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The William Harvey Research Foundation

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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

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Previous officers 38

  1. Professor Roderick John Flower 2018-2025 Director View profile
  2. Gary Mcrae 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Professor Steven Thornton 2016-2021 Director View profile
  4. Dr John Laurie Gordon 2014-2020 Director View profile
  5. Professor Timothy John Williams 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Dr Anna Obolensky 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. Lisbet Jane Coulton 2013-2018 Director View profile
  8. Michael Graham Draper 2012-2017 Director View profile
  9. Peter Stuart Marshall 2012-2022 Director View profile
  10. Professor Richard Charles Trembath 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Dr George Stephen Decherney 2008-2018 Director View profile
  12. Dr Robert Naismith 2006-2016 Director View profile
  13. Michael John Boyd Webster 2005-2013 Director View profile
  14. Professor Michael Gordon Besser 2005-2011 Director View profile
  15. Ann Veronica Hacker 2005-2014 Director View profile
  16. Professor Jeremy David Pearson 2003-2014 Director View profile
  17. Professor Sir Nicholas Alcwyn Wright 2001-2011 Director View profile
  18. Professor Brian Leonard Pentecost 2000-2005 Director View profile
  19. Professor Alexander Stewart Mcneish 2000-2005 Director View profile
  20. Professor Sir Michael Warwick Thompson 2000-2000 Director View profile
  21. Dr William Dawson 2000-2007 Director View profile
  22. Professor David Grahame Smith 2000-2003 Director View profile
  23. Professor Graham John Zellick 1995-2000 Director View profile
  24. Professor Richard Lawrence Himsworth 1995-2002 Director View profile
  25. Lord Walter Perry 1995-2000 Director View profile
  26. Sir David Jack 1995-2000 Director View profile
  27. Lord William John Hughes Butterfield of Stetchford 1995-2000 Director View profile
  28. Thomas William Meade 1995-1997 Director View profile
  29. John Cavalla 1995-2000 Director View profile
  30. Professor Victor Rodolph Gustov 1993 Director View profile
  31. Sir John Robert Vane 1995 Director View profile
  32. Professor Lesley Howard Rees 1995 Director View profile
  33. Professor Derek Albert Willoughby 1995 Director View profile
  34. Professor David Richard Tomlinson 1995 Director View profile
  35. Justin Thomas Cross 2012-2020 Secretary View profile
  36. John Bertram Woodhead 2007-2012 Secretary View profile
  37. Anneli Eila Bickham 1995-2007 Secretary View profile
  38. Professor Erik Anggard 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Incorporated
22/02/1990
Registered office
London
Also a registered charity
The William Harvey Research Foundation

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The William Harvey Research Foundation on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company 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

4.6y median 4.2y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (9)

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 4Education 3Finance 2Property 2Health and social care 1Tech and media 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
02472965
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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