Element Six (UK) Limited.

Active01050981 Private limited company

Incorporated: 21 April 1972 (54 years)
Industry: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190)
Directors: Neil Perkins
Emma Williams
Erica Leathers
all 5 directors
Owned by: Element Six Abrasives Holdings Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: Global Innovation Centre
Fermi Avenue
Harwell Oxford
Didcot
OX11 0QR

Website & contact details

Group website: debeersgroup.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 13 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 30 December 2025

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Perkins, Neil

Director · Appointed 29 April 2024

British

Born October 1975 (51)

Williams, Emma

Director · Appointed 11 November 2023

British

Born August 1976 (50)

De Beers Corporate Secretary Limited

Corporate Secretary · Appointed 10 July 2023

Also at DE Beers UK Limited, DE Beers Jewellers Limited, Iidgr (UK) Limited · more companies

Leathers, Erica

Director · Appointed 13 April 2022

Also at Element Six Limited, Element Six Holdings Limited, Element Six Abrasives Holdings Limited · more companies

Canadian

Born May 1974 (52)

De Klerk, Jacobus Steyn

Director · Appointed 7 February 2022

Also at Element Six Technologies Limited

South African

Born May 1969 (57)

Duffy, Siobhan

Director · Appointed 25 February 2015

Irish

Born October 1966 (60)

Officer history (27 former)

29 April 2024

Appointed Perkins, Neil as Director

9 February 2024

Resigned Hildebrand, Karl Georg as Director

11 November 2023

Appointed Williams, Emma as Director

28 July 2023

Resigned Matthews, Victoria as Director

10 July 2023

Appointed De Beers Corporate Secretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

6 July 2023

Resigned Shave, Yvonne as Secretary

31 January 2023

Resigned Hühn, Walter Friedrich as Director

13 April 2022

Appointed Leathers, Erica as Director

7 February 2022

Appointed De Klerk, Jacobus Steyn as Director

12 October 2021

Resigned Guthrie, Andrew John as Director

20 December 2019

Resigned Hunt, Neill William as Director

27 March 2019

Appointed Hildebrand, Karl Georg as Director

27 March 2019

Appointed Hunt, Neill William as Director

1 May 2018

Appointed Shave, Yvonne as Secretary

30 April 2018

Resigned Huntley, Stuart Paul as Secretary

30 September 2016

Resigned Coe, Steven Edward as Director

11 July 2016

Appointed Guthrie, Andrew John as Director

1 July 2016

Appointed Matthews, Victoria as Director

31 March 2016

Resigned Helbing, Rutger Albert as Director

1 January 2016

Appointed Huntley, Stuart Paul as Secretary

1 January 2016

Resigned Williamson, Craig as Secretary

25 February 2015

Appointed Helbing, Rutger Albert as Director

25 February 2015

Resigned Coady, Daniel Patrick as Director

25 February 2015

Appointed Duffy, Siobhan as Director

23 August 2013

Appointed Williamson, Craig as Secretary

23 August 2013

Resigned Blair, Lynsey Ann as Secretary

15 March 2013

Resigned Sexton, Carmel as Director

15 March 2013

Appointed Coe, Steven Edward as Director

8 March 2013

Resigned Jilla, Cyrus David as Director

13 September 2012

Appointed Sexton, Carmel as Director

31 December 2011

Resigned Westermann, Hans Joachim as Director

1 May 2011

Appointed Blair, Lynsey Ann as Secretary

1 May 2011

Resigned Morley & Scott Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

16 December 2010

Appointed Jilla, Cyrus David as Director

9 February 2009

Appointed Hühn, Walter Friedrich as Director

21 November 2008

Appointed Coady, Daniel Patrick as Director

21 November 2008

Resigned Jeandet, Roger Lucien as Director

21 November 2008

Resigned Pretorius, Pieter Du Randt as Director

21 November 2008

Resigned Spooner, Thomas Aidan, Dr as Director

1 January 2006

Resigned De Jager, Pieter Willem Gideon as Director

1 January 2006

Resigned Brooks, Edward Anthony as Director

1 January 2006

Appointed Pretorius, Pieter Du Randt as Director

1 August 2003

Appointed Morley & Scott Corporate Services Limited as Corporate Secretary

1 August 2003

Resigned Uphill, Keith William as Secretary

16 May 2003

Resigned Uphill, Keith William as Director

15 November 2001

Appointed Brooks, Edward Anthony as Director

15 November 2001

Appointed Westermann, Hans Joachim as Director

15 November 2001

Appointed De Jager, Pieter Willem Gideon as Director

15 November 2001

Resigned Ricci, Claude Paul as Director

15 November 2001

Appointed Spooner, Thomas Aidan, Dr as Director

21 January 1993

Appointed Uphill, Keith William as Secretary

21 January 1993

Appointed Jeandet, Roger Lucien as Director

21 January 1993

Resigned Mes Ot, Andrew as Secretary

21 January 1993

Resigned Eskenazi, Lucien as Director

21 January 1993

Resigned Eskenazi, Marcel Charles as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Element Six Abrasives Holdings Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 3 April 2017

Owns 75–100% of shares

Limited Company

Reg. no. 7359523

Former controllers (2)

3 April 2017

Ceased Anglo American Diamond Holdings Limited — Owns 50–75% of shares

3 April 2017

Ceased Umicore S.A. — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Element Six Holdings Limited

Element Six Abrasives Holdings Limited Owns 50–75% of shares

Element Six (UK) Limited. This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Element Six Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Element Six Technologies Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 194

Date	Description	Made Up To
14 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
6 January 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	30 December 2025
1 August 2025	Full accounts	31 December 2024
16 May 2025	Memorandum and Articles of Association
16 May 2025	Resolutions