Company
R-Biopharm Rhone Limited
R-Biopharm Rhone Limited is an active UK company (number 01949812), incorporated 1985, with 4 current directors including Ute Salzbrenner and Christian Dreher. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 13
- Jochen Hirsch 2012-2023 View profile
- Dr Carsten Joachim Ernst Bruns 2007-2018 View profile
- Peter Anton Grammer 2003-2006 View profile
- Michael Hessing 2001-2002 View profile
- Ralf Michael Dreher 2001-2012 View profile
- Peter Sargent 1997-2001 View profile
- Odile Belmon 1996-1997 View profile
- Pierre Albert Belmon 1993-2001 View profile
- Marcel Bony 1993-2007 View profile
- Professor William Howard Stimson 1996 View profile
- Michael Craig Mellett 1996 View profile
- Jean-Claude Fauconnier 1994 View profile
- David Bernard James Gilbey 1997 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
2 contracts · £5,201,213,200 totalFrom 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.
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UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework
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 -
Highplex Respiratory System Reagent Rental
This contract is for the supply of Highplex Respiratory System, including Reagents, Equipment and Maintenance.
About
- Incorporated
- 24/09/1985
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.
- Ralf Michael Dreher
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- R-Biopharm Rhone Limited
is controlled by Ralf Michael Dreher
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Ralf Michael Dreher.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Frank Nicholas Woolley Director · appointed 1996
- Simon James Bevis Director · appointed 2006
- Ute Salzbrenner Director · appointed 2023
- Christian Dreher Director · appointed 2019
Directors past 6 years
- Frank Nicholas Woolley Director · appointed 1996
- Simon James Bevis Director · appointed 2006
- Christian Dreher Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Ute Salzbrenner Director · appointed 2023
- Christian Dreher Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (2)
- Frank Nicholas Woolley Director · appointed 1996
- Simon James Bevis Director · appointed 2006
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.
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01949812
- 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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