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V.H. BIO Limited

V.H. BIO Limited is an active UK company (number 02582192), incorporated 1991, with 1 current director, Alison Joan Wortley. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Susan Margaret Smith 2009-2016 Director View profile
  2. Andrew William Hewitt 1997-2015 Director View profile
  3. Dr Stuart Alan Stanley Volkers 1992-2009 Director View profile
  4. Frank Malcolm Orr 1991-1992 Director View profile
  5. Susan Margaret Smith 2009-2016 Secretary View profile
  6. Patricia Margaret Volkers 1992-2009 Secretary View profile
  7. Catherine Gwendoline Smith 1991-1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £23,961 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.

  • Purchase of an Automated DNA extraction platform Buyer: UK Health Security Agency £23,961 2026-02-26 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has awarded a contract for the purchase of an automated DNA extraction platform to V.H. Bio Limited.

About

Incorporated
13/02/1991

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.

  • Ckarma Limited
    25-50% shares · notified 2026-02-11
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. V.H. BIO Limited is controlled by Ckarma Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2026-02-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ckarma Limited.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£8,314,937
Total assets
£8,348,975
Cash
£8,388,587
Employees
12
Turnover
£12,218,309
Profit/loss
£1,293,265

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

11.5y median 11.5y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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.

Property 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
02582192
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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