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The Sainsbury Laboratory

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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Previous officers 28

  1. Professor Mark Searcey 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Professor Jackie Ann Hunter 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Professor Dylan Richard Warrilow Edwards 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Professor David John Richardson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  5. Professor David Petley 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Professor Dale Sanders 2010-2019 Director View profile
  7. Professor Michael Webster Bevan 2009-2010 Director View profile
  8. Professor Edward David Joseph Acton 2009-2014 Director View profile
  9. Professor Nicholas Jose Talbot 2007-2018 Director View profile
  10. Professor William Donald Macmillan 2006-2009 Director View profile
  11. Professor Dianna Joy Bowles 2004-2007 Director View profile
  12. Professor David Stephen Eastwood 2002-2006 Director View profile
  13. Dr Steven Briggs 2000-2001 Director View profile
  14. Professor John Clinton Gray 1999-2008 Director View profile
  15. Professor Christopher Lamb 1999-2009 Director View profile
  16. Professor Michael Denis Gale 1999-1999 Director View profile
  17. Dr Iain Ross Cubitt 1997-2000 Director View profile
  18. Vincent Challacombe Watts 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. Professor Richard Bailey Flavell 1997-1998 Director View profile
  20. Professor Donald Grierson 1997-2004 Director View profile
  21. Professor Ian Richard Crute 1997-2013 Director View profile
  22. Dr Roger Prester Freedman 1997-2024 Director View profile
  23. Dame Elizabeth Anne Loosemore Esteve Coll 1997-1997 Director View profile
  24. Gerard Howard Fairtlough 1997-1997 Director View profile
  25. Sir John Michael Ashworth 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Stephen Donaldson 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  27. Charles William Morland 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  28. Donald John O'Nions 1997-2005 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
Incorporated
02/04/1997
Registered office
Norwich
Also a registered charity
The Sainsbury Laboratory
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.

4 directors on the board

9.5y median 9.5y
average tenure
17.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 5Agriculture 1Business 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

  • 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
03346853
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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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