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Who leads it
Previous officers 10
- Helen Lesley Sykes 2008-2010 View profile
- Ann Noble 2007-2015 View profile
- Elizabeth Ann Jackson 2007-2011 View profile
- William Buyers Christie 2002-2009 View profile
- James S Mullan 2002-2016 View profile
- Paul David Francis May 2002-2006 View profile
- David Andrew Harding 2002-2015 View profile
- Gary Arthur Lewin 2002-2011 View profile
- Richard Charles Copson 2002-2008 View profile
- John George Cook 2002-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/06/2002
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.
- Paragonvet Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-31
Group
- Paragonvet Limited
is controlled by Paragonvet Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - Paragonvet Holdings Limited
is controlled by Bruce Dermott Richards
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-01-13, ceased 2026-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bruce Dermott Richards.
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,250,593
- Total assets
- £2,488,158
- Cash
- £717,790
- Employees
- 82
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £2,250,593 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £2,095,848 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
9 grants · £576,749 total360Giving 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 · £465,825 (5 grants)
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £110,924 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
5 directors on the board
- Suzanne Louise Mccamish Director · appointed 2023
- Philip Robert Wilkinson Director · appointed 2023
- Dr David Hugh Black Director · appointed 2002
- Bruce Dermott Richards Director · appointed 2005
- Robert James Simmons Director · appointed 2023
Directors past 6 years
- Dr David Hugh Black Director · appointed 2002
- Bruce Dermott Richards Director · appointed 2005
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Suzanne Louise Mccamish Director · appointed 2023
- Philip Robert Wilkinson Director · appointed 2023
- Dr David Hugh Black Director · appointed 2002
- Bruce Dermott Richards Director · appointed 2005
- Robert James Simmons Director · appointed 2023
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
- 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
- 04464469
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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