020		United Kingdom	December 1968	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
GOLBY, Paul, Dr ACTIVE	Director	01 Mar 2019		England	February 1951	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, BN11 1QR, United Kingdom
GORDON, Thomas Edward ACTIVE	Director	01 Dec 2020		United Kingdom	May 1963	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, BN11 1QR, United Kingdom
GRAY, Iain Gilmour, Sir ACTIVE	Director	01 Jan 2025		United Kingdom	March 1957	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
FEWTRELL, Joseph Edward RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Jan 1994	01 Aug 2016			The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England
KELLY, Jeffrey Neil RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Aug 2016	07 Dec 2017			Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
SEDGWICK, Keith RESIGNED	Secretary		31 Dec 1993			Tourtour 17 Pointers Hill, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PF
BALL, David RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 1998	11 May 2007		April 1941	Chapel Cottage, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3YG
BROOK, Richard John RESIGNED	Director	10 May 2012	30 Dec 2015	England	March 1938	Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA
BROOK, Richard John RESIGNED	Director	17 Jan 2002	05 May 2011	England	March 1938	5 Staverton Grange, 129 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AJ
BRYSON, Lindsay, Admiral Sir RESIGNED	Director		30 Nov 1997		January 1925	74 Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5LE
CAHILL, Frederick John, Mr. RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 2006	05 May 2016	England	January 1954	The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England
CROSS, Harold William RESIGNED	Director		04 May 1995		April 1922	Field House, Church Lane Mickleton, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6RZ
DAVIES, David Evan Naunton, Sir RESIGNED	Director	04 Sep 1997	11 May 2007		October 1935	Church Hill House Church Lane, Danehill, Sussex, RH17 7EY
DENYER, Peter Brian, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Jul 2007	22 Apr 2010	Uk	April 1953	15 Sciennes Gardens, Edinburgh, EH9 1NR
DESVAUX, Martin Patrick, Doctor RESIGNED	Director		05 Sep 1996		November 1942	123 Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4AW
GARRETT, Lydia Anne RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 1999	13 Oct 2000		September 1951	Flat 2 Ancaster Court, Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6JJ
HIBBERT, John Christopher RESIGNED	Director	11 May 2000	31 Mar 2002		July 1947	The Moat House, Hoxne, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5AZ
KENNEDY, Joanna Alicia Gore, Dr RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2014	01 May 2024	England	July 1950	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
O'REILLY, John James, Sir RESIGNED	Director	01 Jul 2008	31 May 2021	United Kingdom	December 1946	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
PERKS, Christopher Paul Newton RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 1994	31 Jul 2001		February 1952	3 Carlisle Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2UL
ROWBOTHAM, Thomas Robert, Dr RESIGNED	Director	09 May 2012	31 May 2019	England	June 1941	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
ROWBOTHAM, Thomas Robert, Dr RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 2002	05 May 2011	England	June 1941	The Old Rectory, Little Glenham, Suffolk, IP13 0BS
RUDGE, Alan Walter, Sir RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 1997	30 Nov 2012	United Kingdom	October 1937	Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA
SEDGWICK, Keith RESIGNED	Director		07 May 1998		January 1934	Tourtour 17 Pointers Hill, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PF
SHANNON, Robert William Ernest, Professor RESIGNED	Director	06 Feb 1997	31 Dec 1998		October 1937	Lindisfarne, 16 Friths Drive, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0DS
SMITH, James Cadzow, Dr RESIGNED	Director		08 May 1997		November 1927	19 St Swithins Lane, London, EC4P 4DU
SNOWDEN, Christopher Maxwell, Professor Sir RESIGNED	Director	01 Nov 2010	30 Apr 2025	United Kingdom	March 1956	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
TAYLOR, Bernard John RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2010	05 May 2020	England	November 1956	Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England
WILSON, David Andrew RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 2006	05 May 2016	England	April 1948	The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England
WITHERS, Michael John RESIGNED	Director		01 Feb 1999		January 1938	The Hollies Arford Road, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 8LJ
WRIGHT, Michael Thomas, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 1995	16 May 2002		April 1947	Evesmere, Weston On Avon, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8JY

AL-HASHIMI, Bashir Mohammad Ali, Professor ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2021
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: January 1961
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

ATKINSON, Helen Valerie, Dame ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2021
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1960
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

BUTLER-ADAMS, William David ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1974
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

CARR, Michael ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 May 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1955
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

CHURCHILL, Andrew James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1968
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

GOLBY, Paul, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1951
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, BN11 1QR, United Kingdom

GORDON, Thomas Edward ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1963
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, BN11 1QR, United Kingdom

GRAY, Iain Gilmour, Sir ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jan 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1957
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

FEWTRELL, Joseph Edward RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Jan 1994
Resigned on: 01 Aug 2016
Address: The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England

KELLY, Jeffrey Neil RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Aug 2016
Resigned on: 07 Dec 2017
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

SEDGWICK, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Dec 1993
Address: Tourtour 17 Pointers Hill, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PF

BALL, David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 1998
Resigned on: 11 May 2007
Date of birth: April 1941
Address: Chapel Cottage, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3YG

BROOK, Richard John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 May 2012
Resigned on: 30 Dec 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1938
Address: Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA

BROOK, Richard John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Jan 2002
Resigned on: 05 May 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1938
Address: 5 Staverton Grange, 129 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AJ

BRYSON, Lindsay, Admiral Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 30 Nov 1997
Date of birth: January 1925
Address: 74 Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 5LE

CAHILL, Frederick John, Mr. RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2006
Resigned on: 05 May 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1954
Address: The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England

CROSS, Harold William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 04 May 1995
Date of birth: April 1922
Address: Field House, Church Lane Mickleton, Chipping Camden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6RZ

DAVIES, David Evan Naunton, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Sep 1997
Resigned on: 11 May 2007
Date of birth: October 1935
Address: Church Hill House Church Lane, Danehill, Sussex, RH17 7EY

DENYER, Peter Brian, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2007
Resigned on: 22 Apr 2010
Country of Residence: Uk
Date of birth: April 1953
Address: 15 Sciennes Gardens, Edinburgh, EH9 1NR

DESVAUX, Martin Patrick, Doctor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 05 Sep 1996
Date of birth: November 1942
Address: 123 Lower Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23 4AW

GARRETT, Lydia Anne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 1999
Resigned on: 13 Oct 2000
Date of birth: September 1951
Address: Flat 2 Ancaster Court, Queens Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6JJ

HIBBERT, John Christopher RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 11 May 2000
Resigned on: 31 Mar 2002
Date of birth: July 1947
Address: The Moat House, Hoxne, Eye, Suffolk, IP21 5AZ

KENNEDY, Joanna Alicia Gore, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2014
Resigned on: 01 May 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1950
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

O'REILLY, John James, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2008
Resigned on: 31 May 2021
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1946
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

PERKS, Christopher Paul Newton RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 1994
Resigned on: 31 Jul 2001
Date of birth: February 1952
Address: 3 Carlisle Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2UL

ROWBOTHAM, Thomas Robert, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 May 2012
Resigned on: 31 May 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1941
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

ROWBOTHAM, Thomas Robert, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2002
Resigned on: 05 May 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1941
Address: The Old Rectory, Little Glenham, Suffolk, IP13 0BS

RUDGE, Alan Walter, Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 1997
Resigned on: 30 Nov 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1937
Address: Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SA

SEDGWICK, Keith RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 07 May 1998
Date of birth: January 1934
Address: Tourtour 17 Pointers Hill, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3PF

SHANNON, Robert William Ernest, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Feb 1997
Resigned on: 31 Dec 1998
Date of birth: October 1937
Address: Lindisfarne, 16 Friths Drive, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0DS

SMITH, James Cadzow, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 08 May 1997
Date of birth: November 1927
Address: 19 St Swithins Lane, London, EC4P 4DU

SNOWDEN, Christopher Maxwell, Professor Sir RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Nov 2010
Resigned on: 30 Apr 2025
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1956
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

TAYLOR, Bernard John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2010
Resigned on: 05 May 2020
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1956
Address: Amelia House, Crescent Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1QR, England

WILSON, David Andrew RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2006
Resigned on: 05 May 2016
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1948
Address: The Old Wheel House, 31 - 37 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 0AD, England

WITHERS, Michael John RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Feb 1999
Date of birth: January 1938
Address: The Hollies Arford Road, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire, GU35 8LJ

WRIGHT, Michael Thomas, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 1995
Resigned on: 16 May 2002
Date of birth: April 1947
Address: Evesmere, Weston On Avon, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8JY

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Created	Status	Filings
07 Aug 1986	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (395) (opens in a new tab)
26 Apr 1974	Satisfied
28 Jun 1972	Outstanding

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