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Safc Biosciences Limited

Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Peter Biro 2017-2023 Director View profile
  2. Stefan Kratzer 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. Victor Mark Jackson 2015-2024 Director View profile
  4. Gerrit Van Den Dool 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Fiona Oldfield 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Michael Christopher James Harris 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. Franklin Devoe Wicks Jr 2005-2014 Director View profile
  8. Henry Van Ouderaven 2005-2007 Director View profile
  9. Brian Anthony Mcnamee 2003-2005 Director View profile
  10. Archibald Francis Skinnider Cullen 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Tom Giarla 2001-2005 Director View profile
  12. Antoni Michael Cipa 1996-2005 Director View profile
  13. Douglas Gibson Gray 1996-2002 Director View profile
  14. Paul Sebastian Bordonaro 1996-2001 Director View profile
  15. Graham Lucas 2005-2015 Secretary View profile
  16. Rupert Henry Conquest Nichols 1999-2004 Secretary View profile
  17. Kathleen Susan Keppe 1996-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
Incorporated
01/05/1996
Registered office
Gillingham

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. Safc Biosciences Limited is controlled by Sigma-Aldrich Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Sigma-Aldrich Company Limited.

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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.

2 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
3.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Professional services 6Manufacturing 4Retail and trade 4Business services 1Finance 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
03195318
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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