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UK Biobank Limited

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Dr Michael Dunn 2026-2026 Director View profile
  2. Dr Claire Fiona Newland 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Dame Professor Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada 2024-2025 Director View profile
  4. Dominic Dodd 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Tariq Khokhar 2021-2026 Director View profile
  6. Doug Gurr 2021-2025 Director View profile
  7. Professor Anneke Lucassen 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Professor Ruth Elisabeth Gilbert 2016-2023 Director View profile
  9. Professor Martin Bobrow 2016-2023 Director View profile
  10. Dr Joseph Mcnamara 2016-2024 Director View profile
  11. Sara Elizabeth Farha Marshall 2016-2021 Director View profile
  12. Robin Stuart Buckle 2014-2016 Director View profile
  13. Ian Stuart Viney 2014-2014 Director View profile
  14. Simone Aviva Baines 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Dr Patrick John Thompson Vallance 2013-2017 Director View profile
  16. Genevieve Kiff 2013-2016 Director View profile
  17. Jonathan Edward Simon Tross 2013-2021 Director View profile
  18. Bill Davidson 2013-2014 Director View profile
  19. Professor Daniel Martin Altmann 2012-2013 Director View profile
  20. Sir Haines, Andrew Paul, Professor 2012-2016 Director View profile
  21. Professor Andrew Hattersley 2012-2021 Director View profile
  22. Sir Michael Rawlins 2011-2020 Director View profile
  23. Dr Peter Craig 2011-2014 Director View profile
  24. Dr Wendy Rosemary Ewart 2008-2014 Director View profile
  25. Tara Katharine Camm 2008-2016 Director View profile
  26. Professor William Ernest Royce Ollier 2008-2021 Director View profile
  27. Dr Patricia Mary Goodwin 2006-2012 Director View profile
  28. Dr Alison Mary Spaull 2005-2010 Director View profile
  29. Christopher Marc Taylor 2004-2011 Director View profile
  30. Peter Macleod Benson 2004-2013 Director View profile
  31. Professor Sir John Irving Bell 2004-2012 Director View profile
  32. Professor David Gordon 2004-2005 Director View profile
  33. Professor Michael Alexander Leary Pringle 2004-2012 Director View profile
  34. Sir Robert Alan Langlands 2004-2012 Director View profile
  35. Dr Peter John Greenaway 2004-2004 Director View profile
  36. Jane Lee 2003-2008 Director View profile
  37. Dr Barbara Irene Skene 2003-2006 Director View profile
  38. Dr Timothy Charles Peakman 2007-2007 Secretary View profile
  39. Andrew John Moberly 2003-2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
28/11/2003
Registered office
Cheshire
Also a registered charity
UK Biobank Limited

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. UK Biobank Limited is controlled by The Wellcome Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Wellcome Trust Limited.

14 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.

Grants received

4 grants · £9,565,355 total

360Giving 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £5,119,047 (2 grants)
  • Department of Health and Social Care · £2,860,000
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £1,586,308

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £1,933,3332022-10-01
  • Department of Health and Social Care £2,860,0002020-05-21
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £3,185,7142017-07-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £1,586,3082016-02-01

Contracts awarded

12 contracts · £12,279,476 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

9 directors on the board

3.9y median 4.1y
average tenure
9.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (5)

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 6Finance 5Property 5Construction 2Other services 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Dormant 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04978912
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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