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The Babraham Institute

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 55

  1. Professor Peter Joseph Parker 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Dr James Michael Briscoe 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Geoffrey Ernest Braham 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Dr Lynne Christine Gailey 2017-2023 Director View profile
  5. Professor Nicholas Clwyd Jones 2017-2023 Director View profile
  6. Professor Doreen Ann Cantrell 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Professor Anne Carla Ferguson Smith 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Professor Peter William Jack Rigby 2014-2023 Director View profile
  9. Geoffery Hope-Terry 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Professor David Glyn Kipling 2012-2020 Director View profile
  11. Dr Alan Paul Watt 2012-2017 Director View profile
  12. Anthony James Clare 2011-2020 Director View profile
  13. Dr Paul Johnson 2011-2017 Director View profile
  14. Professor Lu-Yun Lian 2009-2015 Director View profile
  15. Dr Elizabeth Jane Robertson 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Professor Clive Page 2008-2020 Director View profile
  17. Dr Hugh Reginald Brentnall Pelham 2008-2015 Director View profile
  18. Dr Megan Barbara Davies 2007-2008 Director View profile
  19. Professor Michael John Owen Wakelam 2007-2011 Director View profile
  20. Roger Swain 2007-2014 Director View profile
  21. Dr David Stanley Bailey 2006-2011 Director View profile
  22. Richard Brock Norden 2006-2013 Director View profile
  23. Dr Celia Ann Caulcott 2006-2008 Director View profile
  24. Professor Maria Leptin 2005-2009 Director View profile
  25. Derek Thomas Flint 2005-2006 Director View profile
  26. Professor William Cushley 2004-2013 Director View profile
  27. Professor Eric Barrington Keverne 2004-2011 Director View profile
  28. Dr David Philip Bloxham 2002-2008 Director View profile
  29. Sir Martin John Evans 2002-2006 Director View profile
  30. Professor Sir James Cuthbert Smith 2002-2009 Director View profile
  31. Ann Jacqueline Hunter 2002-2004 Director View profile
  32. Stuart Jonathon Brodie Henderson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  33. Dr Richard Henderson 2001-2006 Director View profile
  34. Professor Raymond Hill 2001-2008 Director View profile
  35. Dr Gillian Mary Ryder Samuels 2000-2003 Director View profile
  36. Daniel James William Roach 2000-2005 Director View profile
  37. Hale, Arthur James, Doctor 1999-2004 Director View profile
  38. Franz F Hefti 1997-2001 Director View profile
  39. Sir Thomas Leon Blundell 1997-2002 Director View profile
  40. John Christopher Prout 1995-1996 Director View profile
  41. Dr Alan Colman 1995-2001 Director View profile
  42. Prof Trevor William Robbins 1995-2002 Director View profile
  43. Dr Alan James Munro 1995-2002 Director View profile
  44. Professor Derek Clissold Burke 1995-1999 Director View profile
  45. Dr William Dawson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  46. Keith Wood Humphreys 1995-2002 Director View profile
  47. Sir John Edward Sulston 1995-1997 Director View profile
  48. Dyer, Richard George, Doctor 1995-2005 Director View profile
  49. Dr Neil Earl Cross 1995-2002 Director View profile
  50. Donald Edward Mair 1995-1996 Director View profile
  51. Scott Mcgregor Lawrie 1995-1996 Director View profile
  52. Dr Caroline Jane Edmonds 2003-2013 Secretary View profile
  53. David John Hardman 1998-2003 Secretary View profile
  54. Roger John Foster 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  55. Philip Shaw 1995-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering; Post-graduate level higher education
Incorporated
19/01/1995
Registered office
Cambridge
Also a registered charity
The Babraham Institute

Ownership

Owned by (6) 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.

  • Geoffrey Hope Terry ceased 2017-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Clive Page ceased 2020-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06
  • Anthony James Clare ceased 2020-12-31
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Geoffrey Ernest Braham ceased 2021-09-07
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-08-10
  • Graham Peter Allen ceased 2021-09-07
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2017-08-10 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Alexandra Zoe Pygall ceased 2021-09-07
    significant influence (trust) · notified 2021-01-01
  • Possible match - 9 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 9 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 143 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 143 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. The Babraham Institute is controlled by Geoffrey Hope Terry
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Hope Terry.

4 other companies 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.

Grants received

62 grants · £8,204,612 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £8,161,887 (58 grants)
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £41,726 (3 grants)
  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £13,8482023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £10,8352023-04-01
  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs £17,0432022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £111,3042021-10-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £20,7862021-10-01
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.

11 directors on the board

3.6y median 2.8y
average tenure
8.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

Portfolio (4)

2
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.

Finance 3Business services 2Other services 1Professional services 1Property 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
03011737
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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