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Tocris Cookson Limited

Tocris Cookson Limited is an active UK company (number 02869577), incorporated 1993, with 3 current directors including Dr Peter Schuessler and Hannah Maple. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 22

  1. Gary Michael Stapleton 2016-2023 Director View profile
  2. Brenda Swierenga Furlow 2015-2023 Director View profile
  3. James Hippel 2015-2016 Director View profile
  4. Charles Robert Kummeth 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. Dr David Alan Peters 2013-2025 Director View profile
  6. Frank Mortari 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Greg Melsen 2011-2014 Director View profile
  8. Kathleen Backes 2011-2016 Director View profile
  9. Anthony Edward Kenny 2007-2011 Director View profile
  10. David Peters 2006-2007 Director View profile
  11. Laurence John Ede 2000-2013 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Cavill Yates 1994-1996 Director View profile
  13. Prof Richard Clive Cookson 1994-2006 Director View profile
  14. Professor Philip James Parsons 1994-2006 Director View profile
  15. Prof Jeffrey Clifton Watkins 1994-2006 Director View profile
  16. Dr David Colin Sunter 1994-2006 Director View profile
  17. W W H Company Directors Limited 1993-1994 Corporate-director View profile
  18. Ruth Bright 2011-2016 Secretary View profile
  19. Quaysec Limited 2006-2007 Corporate-secretary View profile
  20. Andrew James Birnie 2002-2013 Secretary View profile
  21. Hugh Richard Cookson 1994-2006 Secretary View profile
  22. W W H Company Management Limited 1993-1994 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/11/1993

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. Tocris Cookson Limited is controlled by BIO-Techne LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BIO-Techne LTD.

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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

2.1y median 1.7y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Retail and trade 2

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
02869577
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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