EDINBURGH INSTRUMENTS LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 00962331
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 19 September 196956 years
Registered office: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN
Accounts due: 30 September 2026
Confirmation statement due: 4 November 2026
Active officers: 3
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN
Nature of business
Manufacture of optical precision instruments

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
CHAN, Wai Shing ACTIVE	Director	20 Feb 2013		Hong Kong	September 1968	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
FENSKE, Roger, Dr ACTIVE	Director	31 Dec 2019		United Kingdom	August 1978	2, Bain Square, Livingston, EH54 7DQ, Scotland
LO, Yat Keung ACTIVE	Director	20 Feb 2013		Hong Kong	February 1959	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
COCHRANE, Karen Anne RESIGNED	Secretary	27 Nov 2002	06 Aug 2004			21 Rothes Drive, Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9HR
DUNDAS, Martin William RESIGNED	Secretary	20 Sep 2000	01 Dec 2000			41 Craiglockhart Drive South, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH14 1JD
GILLIGAN, Gerald RESIGNED	Secretary	13 Aug 2004	09 Apr 2021			Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
SMITH, Gillian Anne RESIGNED	Secretary	01 Dec 2000	27 Nov 2002			29d Gillespie Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH13 0NW
STEELE, Murray Alexander RESIGNED	Secretary		01 Apr 2000			36 Westgarth Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0BD
BROUWERS, Mary Jane RESIGNED	Director	03 Feb 2010	20 Feb 2013	United Kingdom	March 1963	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
CHRISTMAS, Terence Michael, Dr RESIGNED	Director	27 May 1999	06 Aug 1999		December 1944	6 Chapel Villas, Dalgety Bay, Fife, KY11 5UD
CLEPHANE, Gordon William RESIGNED	Director	27 Nov 2002	20 Feb 2013	United Kingdom	June 1952	16 Muir Wood Grove, Currie, Edinburgh, EH14 5HA
DENNIS, Richard Benson, Dr RESIGNED	Director	03 Feb 2010	20 Feb 2013	United Kingdom	July 1945	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
DENNIS, Richard Benson, Dr RESIGNED	Director		13 Feb 2006	United Kingdom	July 1945	St Leonards, 480 Lanark Road, Juniper Green Edinburgh, Lothian Scotland, EH14 5BL
ELLIOTT, Charles Thomas, Professor RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 1999	14 Feb 2001		January 1939	Weardale, 8 Hall Green, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3QX
FAICHNEY, Alan Kennedy RESIGNED	Director	06 Jul 2010	20 Feb 2013	Scotland	October 1955	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
GRIFFITHS, John Hugh RESIGNED	Director	29 May 1995	01 Jan 2011	United Kingdom	February 1932	32 The Chantry, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3RA
IREDALE, Peter Julian, Dr RESIGNED	Director	22 Jan 2003	09 Aug 2003	United Kingdom	February 1956	Mayfield House, Woodlands Road, Raydon, Suffolk, IP7 5LJ
KEDDIE, Jason RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 2005	11 Dec 2009	Scotland	December 1969	179 Colinton Mains Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 9BX
MCCARLIE, David James RESIGNED	Director	15 May 2003	20 Feb 2013	Scotland	January 1961	69 Nicol Place, The Briars, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6GY
O'CONNOR, Christopher James RESIGNED	Director	20 Feb 2013	31 Dec 2019	England	September 1966	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
PEAKER, Malcolm, Professor RESIGNED	Director	17 Mar 2004	19 Aug 2011	United Kingdom	August 1943	13 Upper Crofts, Ayr, KA7 4QX
SHEPHERD, Frederick Alexander Bruce, Dr RESIGNED	Director	01 Apr 2012	20 Feb 2013	Scotland	November 1942	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
SINGH, Chanchal RESIGNED	Director	20 Jan 2011	20 Feb 2013	United Kingdom	October 1949	Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England
SMALL, John Rankin, Professor RESIGNED	Director		26 Nov 2003		February 1933	39 Caiystane Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH10 6ST
SMITH, Gillian Anne RESIGNED	Director		20 Feb 2013	United Kingdom	April 1932	29d Gillespie Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH13 0NW
SMITH, Stanley Desmond, Professor RESIGNED	Director		20 Feb 2013	Scotland	March 1931	29d Gillespie Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0NW
STEELE, Murray Alexander RESIGNED	Director		01 Apr 2000	United Kingdom	October 1950	36 Westgarth Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0BD
SULLIVAN, Karen Marina, Dr RESIGNED	Director	30 Jan 2007	14 Oct 2008	Scotland	October 1961	Tay-Mar House, Flocklones Hamlet, Dundee, Angus, DD2 5LE
WILSON, Charles Ian RESIGNED	Director		20 Feb 2000		December 1936	6 Templeland Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH12 8RP

CHAN, Wai Shing ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Hong Kong
Date of birth: September 1968
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

FENSKE, Roger, Dr ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 Dec 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1978
Address: 2, Bain Square, Livingston, EH54 7DQ, Scotland

LO, Yat Keung ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Hong Kong
Date of birth: February 1959
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

COCHRANE, Karen Anne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 27 Nov 2002
Resigned on: 06 Aug 2004
Address: 21 Rothes Drive, Murieston, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9HR

DUNDAS, Martin William RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 20 Sep 2000
Resigned on: 01 Dec 2000
Address: 41 Craiglockhart Drive South, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH14 1JD

GILLIGAN, Gerald RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 13 Aug 2004
Resigned on: 09 Apr 2021
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

SMITH, Gillian Anne RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2000
Resigned on: 27 Nov 2002
Address: 29d Gillespie Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH13 0NW

STEELE, Murray Alexander RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 2000
Address: 36 Westgarth Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0BD

BROUWERS, Mary Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Feb 2010
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1963
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

CHRISTMAS, Terence Michael, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 May 1999
Resigned on: 06 Aug 1999
Date of birth: December 1944
Address: 6 Chapel Villas, Dalgety Bay, Fife, KY11 5UD

CLEPHANE, Gordon William RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 27 Nov 2002
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: June 1952
Address: 16 Muir Wood Grove, Currie, Edinburgh, EH14 5HA

DENNIS, Richard Benson, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Feb 2010
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1945
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

DENNIS, Richard Benson, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 13 Feb 2006
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: July 1945
Address: St Leonards, 480 Lanark Road, Juniper Green Edinburgh, Lothian Scotland, EH14 5BL

ELLIOTT, Charles Thomas, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 1999
Resigned on: 14 Feb 2001
Date of birth: January 1939
Address: Weardale, 8 Hall Green, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3QX

FAICHNEY, Alan Kennedy RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 06 Jul 2010
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: October 1955
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

GRIFFITHS, John Hugh RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 May 1995
Resigned on: 01 Jan 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1932
Address: 32 The Chantry, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3RA

IREDALE, Peter Julian, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 22 Jan 2003
Resigned on: 09 Aug 2003
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: February 1956
Address: Mayfield House, Woodlands Road, Raydon, Suffolk, IP7 5LJ

KEDDIE, Jason RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2005
Resigned on: 11 Dec 2009
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: December 1969
Address: 179 Colinton Mains Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 9BX

MCCARLIE, David James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 15 May 2003
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: January 1961
Address: 69 Nicol Place, The Briars, Broxburn, West Lothian, EH52 6GY

O'CONNOR, Christopher James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Feb 2013
Resigned on: 31 Dec 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1966
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

PEAKER, Malcolm, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Mar 2004
Resigned on: 19 Aug 2011
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: August 1943
Address: 13 Upper Crofts, Ayr, KA7 4QX

SHEPHERD, Frederick Alexander Bruce, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Apr 2012
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: November 1942
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

SINGH, Chanchal RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 20 Jan 2011
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1949
Address: Lake House, Market Hill, Royston, Hertfordshire, SG8 9JN, England

SMALL, John Rankin, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 26 Nov 2003
Date of birth: February 1933
Address: 39 Caiystane Terrace, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH10 6ST

SMITH, Gillian Anne RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1932
Address: 29d Gillespie Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH13 0NW

SMITH, Stanley Desmond, Professor RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2013
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: March 1931
Address: 29d Gillespie Road, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0NW

STEELE, Murray Alexander RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 01 Apr 2000
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1950
Address: 36 Westgarth Avenue, Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH13 0BD

SULLIVAN, Karen Marina, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 30 Jan 2007
Resigned on: 14 Oct 2008
Country of Residence: Scotland
Date of birth: October 1961
Address: Tay-Mar House, Flocklones Hamlet, Dundee, Angus, DD2 5LE

WILSON, Charles Ian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 20 Feb 2000
Date of birth: December 1936
Address: 6 Templeland Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH12 8RP

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Charges

Created	Status	Filings
21 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
05 Sep 2018	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
05 Sep 2018	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
10 Dec 2014	Satisfied	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)Satisfaction of a charge (MR04) (opens in a new tab)
01 Feb 1991	Outstanding
12 Jul 1977	Outstanding

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