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Sychem Limited

Sychem Limited is an active UK company (number 04698955), incorporated 2003, with 7 current directors including Richard Hugh Clarke and Andrew Stuart Faulkner. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 1

  1. Elizabeth Jane Wreyford 2003-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £30,000,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Aseptic Isolators and Cabinets Buyer: East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub £30,000,000 2025-12-24 CPV 33000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The main purpose of this framework is to supply aseptic isolators and cabinets to Pharmacy Aseptic Units where aseptic hazardous and non-hazardous products are prepared. Aseptic Isolators and laminar flow cabinets are commonly found in the …

  • Support of Medical Devices Decontamination Capability Buyer: Leidos Supply Value not published Date not published CPV 50400000 Source: Find a Tender

    Further to the contract notice issued on 22/06/20, reference 2020/S 121-298106, Leidos Supply Ltd has awarded the Support of Medical Devices Decontamination Capability to Sychem Ltd on a year 4 year term from 18/11/2020.

About

Incorporated
17/03/2003

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Sychem Limited is controlled by Michael Barnes
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Barnes.

8 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
£1,901,521
Total assets
£1,974,155
Cash
£80,905
Employees
63
Turnover
£10,605,284
Profit/loss
£60,262

Filed as Medium-sized company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£10,605,284£1,901,521
2025-12-31£10,605,284£1,901,521
2024-12-31£10,459,603£1,841,258

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.

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.

7 directors on the board

13.5y median 17.2y
average tenure
23.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Manufacturing 18Retail and trade 7Professional services 4Business services 3Finance 3

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
04698955
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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