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Plymouth Marine Laboratory

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Professor Lucy Jane Carpenter 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paul Robert James 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Baroness Mary Jane Watkins 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Wendy Jacqueline Barnes 2015-2016 Director View profile
  5. Timothy David Jickells 2014-2024 Director View profile
  6. Simon Patrick Sherrard 2012-2019 Director View profile
  7. Lord Anthony Fitzhardinge Berkeley 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Henry Johns 2011-2012 Director View profile
  9. Graeme Manson Hart 2011-2016 Director View profile
  10. Professor Bess Berkley Ward 2010-2022 Director View profile
  11. Dr Claude Jacques Roy 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Dixon 2009-2015 Director View profile
  13. Dr Ralph Frank Rayner 2009-2023 Director View profile
  14. Sir James Michael Burnell Nugent 2008-2021 Director View profile
  15. Karen Jane Morgan 2005-2012 Director View profile
  16. Professor Christopher John Knowles 2004-2010 Director View profile
  17. Dr Howard Cattle 2003-2010 Director View profile
  18. David Alan Peat 2003-2010 Director View profile
  19. Professor Johannes Gerhardus Field 2003-2010 Director View profile
  20. Dr Michael John Tricker 2002-2005 Director View profile
  21. Prof Christopher Terence Lewis 2002-2015 Director View profile
  22. Kingsland, Christopher James, the Right Honourable the Lord Kingsland 2002-2009 Director View profile
  23. Dr Caroline Frances Jackson 2002-2003 Director View profile
  24. Henry Roland Durowse 2002-2009 Director View profile
  25. Dr Peter Norman Claridge 2001-2002 Director View profile
  26. Professor Nicholas John Paul Owens 2001-2002 Director View profile
  27. Beverly Kim Tremain 2001-2024 Secretary View profile
  28. Foot Anstey Sargent Secretarial Limited 2001-2001 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
13/03/2001
Also a registered charity
Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Plymouth Marine Laboratory on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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.

Grants received

43 grants · £7,995,354 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 · £7,995,354 (43 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £4,5182022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £4,5912022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £12,3752022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £37,7362022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £35,5332022-02-06
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.

11 directors on the board

5.9y median 4.2y
average tenure
13.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (5)

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.

Business services 8Professional services 6Education 2Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Manufacturing 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
04178503
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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