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Silence Therapeutics (London) Limited

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 28

  1. Craig Tooman 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Mark Rothera 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr Giles Victor Campion 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr David Horn Solomon 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. David John Ellam 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Charles Adrian Freeborn 2012-2016 Director View profile
  7. Jeremy Anthony Philip Randall 2010-2013 Director View profile
  8. Dr Laura Rosa Brunet 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Iain Gladstone Ross 2005-2020 Director View profile
  10. Iain Nils Hessey Rugheimer 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. David Hill 2003-2004 Director View profile
  12. David John Farrer 2001-2004 Director View profile
  13. Dr Janet Rowan Povey 1999-2003 Director View profile
  14. Dr Thomas Lang 1998-2002 Director View profile
  15. Dr David Anthony Kennard 1996-2003 Director View profile
  16. Professor Sir John Ridley Pattison 1993-1999 Director View profile
  17. Cynthia Ann Stanford 1993-1998 Director View profile
  18. John Wilson Carswell 1993-1995 Director View profile
  19. Professor Graham Arthur William Rook 1992-2008 Director View profile
  20. Eric James Boyle 1992-2004 Director View profile
  21. Dr John Lawson Stanford 1992-2008 Director View profile
  22. Sarah Murphy 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  23. Barbara Ruskin 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  24. Dr Robert Quinn 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  25. Tim Freeborn 2012-2016 Secretary View profile
  26. Max Stephen Herrmann 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  27. Jon Melvyn Davies 1994-2010 Secretary View profile
  28. Simon Oliver Henry Warren 1992-1998 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
20/10/1992
Registered office
Cardiff
Previous names
Stanford Rook Limited (until 30/09/2015)

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. Silence Therapeutics (London) Limited is controlled by Silence Therapeutics PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Silence Therapeutics PLC is controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-08-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Richard Ian Griffiths.

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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.

1 directors on the board

2.8y median 2.8y
average tenure
2.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 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
02757200
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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