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Company · Prudhoe

The Specials Laboratory Limited

Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Sharon Clift 2014-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lester David Sparks 2014-2025 Director View profile
  3. Sean Coyle 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. John Steven Bardsley 2008-2014 Director View profile
  5. Peter Robert Surgenor 2007-2014 Director View profile
  6. Alan Ralph 2007-2014 Director View profile
  7. Matthew George Hayward 1999-2008 Director View profile
  8. Michael Gannon 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  9. Karen Geoghegan 2007-2013 Secretary View profile
  10. Claire Heeley 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  11. George Craig 1999-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods; Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Incorporated
12/07/1999
Registered office
Prudhoe
Previous names
Craig & Hayward Limited (until 19/07/2017)

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. The Specials Laboratory Limited is controlled by Pcca (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-07-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Pcca (UK) Holdings Limited.

3 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.

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

4.5y median 0.8y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 6Retail and trade 3Professional services 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03805418
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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