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Camlab Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 25

  1. Benjamin Ross Travis 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Joyce Ann Heidinger 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Rachel Farr 2021-2024 Director View profile
  4. Chris Rowlands 2020-2024 Director View profile
  5. Gavin Marcus Pick 2017-2024 Director View profile
  6. Dr Charles Robert Sims 2013-2024 Director View profile
  7. Chas Sims 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Margaret Mary Daniel 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Paul Stockton 2011-2011 Director View profile
  10. Benjamin Richard Sunderland 2005-2024 Director View profile
  11. Dr William Thomas Mason 2005-2011 Director View profile
  12. Graeme Sutherland Minto 2000-2005 Director View profile
  13. Peter Gordon 2000-2005 Director View profile
  14. Morris David Albert Bentata 1998-2005 Director View profile
  15. David Clive Wilson 1996-1998 Director View profile
  16. John Christopher Hutt 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Roy Taylor 2003 Director View profile
  18. Brian Anthony William Smale-Adams 1999 Director View profile
  19. Rosemarie Margaret Taylor 2003 Director View profile
  20. Roger Louis Payton 1996 Director View profile
  21. Gavin Pick 2013-2024 Secretary View profile
  22. Margaret Daniel 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  23. Rowan David Maulder 2006-2024 Secretary View profile
  24. Bernadine Jaslyn Fairman 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  25. Godfrey Denyer Williams 2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £5,400,171,787 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency £5,200,000,000 2026-09-03 Source: Find a Tender

    UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF) This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PI…

    Framework
  • Cytospin Centrifuges & Accessories for APHA Buyer: Animal and Plant Health Agency £16,749 2026-06-10 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Contract C34326: Cytospin Centrifuges & Accessories for APHA LUPC LAB5093 (Laboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Services) - Lot 1 (Centrifuges)

  • APHA CapEx: Supply of Ultracentrifuge to APHA Buyer: Animal and Plant Health Agency £138,014 2026-03-05 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    APHA CapEx: Supply of Ultracentrifuge to APHA

  • Supply of Refrigerated Centrifuge and Buckets and Rotors Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY £17,024 2025-12-09 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    APHA CapEx: Supply of Refrigerated Centrifuge and Buckets and Rotors

  • Lab Equipment (General) and Associated Services Buyer: London Universities Purchasing Consortium £200,000,000 2025-09-30 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    LUPC tendered to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of general laboratory equipment. The requirement is covered through 10 lots for specific equipment types. The agreement term is of 3 years with an optional exten…

About

Incorporated
10/07/1950

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Gerald Avison ceased 2018-01-18
    75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Molecular Dimensions LTD
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-16
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Camlab Limited is controlled by Gerald Avison
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% voting (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-01-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gerald Avison.

5 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

1.6y median 1.5y
average tenure
2.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 20Retail and trade 16Business services 12Manufacturing 11Other services 6Finance 5Dormant 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00484244
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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