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Nucana PLC

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Dr Bali Muralidhar 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Adam George 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Isaac She-Ung Cheng 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Dr Paolo Augusto Paoletti 2014-2017 Director View profile
  5. James Irvin Healy 2014-2022 Director View profile
  6. Dr Gerald Lokchung Chan 2014-2017 Director View profile
  7. Rafaele Tordjman 2011-2021 Director View profile
  8. Smith, Stuart William Gordon, Doctor 2008-2009 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Scott Nelson 2003-2014 Director View profile
  10. Prof Christopher Barry Wood 1997-2020 Director View profile
  11. Moira Adamson 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  12. Julie Wood 1999-2008 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
28/01/1997
Registered office
London
Previous names
Nucana Limited (until 29/08/2017)
Nucana Biomed Limited (until 29/08/2017)
Biomed (UK) Limited (until 28/04/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Nucana PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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.

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.

5 directors on the board

10.7y median 8.2y
average tenure
18.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 2Professional services 2Property 1Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03308778
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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