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Wellcome Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Ciara Martha Lynch 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Charalampos Panagiotidis 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Simon Paul Dingemans 2011-2019 Director View profile
  4. Julian Spenser Heslop 2001-2011 Director View profile
  5. Sean Patrick Lance 1995-1997 Director View profile
  6. Jeremy Alan Watkin Strachan 1995-2000 Director View profile
  7. John David Coombe 1995-2005 Director View profile
  8. Sir Richard Brook Sykes 1995-2002 Director View profile
  9. Simon Lindley Keswick 1995-1995 Director View profile
  10. John Russell Fotheringham Walls 1995-1995 Director View profile
  11. Sir Anthony John Tennant 1994-1995 Director View profile
  12. Cipau, Gabriel Radu, Doctor 1993-1995 Director View profile
  13. Sir Clive Malcolm Thompson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  14. Sir Graham James Hearne 1995 Director View profile
  15. John Richard Precious 1994 Director View profile
  16. James Michael Thomas Cochrane 2001 Director View profile
  17. Sir John Weddell Robb 1995 Director View profile
  18. David Walter Barry 1995 Director View profile
  19. Sir Jeremy Frederick Lever 1994 Director View profile
  20. Sir Michael Dacres Butler 1994 Director View profile
  21. Philip Reid Tracy 1995 Director View profile
  22. Professor Trevor Mervyn Jones 1994 Director View profile
  23. Keith James Merrifield 1995 Director View profile
  24. Sir Alistair Gilchrist Frame 1993 Director View profile
  25. Simon Michael Bicknell 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  26. Stephen John Cowden 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  27. Nicholas Guy Usher Morris 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  28. Gisela Maria Aloisia Gledhill 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/11/1985

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.

Group

  1. Wellcome Limited is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited is controlled by GSK PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by GSK PLC.

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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.

1 directors on the board

4.5y median 4.5y
average tenure
4.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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 7Business services 2Finance 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
01955498
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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