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The Doctors Laboratory Limited

Other human health activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Nicholas Read 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Thomas George Timothy Amies 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Stuart Charles Ungar 2007-2007 Director View profile
  4. Dr Colin Stephen Goldschmidt 2002-2025 Director View profile
  5. Robert Joyce 2000-2012 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Solinski 1999-2002 Director View profile
  7. David Neep 1997-2002 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas Read 2022-2024 Secretary View profile
  9. Thomas George Timothy Amies 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  10. Lawrence Stanley Fenton 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £2,100,000 total

From 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.

  • Pathology Managed Service Buyer: Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust £2,100,000 2015-03-16 CPV 85111800 Source: Contracts Finder

    Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) is one of the largest non-acute trusts in the UK, caring for people with a wide range of physical and mental health needs. We have approximately 7 000 staff in over 200 sites wh…

  • Contract for the supply of STSTI CT/GC testing along with HIV/HBV/HCV and Syphilis testing Buyer: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) Value not published Date not published CPV 85111800 Source: Find a Tender

    NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership on behalf of Public Health Wales NHS Trust wish to inform the market that due to the Covid-19, global pandemic they are awarding a contract for the provision of Sexually Transmitted Infection testing kit…

  • PSR Urgent award for Pathology Services Buyer: Royal Borough of Greenwich Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This contract has been awarded without prior call for competition. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act…

About

What it does
Other human health activities
Incorporated
03/12/1987
Registered office
London

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. The Doctors Laboratory Limited is controlled by Sonic Healthcare Holding Company
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sonic Healthcare Holding Company.

17 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.

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.

10 directors on the board

12.8y median 8y
average tenure
28.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (8)

1
also govern a charity

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.

Health and social care 8Professional services 4Finance 3Business services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02201998
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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