GRATICULES OPTICS LIMITED

Company summary

Company number: 01395088
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 20 October 197847 years
Registered office: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
Accounts due: 31 January 2027
Confirmation statement due: 25 August 2027
Active officers: 4
Outstanding charges: 0

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Company type
Private limited company
Address
Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
Nature of business
Manufacture of optical precision instruments
Previous company names
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VENTURES LIMITED
IMAGE TECHNIQUES OF CAMBRIDGE LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
SHARMA, Amitabh ACTIVE	Secretary	21 Sep 2022				Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
BROWN, Stephen Mark ACTIVE	Director	29 Sep 2023		England	May 1973	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
SHARMA, Amitabh ACTIVE	Director	17 Aug 2022		England	January 1967	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
SMETHAM, Mark Christian ACTIVE	Director	01 Mar 2019		England	July 1969	107, Nevill Road, Uckfield, TN22 1LJ, England
ABELL, Jonathan Paul RESIGNED	Secretary	10 Jan 2019	21 Sep 2022			Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
DELAHUNTY, Martin Glenn RESIGNED	Secretary		27 Feb 1997			58 The Sycamores, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 6XL
EDWARDS, Mark Harvey RESIGNED	Secretary	27 Feb 1997	29 Nov 1999			4 Archers Close, Swaffham Bulbeck, CB5 0NG
FARNHAM, Avril RESIGNED	Secretary	29 Nov 1999	24 Oct 2001			2 Brenda Gautrey Way, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, CB4 8XW
HOUGH, Clare RESIGNED	Secretary	24 Oct 2001	10 Jan 2019			13 Saxon Close, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, CB4 5AZ
ABELL, Jonathan Paul RESIGNED	Director	02 Jan 2019	21 Sep 2022	England	August 1961	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
ATKIN, Philip RESIGNED	Director		31 Aug 2011	England	January 1959	93a, New Road, Haslingfield Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 1LP
BLACKFORD, Neil RESIGNED	Director	01 Mar 2019	24 Jun 2026	England	February 1959	29, West Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AN, England
CREEDON, Mike RESIGNED	Director	02 Jan 2019	19 Jan 2024	England	October 1960	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
ELLWOOD, Paul Cyril RESIGNED	Director	31 Aug 2011	25 May 2015	England	October 1952	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
HOUGH, Clare RESIGNED	Director	25 May 2015	10 Jan 2019	England	March 1972	Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF
SAXTON, William Owen, Dr RESIGNED	Director		12 Jan 2006	United Kingdom	October 1948	158 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0LB
SHAVE, John Donald RESIGNED	Director		09 Jan 1998	United Kingdom	April 1946	Freshfields, Vicarage Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 4NA

SHARMA, Amitabh ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 21 Sep 2022
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

BROWN, Stephen Mark ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 29 Sep 2023
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1973
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

SHARMA, Amitabh ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 17 Aug 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1967
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

SMETHAM, Mark Christian ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: July 1969
Address: 107, Nevill Road, Uckfield, TN22 1LJ, England

ABELL, Jonathan Paul RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 10 Jan 2019
Resigned on: 21 Sep 2022
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

DELAHUNTY, Martin Glenn RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 27 Feb 1997
Address: 58 The Sycamores, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 6XL

EDWARDS, Mark Harvey RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 27 Feb 1997
Resigned on: 29 Nov 1999
Address: 4 Archers Close, Swaffham Bulbeck, CB5 0NG

FARNHAM, Avril RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 29 Nov 1999
Resigned on: 24 Oct 2001
Address: 2 Brenda Gautrey Way, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, CB4 8XW

HOUGH, Clare RESIGNED
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 24 Oct 2001
Resigned on: 10 Jan 2019
Address: 13 Saxon Close, Oakington, Cambridgeshire, CB4 5AZ

ABELL, Jonathan Paul RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Jan 2019
Resigned on: 21 Sep 2022
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: August 1961
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

ATKIN, Philip RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2011
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1959
Address: 93a, New Road, Haslingfield Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 1LP

BLACKFORD, Neil RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2019
Resigned on: 24 Jun 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: February 1959
Address: 29, West Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AN, England

CREEDON, Mike RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 02 Jan 2019
Resigned on: 19 Jan 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1960
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

ELLWOOD, Paul Cyril RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 31 Aug 2011
Resigned on: 25 May 2015
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1952
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

HOUGH, Clare RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 25 May 2015
Resigned on: 10 Jan 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: March 1972
Address: Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 1TF

SAXTON, William Owen, Dr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 12 Jan 2006
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1948
Address: 158 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0LB

SHAVE, John Donald RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on:
Resigned on: 09 Jan 1998
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1946
Address: Freshfields, Vicarage Lane, Whittlesford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 4NA

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Created	Status	Filings
27 Nov 2025	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
01 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
29 Nov 2019	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)
10 Sep 2019	Outstanding	Registration of a charge (MR01) (opens in a new tab)

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