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Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited

Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited is an active UK company (number 03369634), incorporated 1997, with 2 current directors, Ajay Gandhi and Jesper Due Nordengaard. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Jonathan David Lang 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Geeta Gopalan 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. John Francis Shipsey 2022-2024 Director View profile
  4. Denise Elaine Goode 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Elizabeth Alison Platt 2020-2024 Director View profile
  6. Paul Nicholas Sandland 2019-2025 Director View profile
  7. Lisa Jane Bright 2019-2024 Director View profile
  8. Richard John Cotton 2017-2019 Director View profile
  9. Dr Lawson Macartney 2016-2024 Director View profile
  10. William Anthony Rice 2016-2021 Director View profile
  11. Anne-Francoise Nesmes 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Ishbel Jean Stewart Macpherson 2013-2023 Director View profile
  13. Julian Spenser Heslop 2013-2022 Director View profile
  14. Anthony Gerard Griffin 2012-2023 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Gareth Joseph Richards 2010-2016 Director View profile
  16. Bryan Geoffrey Morton 2010-2012 Director View profile
  17. Neil William Warner 2003-2013 Director View profile
  18. Michael Redmond 2001-2016 Director View profile
  19. Malcolm Mcdonald Diamond 2000-2010 Director View profile
  20. Nicholas Timothy Turner 1999-2000 Director View profile
  21. Edwin Thomas William Torr 1997-2014 Director View profile
  22. Peter Johnson Redfern 1997-2002 Director View profile
  23. Trevor Keith Bayley 1997-1999 Director View profile
  24. Gary Brian Evans 1997-2001 Director View profile
  25. Mike Annice 1997-2003 Director View profile
  26. Ian David Page 1997-2024 Director View profile
  27. Colin David Higham 1997-2000 Director View profile
  28. Melanie Jane Hall 2017-2026 Secretary View profile
  29. Suzana Cross 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  30. Robin Graham Belhaven Lamb 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  31. Zoe Goulding 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  32. Stephen Whitehouse 1997-2007 Secretary View profile
  33. Simon David Evans 1997-2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/05/1997

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. Dechra Pharmaceuticals Limited is controlled by Dechra Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-02-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Dechra Pharmaceuticals Holdings Limited is controlled by Dechra Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Dechra Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Dechra Midco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Dechra Midco Limited is controlled by Dechra Topco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-05-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Dechra Topco 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

1.9y median 1.9y
average tenure
2.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Finance 16Professional services 4Manufacturing 2Retail 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
03369634
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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