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Abcam Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Markus Lusser 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Knud Mueller 2025-2025 Director View profile
  3. Frank Talbot Mcfaden 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Philip Bernard Whitehead 2023-2025 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Matthew Bouda 2023-2025 Director View profile
  6. Lubov Greenwood 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Sally Wellinghoff Crawford 2021-2023 Director View profile
  8. Mark Christopher Capone 2021-2023 Director View profile
  9. Chienling Lee 2021-2023 Director View profile
  10. Michael Shaun Baldock 2020-2023 Director View profile
  11. Giles Francis Bertram Kerr 2018-2023 Director View profile
  12. Peter Vance Allen 2018-2023 Director View profile
  13. Gavin Hilary James Wood 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Mara Glickman Aspinall 2015-2023 Director View profile
  15. Susan Elizabeth Harris 2014-2019 Director View profile
  16. Lady Louise Alexandra Virginia Charlotte Patten 2014-2021 Director View profile
  17. Alan Thomas Hirzel 2014-2023 Director View profile
  18. Murray Edwin Hennessy 2011-2017 Director View profile
  19. Michael Alexander Nunes Ross 2011-2016 Director View profile
  20. Dr Anthony Francis Martin 2011-2016 Director View profile
  21. Michael Redmond 2009-2014 Director View profile
  22. Mark John Alexander Webster 2006-2011 Director View profile
  23. Timothy George Dye 2006-2011 Director View profile
  24. Peter Stephen Keen 2005-2014 Director View profile
  25. David James Warwick 2000-2016 Director View profile
  26. David Douglas Cleevely 1998-2009 Director View profile
  27. Luke Hughes Davies 1998-1998 Director View profile
  28. Dr Tony Kouzarides 1998-2012 Director View profile
  29. Michael Thomas Womack 1998-1998 Nominee-director View profile
  30. Marc Leigh Russell Perkins 2019-2024 Secretary View profile
  31. Suzanne Elaine Smith 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  32. Jeffrey Michael Iliffe 2007-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Thomas Cochrane Mcguire 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  34. Dr Edward William Powell 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  35. Susan Elizabeth Dixon 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  36. Dr Jonathan Simon Milner 1998-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/02/1998

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. Abcam Limited is controlled by Diadem Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Diadem Holdco Limited is controlled by Launchchange Holding Company
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-08-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Launchchange Holding Company.

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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

0.7y median 0.7y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03509322
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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