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Foster & Freeman Limited

UK company 01403147, incorporated on 1 December 1978.

Foster + Freeman | Forensic Science Innovation

foster+freeman design and manufacture market-leading systems for forensic examination.

Company number
01403147
Incorporated
1 Dec 1978
Companies House status
Active

Company identity

Founded / incorporated
1 December 1978

Company number 01403147

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Legal name
FOSTER & FREEMAN LIMITED
Company type
LTD
Region
West Midlands
Registered address
Unknown
Insolvency history
No

Corporate ownership

Updated 07 Jul 2026 09:49

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Company events

Reference milestones and recent Companies House filing stream events.

2 events
07 Sep
2026

Accounts With Accounts Type Full

Accounts PDF pending

AA | Transaction MzU0MjA2NTY1MmFkaXF6a2N4 | Paper/PDF filed

Published 09 Sep 2026 00:36

01 Dec
1978

Incorporated

Inception

Company registered at Companies House

Public funding

1 award
First funded
2020
Funded years
2020
Age at first award
41 years

Projects

2020 Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Loughborough University and Foster & Freeman Limited

1 Aug 2020 to 30 Jun 2023

Awarded
Unknown

To develop a probe capable of identifying forensically pertinent samples at crime scenes and indicating their approx age (the in-situ probe). Once commercialised, the device will not only enhance investigators’ capabilities, it will reduce turn round time and decrease casework costs.

Product types

Knowledge Transfer Partnership