IP Group PLC
Company 04204490 Active
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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
- Michael James Queen Director · appointed 2026
- David Graham Baynes Director · appointed 2014
- Heejae Richard Chae Director · appointed 2018
- Aedhmar Hynes Director · appointed 2019
- Brown, Caroline Anne, Dr Director · appointed 2019
- Anita Kidgell Director · appointed 2023
- Greg Smith Director · appointed 2011
7.6y median 7y
average tenure
15.1y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- David Graham Baynes Director · appointed 2014
- Heejae Richard Chae Director · appointed 2018
- Aedhmar Hynes Director · appointed 2019
- Brown, Caroline Anne, Dr Director · appointed 2019
- Greg Smith Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Aedhmar Hynes Director · appointed 2019
- Anita Kidgell Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Michael James Queen Director · appointed 2026
- David Graham Baynes Director · appointed 2014
- Heejae Richard Chae Director · appointed 2018
- Brown, Caroline Anne, Dr Director · appointed 2019
- Greg Smith Director · appointed 2011
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Flint, Douglas Jardine, Sir Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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 19Tech and media 11Other services 5Finance 4Business services 3Construction 1Health and social care 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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Fusion IP Sheffield Limited 2 shared directors
- IP2IPO Services Limited 2 shared directors
- Fusion IP Cardiff Limited 2 shared directors
- IP Ventures (Scotland) Limited 2 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- TOP Technology Ventures Limited 1 shared director
- IP2IPO Innovations Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 04204490 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Public Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 24/04/2001 |
| Address | 2ND FLOOR 3 PANCRAS SQUARE, KINGS CROSS, LONDON, N1C 4AG |
| Accounts next due | 30/06/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
64303 - Activities of venture and development capital companies
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 31 single-purpose vehicles (project/asset SPVs) iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Lifeuk (IP2IPO) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - IP Industry Partners Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - IP Assist Services Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Fusion IP Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - IP2IPO Management III Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - 08042635
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - 06553076
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Pharminox Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Perachem Holdings PLC
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - TOP Technology Ventures Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Magnomatics Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - IP2IPO Nominees Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - IP2IPO Services Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - IP2IPO Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - 09612606
significant influence · notified 2016-08-01 - IP2IPO Carry Partner Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-09-06 - 10507761
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-02 - 10507711
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-12-02 - Parkwalk Advisors LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2017-02-01 - IP2IPO Investments Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-02-23 - Touchstone Innovations Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-18 - Fusion IP Sheffield Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-09-26 - Fusion IP Cardiff Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-09-26 - NI658582
25-50% shares · notified 2019-01-28 - Istesso Therapeutics Limited ceased 2017-11-13
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Chemai Limited ceased 2023-01-23
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - 08708426 ceased 2017-10-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-26 - Istesso Limited ceased 2018-09-18
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-06-30 - Surgical Science UK Holdings Limited ceased 2020-05-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-24 - 09916660 ceased 2017-10-18
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-10-18 - Aqdot Limited ceased 2024-12-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-11-19
Officers (38)
- Michael James Queen Director · appointed 2026
- Anita Kidgell Director · appointed 2023
- Aedhmar Hynes Director · appointed 2019
- Brown, Caroline Anne, Dr Director · appointed 2019
- Heejae Richard Chae Director · appointed 2018
- David Graham Baynes Director · appointed 2014
- Greg Smith Director · appointed 2011
- Angela Leach Secretary · appointed 2008
Show 30 former officers
- Flint, Douglas Jardine, Sir Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
- Begg, David Knox Houston, Professor Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
- Sullivan, Elaine, Dr Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2024
- Gladden, Lynn, Professor Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2018
- Douglas Brian Liversidge Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Charles Stephen Winward Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
- Michael Humphrey Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2018
- Jonathan Brooks Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2020
- Francis Adam Wakefield Carpenter Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2014
- Michael Charles Nettleton Townend Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2021
- Stephen Henry Ralph Brooke Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Fielding, Alison Margaret, Dr Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
- Alan John Aubrey Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2021
- Magnus James Goodlad Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
- Campbell, David Bruce, Dr Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2007
- Nigel Raymond Gordon Secretary · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
- LEE, Steven Koon Ching, Dr Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
- Smith, Bruce Gordon, Dr Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2015
- Scrip Secretaries Limited Corporate-secretary · appointed 2002 · resigned 2003
- Alexander Charles Wallace Snow Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2004
- Richards, William Graham, Professor Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2013
- Christopher Roger Ettrick Brooke Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2011
- Harry Edward Fitzgibbons Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
- John Davies Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
- Anthony David Bartlett Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- David Robert Norwood Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2008
- Andrew Nigel Wendover Beeson Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
- Wright, Christopher John, Dr Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- David Albert Thomas Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
- Charles William Byford Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2002
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