EXCITING INSTRUMENTS LIMITED
ActiveCompany number 13654759
Sheffield, England · Incorporated 30 September 2021
Block 5, Level 9 Pennine Five Campus, 18 Hawley Street, Sheffield, S1 4WP, England
Last updated on 7 September 2026
Manufacture of optical precision instruments · SIC 26701
Company overview
EXCITING INSTRUMENTS LIMITED is an active private limited company incorporated on 30 September 2021 and registered in England and Wales. The company operates from its registered office at Block 5, Level 9, Pennine Five Campus, 18 Hawley Street, Sheffield, S1 4WP. Its principal activity is the manufacture of optical precision instruments (SIC 26701).
It is currently controlled equally by Northern Gritstone Limited and Dr Timothy David Craggs, each holding 25–50% of the shares and voting rights. The board comprises three British directors: Dr Timothy David Craggs and Robert James Bell (both appointed on incorporation) and Dr John Summers Baker (appointed 16 December 2024).
The company has no charges and no insolvency history. It filed total-exemption-full accounts to 30 September 2025, with the next accounts due by 30 June 2027. The most recent confirmation statement was made up to 29 September 2025. Recent filings include a share allotment (SH01) on 3 July 2026 and a resolutions filing on 13 July 2026.
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Financial snapshot
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Capital table
Updated on 7 September 2026- TIMOTHY CRAGGS (32.0%)
- NORTHERN GRITSTONE INVESTMENT (20.8%)
- ROBERT BELL (19.0%)
- NORTHERN GRITSTONE FRAMEWORK (6.1%)
- UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD (6.1%)
- NPIF II EQUITY NW GP LLP ACTING AS GENERAL PARTNER OF NPIF II EQUITY NW LP (4.1%)
- SFC NOMINEES LIMITED (2.2%)
- JONATHAN MILNER (1.8%)
- EMPIRICAL VENTURES BBI NOMINEES LIMITED (1.3%)
- STAN BOLAND (1.2%)
- ACCELERATOR ADVISORY LIMITED (T/A DEEPTECH LABS) (1.1%)
- SOPHIA MILNER (0.9%)
- ALEXIOS MILNER (0.9%)
- PARIS MILNER (0.9%)
- CHRIS SELLARS (0.3%)
- BARRIE HEPTONSTALL (0.3%)
- PETER BARLOW (0.2%)
- NICHOLAS HAI (0.2%)
- JONATHAN EMERY (0.2%)
- SIMON COWIE (0.1%)
- ANA CAVEZ (0.1%)
- MIKE BRISTOW (0.1%)
- AMELIE GUYOT (0.0%)
Share classes
| Class | Allocated shares | Currency | Nominal value | Voting | Dividend | Transfer | Anti-dilution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Ordinary | 48,032 | GBP | £2.339 | ||||
| B Ordinary | 83,357 | GBP | £0.982 | ||||
| Total | 131,389 | ||||||
Shareholders
| Shareholder | Share class | Shares | Shareholding | Votes | Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCELERATOR ADVISORY LIMITED (T/A DEEPTECH LABS) | A Ordinary | 1,488 | 1.13% | 1,488 | 1.13% |
| ALEXIOS MILNER | A Ordinary | 1,190 | 0.91% | 1,190 | 0.91% |
| AMELIE GUYOT | A Ordinary | 59 | 0.04% | 59 | 0.04% |
| ANA CAVEZ | A Ordinary | 119 | 0.09% | 119 | 0.09% |
| BARRIE HEPTONSTALL | A Ordinary | 357 | 0.27% | 357 | 0.27% |
| EMPIRICAL VENTURES BBI NOMINEES LIMITED | A Ordinary | 1,709 | 1.30% | 1,709 | 1.30% |
| JONATHAN EMERY | A Ordinary | 238 | 0.18% | 238 | 0.18% |
| JONATHAN MILNER | A Ordinary | 2,381 | 1.81% | 2,381 | 1.81% |
| MIKE BRISTOW | A Ordinary | 119 | 0.09% | 119 | 0.09% |
| NICHOLAS HAI | A Ordinary | 297 | 0.23% | 297 | 0.23% |
| NORTHERN GRITSTONE INVESTMENT | A Ordinary | 27,380 | 20.84% | 27,380 | 20.84% |
| NPIF II EQUITY NW GP LLP ACTING AS GENERAL PARTNER OF NPIF II EQUITY NW LP | A Ordinary | 5,379 | 4.09% | 5,379 | 4.09% |
| PARIS MILNER | A Ordinary | 1,190 | 0.91% | 1,190 | 0.91% |
| PETER BARLOW | A Ordinary | 297 | 0.23% | 297 | 0.23% |
| SFC NOMINEES LIMITED | A Ordinary | 2,916 | 2.22% | 2,916 | 2.22% |
| SIMON COWIE | A Ordinary | 178 | 0.14% | 178 | 0.14% |
| SOPHIA MILNER | A Ordinary | 1,191 | 0.91% | 1,191 | 0.91% |
| STAN BOLAND | A Ordinary | 1,544 | 1.18% | 1,544 | 1.18% |
| CHRIS SELLARS | B Ordinary | 357 | 0.27% | 357 | 0.27% |
| NORTHERN GRITSTONE FRAMEWORK | B Ordinary | 8,000 | 6.09% | 8,000 | 6.09% |
| ROBERT BELL | B Ordinary | 25,000 | 19.03% | 25,000 | 19.03% |
| TIMOTHY CRAGGS | B Ordinary | 42,000 | 31.97% | 42,000 | 31.97% |
| UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD | B Ordinary | 8,000 | 6.09% | 8,000 | 6.09% |
| Total | 131,389 | 100% | 131,389 | 100% |
Officers
No officers on record.
Persons with significant control
Funding
2 funding roundsFiling history
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Risk at a glance
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- Accounts up to date
- Confirmation statement up to date
- No insolvency history
- No registered charges
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