Company
Sonic Healthcare Holding Company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Nicholas Read 2022-2024 View profile
- Thomas George Timothy Amies 2014-2022 View profile
- Tariq Charles Anthony Husain 2004-2014 View profile
- Nicholas Johnson 2004-2005 View profile
- John David Fairley 2004-2004 View profile
- Dr Colin Stephen Goldschmidt 2002-2025 View profile
- Nicholas Read 2022-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/12/2001
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Sonic Healthcare Holding Company on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Stephen Daniel Symonds Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher David Wilks Director · appointed 2002
- David Anthony Byrne Director · appointed 2004
- Dr James Pacey Newcombe Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher David Wilks Director · appointed 2002
- David Anthony Byrne Director · appointed 2004
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Stephen Daniel Symonds Director · appointed 2024
- Christopher David Wilks Director · appointed 2002
- David Anthony Byrne Director · appointed 2004
- Dr James Pacey Newcombe Director · appointed 2025
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Colin Stephen Goldschmidt Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04339040
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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