Company
Barrier Biotech Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Philippa Lucy Foster Back 1996-2025 View profile
- Sandra Christine Morris 2019 View profile
- Cecilia Paris Back 1996-2025 View profile
- Robert Eugene Ryan 2010 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 18/04/1990
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.
- Barrier Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Barrier Biotech Limited
is controlled by Barrier Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Barrier Holdings Limited
is controlled by Nigel Barry Quarles Back
Evidence
ceased 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nigel Barry Quarles Back.
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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.
3 directors on the board
- Emma Adelaide O'Farrell Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel Barry Quarles Back Director · appointed 1996
- Phil Guy O'Farrell Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Nigel Barry Quarles Back Director · appointed 1996
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Emma Adelaide O'Farrell Director · appointed 2025
- Nigel Barry Quarles Back Director · appointed 1996
- Phil Guy O'Farrell Director · appointed 2025
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Philippa Lucy Foster Back Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2025
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02493312
- 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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