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Company · Berkshire

Celltech R&D Limited

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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Who leads it

Previous officers 40

  1. Olufunlayo Modupe Oluwa 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Claire Brading 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Dan Coombes 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Turley 2017-2018 Director View profile
  5. Adriaan Cornelis Van Der Toorn 2010-2014 Director View profile
  6. Allen Edwin Norris 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Luc Vermeesch 2009-2014 Director View profile
  8. Edmond Differding 2009-2010 Director View profile
  9. Henrik Valdemar Klitgaard 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Jean-Christophe Donck 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Hocine Sidi-Said 2007-2009 Director View profile
  12. Gerd Johnscher 2007-2009 Director View profile
  13. Stephen Charles Jones 2006-2013 Director View profile
  14. Michele De Cannart D'Hamale 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Erik Roelandt 2005-2010 Director View profile
  16. Harbinder Singh Bains 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. Peter Geoffrey Nicholls 2005-2009 Director View profile
  18. Mark Glyn Hardy 2004-2023 Director View profile
  19. Ando, Goran Albert Torstensson, Doctor 2003-2004 Director View profile
  20. Dr Ursuala Mary Ney 2000-2001 Director View profile
  21. Christine Helen Soden 1999-1999 Director View profile
  22. Jackson, Robert Charles, Doctor 1999-2000 Director View profile
  23. LEE, Melanie Georgina, Doctor 1998-2009 Director View profile
  24. John Edward Berriman 1995-1996 Director View profile
  25. Michael John Bentley 1992-1993 Director View profile
  26. Peter Vance Allen 1992-2004 Director View profile
  27. Iain Gladstone Ross 1991-1995 Director View profile
  28. Robert Peter Thian 1991-1993 Director View profile
  29. Sidney Stewart Siddall 1991-1993 Director View profile
  30. John Robert Birch 1992 Director View profile
  31. Dr Peter John Fellner 2003 Director View profile
  32. Lord Lord Phillips of Ellesmere 1993 Director View profile
  33. Paul Myners 1991 Director View profile
  34. Ronald Edward Artus 1991 Director View profile
  35. Donald Edwin Seymour 1991 Director View profile
  36. David Phillip Bloxham 1997 Director View profile
  37. Sir Martin Francis Wood 1992 Director View profile
  38. John George Huckle 1991 Director View profile
  39. John Bernard Haysom Jackson 1993 Director View profile
  40. John Andrew Duncan Slater 2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Incorporated
11/01/1980
Registered office
Berkshire

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. Celltech R&D Limited is controlled by Celltech Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Celltech Group Limited is controlled by UCB (Investments) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by UCB (Investments) Limited.

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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

3 grants · £3,538,612 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £3,538,612 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £15,3252022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £3,000,0002020-06-02
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £523,2872018-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

7.3y median 7.3y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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 6Manufacturing 4Finance 1Other services 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
01472269
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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