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Biocote Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Sean Oliver Edward Reid 2019-2020 Director View profile
  2. Dr Richard Charles Hastings 2010-2017 Director View profile
  3. Graham Duglas Harvey 2009-2018 Director View profile
  4. Steven Leslie Green 2003-2005 Director View profile
  5. David Moore Alexander Chestnutt 2002-2009 Director View profile
  6. Matthew James Buchanan Harte 2002-2009 Director View profile
  7. James Stewart Murray-Smith 2000-2003 Director View profile
  8. Harold Brodie 1997-2006 Director View profile
  9. Simon Nicholas Gill 1997-1997 Director View profile
  10. Rebecca Louise Smith 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  11. Andrew Mark Evans 1997-1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/11/1997

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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. Biocote Limited is controlled by Gregory David Kenney
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gregory David Kenney.

4 other companies 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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,843,983
Total assets
£2,887,368
Cash
£1,446,213
Employees
0.14
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-10-31Not reported£2,843,983
2025-10-31Not reported£2,843,983
2024-10-31Not reported£2,980,852

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

2 grants · £15,779 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £13,779
  • HM Revenue & Customs · £2,000

Most recent

  • HM Revenue & Customs £2,0002021-07-22
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £13,7792020-11-01
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.

3 directors on the board

18.9y median 23.1y
average tenure
28.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Construction 2Dormant 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 2Property 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.

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
03460699
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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