Photon Force
Edinburgh, GB · 1 known investors
Find your way into Photon Force
Photon Force designs and manufactures single-photon sensitive cameras and sensors for research and scientific applications in photonics and quantum optics. The company's technology can timestamp up to half a billion individual photons per second and provides customized solutions including firmware for hardware-accelerated data processing.
Founders & leadership
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Richard WalkerinCo-founder
Investors · 1
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- PHOTON FORCE LTD
- Company number
- SC501215
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 23 Mar 2015
- Registered office
- Murchison House, 10 Max Born Crescent, Edinburgh, EH9 3BF
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 26701 — Manufacture of optical precision instruments
- Accounts
- last made up to 28 Feb 2026 · next due 30 Nov 2027
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 17 Mar 2026 · next due 31 Mar 2027
Current officers · 1
- Richard John Walker — director, appointed 23 Mar 2015
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 13 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Photon Force do?
- Photon Force designs and manufactures single-photon sensitive cameras and sensors for research and scientific applications in photonics and quantum optics. The company's technology can timestamp up to half a billion individual photons per second and provides customized solutions including firmware for hardware-accelerated data processing.
- Who founded Photon Force?
- Photon Force was founded by Richard Walker.
- Who are Photon Force's investors?
- Photon Force's investors include The FSE Group.
- Where is Photon Force headquartered?
- Photon Force is headquartered in Edinburgh, GB.

