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Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited

Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

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

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Previous officers 29

  1. Victoria Louise Grant 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Roger Lidderdale Scarlett-Smith 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Christoph Dengler 2015-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dieter Jebing 2012-2016 Director View profile
  5. David Haslam 2009-2010 Director View profile
  6. Peter Gavin Ballard 2008-2012 Director View profile
  7. Philip John Wright 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Rory Walter O'Riordan 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Luc Maurice Godelieva Slegers 2007-2015 Director View profile
  10. Helen Ann Jarvis 2006-2007 Director View profile
  11. David John Mckenzie Hutchinson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Ian Roger Price 2004-2007 Director View profile
  13. Alexander James Duckworth 2001-2007 Director View profile
  14. David Nicholas Haslam 2000-2007 Director View profile
  15. Brian Maxwell Jackson-Dooley 1994-2005 Director View profile
  16. Derek Alan Woodcock 1994-2007 Director View profile
  17. Daniel Peter Nicholas Tierney 2007 Director View profile
  18. David Keith Davies 2007 Director View profile
  19. Maxwell Edward Paul Noble 2007 Director View profile
  20. Peter Edgar Duckworth 2007 Director View profile
  21. William Wilson Gerard 2007 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Ralph Gallehawk 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Elizabeth Robinson 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  24. Evelyn Gore-Strachan 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Philip John Wright 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  26. James Anthony Hanlon 2007-2010 Secretary View profile
  27. John Robert Forshaw 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  28. Douglas Watson Peffers 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  29. John Anthony Shepard 1992-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods
Incorporated
21/04/1981
Registered office
Reading

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. Britannia Pharmaceuticals Limited is controlled by Genus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Genus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited is controlled by Stada UK Holdings LTD.
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Stada UK Holdings LTD. is controlled by Capvest Partners LLP
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2026-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Capvest Partners LLP is controlled by Penelope Kate Briant
    Evidence
    active 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2022-06-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Penelope Kate Briant.

27 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

2 grants · £249,154 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 Work and Pensions · £249,154 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £81,1172022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £168,0362021-04-01
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.

1 directors on the board

10.3y median 10.3y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 1Retail and trade 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01557088
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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