Gooch & Housego Limited

Active00526832 Private limited company
Incorporated
12 December 1953 (72 years)
Industry
Manufacture of optical precision instruments (26701)
Directors
Peter Manos
Ben Ramundo
Mark Giragosian
Accounts type
Group
Region
South West
Address
Dowlish Ford
Ilminster
Somerset
TA19 0PF

Website & contact details

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Filing status

Accounts due
31 March 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 May 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 April 2026

Charges

Total
14
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
12

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Manos, Peter
Director · Appointed 16 October 2026
American
Born March 1966 (60)
Ramundo, Ben
Director · Appointed 16 October 2026
American
Born November 1989
Giragosian, Mark
Director · Appointed 16 October 2026
American
Born November 1988
Corte, James Roger
Secretary · Appointed 9 April 2026
Director · Appointed 9 April 2026
British
Born November 1976
Director · Appointed 14 September 2022
British
Born March 1970 (56)
Officer history (36 former)
16 October 2026
Resigned Evans, Louise Margaret as Director
16 October 2026
Appointed Ramundo, Ben as Director
16 October 2026
Appointed Giragosian, Mark as Director
16 October 2026
Resigned Haynes, Jim as Director
16 October 2026
Appointed Manos, Peter as Director
16 October 2026
Resigned Bullard, Gary as Director
16 October 2026
Resigned Lang, Serena as Director
16 October 2026
Resigned Searle, Susan Jane as Director
3 June 2026
Appointed Lang, Serena as Director
9 April 2026
Appointed Corte, James Roger as Secretary
9 April 2026
Resigned Crowe, Gareth James as Secretary
9 April 2026
Appointed Corte, James Roger as Director
5 January 2026
Resigned Hopcroft, Martin Peter as Secretary
5 January 2026
Appointed Crowe, Gareth James as Secretary
30 September 2025
Resigned Jewell, Christopher Adrian as Director
14 August 2025
Appointed Hopcroft, Martin Peter as Secretary
14 August 2025
Resigned Crowe, Gareth James as Secretary
30 September 2024
Resigned Phillipson, Brian as Director
3 April 2023
Appointed Searle, Susan Jane as Director
14 September 2022
Appointed Peppiatt, Charles St John Stewart as Director
13 September 2022
Resigned Webster, Mark John Alexander as Director
24 February 2021
Resigned Bordui, Peter Frank as Director
12 February 2021
Appointed Haynes, Jim as Director
11 May 2020
Appointed Evans, Louise Margaret as Director
26 December 2019
Resigned Bauernfeind, David Gregory as Director
8 November 2019
Resigned Warnock, Alexander as Director
9 September 2019
Appointed Jewell, Christopher Adrian as Director
13 June 2019
Resigned Boteler, Andrew Norman as Director
21 February 2018
Resigned Jones, Gareth Colin Watson as Director
21 February 2018
Appointed Bullard, Gary as Director
1 May 2017
Appointed Bauernfeind, David Gregory as Director
22 February 2017
Resigned Heal, Paul Bentley as Director
1 September 2015
Appointed Phillipson, Brian as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Blogh, Julian, Doctor as Director
10 November 2014
Appointed Warnock, Alexander as Director
31 October 2014
Resigned Boteler, Andrew Norman as Secretary
31 October 2014
Appointed Crowe, Gareth James as Secretary
31 May 2014
Resigned Scribbins, Terry as Director
31 October 2012
Resigned Melles, Jan Anne as Director
22 February 2012
Resigned Arthurs, Eugene Gerard as Director
22 February 2012
Appointed Webster, Mark John Alexander as Director
22 February 2012
Appointed Bordui, Peter Frank as Director
1 August 2009
Appointed Boteler, Andrew Norman as Director
1 August 2009
Appointed Boteler, Andrew Norman as Secretary
1 August 2009
Resigned Heal, Paul Bentley as Secretary
23 March 2009
Resigned Quinn, Peter John as Secretary
23 March 2009
Resigned Quinn, Peter John as Director
23 March 2009
Appointed Heal, Paul Bentley as Secretary
2 January 2008
Resigned Bayer, Ian William as Secretary
2 January 2008
Appointed Heal, Paul Bentley as Director
2 January 2008
Resigned Bayer, Ian William as Director
15 November 2007
Appointed Quinn, Peter John as Secretary
15 November 2007
Appointed Quinn, Peter John as Director
29 November 2006
Appointed Scribbins, Terry as Director
2 October 2006
Appointed Blogh, Julian, Doctor as Director
31 May 2006
Resigned Virgin, Andrew William John as Director
16 February 2005
5 December 2003
Resigned Virgin, Heather Cameron as Director
5 December 2003
Resigned Irish, David Edwin as Director
12 February 2003
Appointed Virgin, Andrew William John as Director
12 February 2003
Appointed Jones, Gareth Colin Watson as Director
10 January 2000
Appointed Bayer, Ian William as Director
10 January 2000
Appointed Bayer, Ian William as Secretary
13 December 1999
Appointed Arthurs, Eugene Gerard as Director
30 September 1999
Resigned Heals, Anthony William Mark as Secretary
30 September 1999
Resigned Heals, Anthony William Mark as Director
29 September 1999
Resigned Jones, Gareth Colin Watson as Director
26 July 1999
Resigned Davison, Andrew John as Director
8 June 1998
Resigned Schneider, William Emil as Director
18 November 1997
Appointed Davison, Andrew John as Director
3 June 1997
Appointed Melles, Jan Anne as Director
9 November 1995
Appointed Schneider, William Emil as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 16 October 2026
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 17338639

Group structure 13 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Gooch & Housego Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Artemis Optical (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Fawkes Newco 2 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Phoenix Optical Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
G&H Property Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
G&H US Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Gooch & Housego (UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Vitl Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Integrated Technologies Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Orf Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wave Optronics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

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