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Hybrid Biosystems Limited

Hybrid Biosystems Limited is an active UK company (number 03421781), incorporated 1997, with 1 current director, Howard E Davis Jr. 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 18

  1. J. Duncan Higgons 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Phillip John L'Huillier 2010-2010 Director View profile
  3. David Coleman 2010-2010 Director View profile
  4. Dr John William Beadle 2008-2021 Director View profile
  5. Mark Andrew Payton 2007-2009 Director View profile
  6. Dr Gabor Michael Rubanyi 2006-2009 Director View profile
  7. Dr Phil L'Huillier 2005-2010 Director View profile
  8. Dr Victoria Ann John 2003-2005 Director View profile
  9. John Kenneth Wall 2003-2007 Director View profile
  10. Dr Christine Stevens 2000-2003 Director View profile
  11. Simon Charles Alexander Freeman 2000-2010 Director View profile
  12. Kerry David Fisher 1999-2010 Director View profile
  13. Priya Mande 2018-2022 Secretary View profile
  14. Madeleine Kennedy 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  15. Theodora Harold 2010-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Judith Anne Wesselbaum 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  17. Roberts, Mark John Joseph, Doctor 1997-1999 Secretary View profile
  18. Professor Leonard William Seymour 1997-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
19/08/1997

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.

  • Akamis BIO Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Hybrid Biosystems Limited is controlled by Akamis BIO Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Akamis BIO Limited is controlled by IP2IPO Portfolio (GP) Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-09-16, ceased 2023-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. IP2IPO Portfolio (GP) Limited is controlled by TOP Technology Ventures Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-09-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. TOP Technology Ventures Limited is controlled by IP Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by IP Group PLC.

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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.

1 directors on the board

4y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03421781
Status
Active - Proposal to Strike off
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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