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The Pirbright Institute

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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Previous officers 65

  1. Professor Deenan Pillay 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Emma Griffin 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rona Elizabeth Chester 2021-2025 Director View profile
  4. Ian Black 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Primrose, Sandy Blackadder, Doctor 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Ian Bateman 2019-2022 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Roger Elliott Coles 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Jane Helen Mary Tirard 2019-2024 Director View profile
  9. Richard Charles Butler 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sir Bertie Ross 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Dr Vanessa Linda Mayatt 2013-2020 Director View profile
  12. Professor John Robert Stephenson 2013-2022 Director View profile
  13. Professor David John Rowlands 2013-2020 Director View profile
  14. Roger Louth 2013-2021 Director View profile
  15. Mike Samuel 2013-2018 Director View profile
  16. Dr Theofanis Kanellos 2013-2018 Director View profile
  17. Professor Quintin Archibald Mckellar 2013-2018 Director View profile
  18. Dr Alison Craig 2013-2016 Director View profile
  19. The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council 2009-2013 Corporate-director View profile
  20. Professor Robert Ben Freedman 2009-2009 Director View profile
  21. Paul Conquest Gemmill 2009-2009 Director View profile
  22. Michael John Samuel 2009-2009 Director View profile
  23. Sir John James Skehel 2007-2009 Director View profile
  24. Professor Keith Gull 2005-2009 Director View profile
  25. Alan John Barber 2004-2008 Director View profile
  26. Professor Susan Diana Iversen 2004-2009 Director View profile
  27. Dr Deborah Judith Reynolds 2004-2008 Director View profile
  28. Timothy Maurice Thomas Key 2003-2014 Director View profile
  29. Professor Bryan Thomas Grenfell 2003-2004 Director View profile
  30. Quintin Archibald Mckellar 2003-2009 Director View profile
  31. Michael John Owen 2002-2004 Director View profile
  32. Lutticken, Heinrich Dieter, Doctor 2002-2007 Director View profile
  33. William Woodhouse Madders 2001-2009 Director View profile
  34. Professor Jenefer Mary Blackwell 2001-2004 Director View profile
  35. Professor David Molyneux 2001-2009 Director View profile
  36. Professor Hugh Robert Peel Miller 1998-2009 Director View profile
  37. Dr James Climie Mckay 1998-2004 Director View profile
  38. Professor John Michael Preston 1998-2001 Director View profile
  39. Dame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie 1997-2003 Director View profile
  40. Ann Catherine Davison 1997-2003 Director View profile
  41. Professor Anthony Charles Minson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  42. Professor Andrew Tait 1997-2001 Director View profile
  43. James Marfell Scudamore 1997-2004 Director View profile
  44. Professor Robert Ian Lechler 1997-2003 Director View profile
  45. Professor Robert Anthony Weiss 1996-2006 Director View profile
  46. Michael David Blanchard 1996-2001 Director View profile
  47. Professor Gordon Dougan 1995-2003 Director View profile
  48. John Ewart 1995-1998 Director View profile
  49. Dr Michael William Elves 1995-2002 Director View profile
  50. John Michael Scott 2001 Director View profile
  51. Redshaw, Peter Sherwood, Exors of Mr 1995 Director View profile
  52. Lord Ernest Jackson Lawson Soulsby 1995 Director View profile
  53. Professor Ian Mcconnell 1996 Director View profile
  54. Keith Cameron Meldrum 1997 Director View profile
  55. Professor Sir Andrew James Mcmichael 1996 Director View profile
  56. Brian Thomas Pickering 1998 Director View profile
  57. Professor John Anthony Wyke 1995 Director View profile
  58. David Edward Onions 1997 Director View profile
  59. James Armour 1997 Director View profile
  60. Keith Simpson 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  61. Richard Stirling Shaw 2005-2016 Secretary View profile
  62. Jamieson, Brian, Doctor 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  63. Andrew Stephen Grice 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  64. Arthur George Campbell 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  65. Terence William Marshall 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £1,885,625 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.

  • Development and evaluation of improved diagnostic tests for vesicular viral diseases of livestock Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS £1,885,625 2015-03-23 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The main aim of this project will be to develop appropriate test for the diagnosis of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD), to ensure that the routine diagnostic systems are able to respond rapidly to the threats of the continually changing nature of…

  • Poultry Health Training Course Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    For five APHA members of staff (field vets) to attend a F2F Poultry Health training course delivered by The Pirbright Institute between the 20th to the 24th July 2026. To increase the operational knowledge of frontline veterinary staff in a…

About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
07/01/1956
Registered office
Woking
Also a registered charity
The Pirbright Institute
Previous names
The Institute for Animal Health (until 18/10/2012)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Pirbright Institute on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 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.

Grants received

195 grants · £46,276,052 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £25,228,922 (61 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £17,782,332 (129 grants)
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · £3,263,798 (4 grants)
  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £204,8182024-06-06
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £40,4502024-04-03
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office £1,320,5652024-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £99,1252024-03-25
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £26,7852024-03-15

Contracts awarded

22 contracts · £1,034,498 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

11 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.8y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Construction 3Professional services 2Health and social care 1Retail and trade 1Tech and media 1

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
00559784
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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