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British Pharma Group Limited

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

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Previous officers 44

  1. Rudi Dobber 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Hilary Smith 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Ramneek Kaur Mahal 2022-2023 Director View profile
  4. James Anderson 2016-2021 Director View profile
  5. Dr Patrick John Thompson Vallance 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Pascal Claude Roland Soriot 2013-2025 Director View profile
  7. Simon Jonathan Lowth 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Dr Menelas Nicolas Pangalos 2011-2024 Director View profile
  9. Dr Anders Ekblom 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Edward James Gray 2008-2013 Director View profile
  11. David Richard Brennan 2006-2012 Director View profile
  12. Sir Andrew Philip Witty 2005-2017 Director View profile
  13. Jean Pierre Garnier 1999-2008 Director View profile
  14. Richard De Souza 1996-1999 Director View profile
  15. Dr Bradley Andrew Joseph Wilson 1995-1996 Director View profile
  16. Dr John Simon Patterson 1995-2009 Director View profile
  17. Stuart Michael Wallis 1994-1995 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Leonard Smith 1994-1995 Director View profile
  19. Sir Richard Brook Sykes 1994-2002 Director View profile
  20. Sir Thomas Fulton Wilson Mckillop 1994-2005 Director View profile
  21. Franz Bernhard Humer 1993-1994 Director View profile
  22. Gordon Ridley Solway 1992-1994 Director View profile
  23. Michael Redmond 1992-1995 Director View profile
  24. James Michael Thomas Cochrane 1992-1994 Director View profile
  25. Cedric Annesley Scroggs 1992-1993 Director View profile
  26. Sean Patrick Lance 1992-1997 Director View profile
  27. David Friend 1994 Director View profile
  28. John Richard Farrant 1992 Director View profile
  29. Sir John Weddell Robb 1994 Director View profile
  30. Dr Till Medinger 1995 Director View profile
  31. David Godfrey 1992 Director View profile
  32. Keith Robert Whitesides 1994 Director View profile
  33. Sidney Stewart Siddall 1994 Director View profile
  34. Ernest Mario 1993 Director View profile
  35. Geoffrey Peter Fothergill 1992 Director View profile
  36. Jan Leschly 2000 Director View profile
  37. Cliffe, Eric Edward, Doctor 1992 Director View profile
  38. Philip David Miller 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  39. Sue Middleton 2004-2021 Secretary View profile
  40. John Peter Marshall Cooke 2002-2004 Secretary View profile
  41. Simon David Haigh Sargent 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  42. Christopher Strutt 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  43. Charles James Attridge 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  44. Edgar William Stanford 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/09/1990

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. British Pharma Group Limited is controlled by Astrazeneca UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Astrazeneca UK Limited is controlled by Astrazeneca Intermediate Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Astrazeneca Intermediate Holdings Limited is controlled by Astrazeneca PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Astrazeneca 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.

4 directors on the board

2y median 1.2y
average tenure
5.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Professional services 2Arts and leisure 1Health and social care 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
02538510
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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