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Iqvia Laboratories Discovery UK LTD

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Christopher Simon Barnes 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Peter Yilmaz 2024-2026 Director View profile
  3. Aidan John Synnott 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Kerstin Susanne Dolph 2022-2026 Director View profile
  5. Brent Raymond Greetham 2022-2024 Director View profile
  6. Sarah Margaret Price 2020-2024 Director View profile
  7. Dr Jacqueline Anne Macritchie 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Birgit Girshick 2016-2026 Director View profile
  9. Dr Katherine Louise Hilyard 2015-2017 Director View profile
  10. Dr Emily Hickey 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. David P Johst 2014-2020 Director View profile
  12. James C Foster 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Thomas Francis Ackerman 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. David Ross Smith 2014-2022 Director View profile
  15. Dr Onno Van De Stolpe 2005-2014 Director View profile
  16. Dr Christopher Gregory Newton 2005-2013 Director View profile
  17. Dr David Stone 2002-2003 Director View profile
  18. Henry Geoffrey Mcmillan 2002-2005 Director View profile
  19. Scott David Vance 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  20. Sarah Margaret Price 2014-2024 Secretary View profile
  21. Sarah Margaret Price 2014-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Johan Gustaaf Cyriel Van Den Eynde 2005-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Stephen John Richard France 2002-2005 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Incorporated
19/12/2002
Registered office
Reading
Previous names
Charles River Discovery Research Services UK Limited (until 27/05/2026)
Biofocus DPI LTD (until 01/03/2017)
Biofocus Discovery Limited (until 06/06/2007)

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.

Group

  1. Iqvia Laboratories Discovery UK LTD is controlled by Biofocus DPI (Holdings) LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Biofocus DPI (Holdings) LTD is controlled by Charles River Laboratories Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Charles River Laboratories Holdings Limited.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£55,634,000
Total assets
£61,527,000
Cash
£2,223,000
Employees
706
Turnover
£106,253,000
Profit/loss
-£6,472,000

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-27£106,253,000£55,634,000
2025-12-27£106,253,000£55,634,000
2024-12-28£119,971,000£61,718,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-27. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

3 directors on the board

0.1y median 0.1y
average tenure
0.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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 8Health and social care 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04622227
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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