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Bionow Limited

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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Previous officers 34

  1. Martino Picardo 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. Krzysztof Wieczyslaw Matykiewicz 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. Dr Diane Margaret Cresswell 2012-2022 Director View profile
  4. Dr John Frederick Stageman OBE 2012-2026 Director View profile
  5. Dr Michael John Nicholds 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Professor Christopher Francis Higgins 2007-2011 Director View profile
  7. Brian Steven 2006-2008 Director View profile
  8. Michael John Sipple - Asher 2006-2010 Director View profile
  9. Professor Sir Kenneth Calman 2005-2007 Director View profile
  10. Gillian Mary Hall 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Prof John Howard Anstee 2003-2010 Director View profile
  12. Professor Michael John Whitaker 2003-2018 Director View profile
  13. Ian Dermot Shott 2003-2011 Director View profile
  14. Professor Leonard Frederick Wright 2003-2005 Director View profile
  15. Alastair Gordon Balls 2003-2018 Director View profile
  16. Nicholson, Paul Anthony, Doctor 2003-2005 Director View profile
  17. Dr Gunter Herbert Schmidt 2003-2004 Director View profile
  18. Anthony William Dell 2001-2002 Director View profile
  19. Professor John Burgess Goddard 2001-2003 Director View profile
  20. Neil Mundy 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Dr Stephen Colin Taylor 2001-2003 Director View profile
  22. Timothy Williams 2001-2001 Director View profile
  23. Marjorie Olivia Grant 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Peter Riddle Allan 2000-2003 Director View profile
  25. George David Lawrence Bowles 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Professor Derek Fraser 2000-2003 Director View profile
  27. Thomas Cosh 2000-2003 Director View profile
  28. Robert Leslie Mackenzie 2000-2000 Director View profile
  29. Michael John Stephenson 1999-2003 Director View profile
  30. Catharine Jane Little 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  31. Anthea Morris 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  32. Jill Chipchase 2003-2006 Secretary View profile
  33. Richard John Linfoot 2003-2003 Secretary View profile
  34. Christopher Gibbison 1999-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
17/12/1999
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
The Centre of Excellence for Life Sciences Limited (until 22/11/2023)

Financials

Net assets
£242,877
Total assets
£281,624
Cash
£371,834
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

1 grant · £249,980 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £249,980

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £249,9802023-04-13
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.

7 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.8y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Professional services 7Finance 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03898306
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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