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Safc Hitech Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 20

  1. Peter Biro 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stefan Kratzer 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. Dr Geoffrey James Irvine 2015-2021 Director View profile
  4. Darryl Goss 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Arnaud Verhaeghe 2011-2014 Director View profile
  6. Dr Philip Lawrence Rose 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Franklin Devoe Wicks Jr 2007-2014 Director View profile
  8. Andrew James Richard Lowe 2005-2005 Director View profile
  9. Dr Peter Nicholas Heys 2001-2007 Director View profile
  10. Ramesh Maganbhai Patel 2000-2007 Director View profile
  11. Brian Peter Williams 2000-2007 Director View profile
  12. Albert Barry Leese 2010 Director View profile
  13. Steven Leslie Rowland 1996 Director View profile
  14. Dr Anthony Copeland Jones 1996 Director View profile
  15. Graham Williams 2004 Director View profile
  16. Colin Robson 1996 Director View profile
  17. Richard Brian Smith 1993 Director View profile
  18. Geoffrey Wynne 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  19. Graham Lucas 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  20. Leslie Birt 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/10/1982

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. Safc Hitech Limited is controlled by Epichem Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Epichem Group Limited is controlled by Sigma-Aldrich Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sigma-Aldrich Company 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.

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

4.4y median 4.4y
average tenure
5.5y
longest tenure
0
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 7Manufacturing 5Retail and trade 4Business services 1Finance 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
01670306
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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