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Summit Therapeutics Limited

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Ankur Dhingra 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Campbell Hair 2021-2022 Director View profile
  3. Jeffrey Maranian 2021-2022 Director View profile
  4. Dr David Jonathan Powell 2021-2021 Director View profile
  5. Ujwala Mahatme 2020-2020 Director View profile
  6. Rainer Erdtmann 2020-2020 Director View profile
  7. Dr Elaine Carla Stracker 2019-2020 Director View profile
  8. Dr Ventzislav Kirilov Stefanov 2019-2020 Director View profile
  9. David Michael Wurzer 2015-2019 Director View profile
  10. Valerie Andrews 2014-2019 Director View profile
  11. Leopoldo Zambeletti 2014-2019 Director View profile
  12. Professor Stephen Graham Davies 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. James Mellon 2012-2014 Director View profile
  14. Dr Frank Armstrong 2012-2019 Director View profile
  15. Glyn Owain Edwards 2012-2020 Director View profile
  16. George Reginald Elliott 2007-2012 Director View profile
  17. Dr Andrew John Mcglashan Richards 2007-2012 Director View profile
  18. Dr Colin David Wall 2006-2009 Director View profile
  19. Dr Barry John Price 2006-2018 Director View profile
  20. James Christopher Taylor 2006-2008 Director View profile
  21. Dr Richard Storer 2006-2012 Director View profile
  22. Sir Brian Mansel Richards 2005-2008 Director View profile
  23. Darren Michael Millington 2005-2008 Director View profile
  24. David Robert Norwood 2004-2008 Director View profile
  25. Dr Andrew William Mulvaney 2004-2005 Director View profile
  26. Dr Steven Koon Ching Lee 2004-2010 Director View profile
  27. Hugh Feargal O'Neill 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  28. Melissa Claire Strange 2014-2020 Secretary View profile
  29. Raymond John Spencer 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  30. Kenneth Ronald Innocent 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  31. Anthony Weir 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  32. Sharon Jeen Benning Prince 2008-2008 Secretary View profile
  33. John Alexander Montgomery 2004-2006 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
04/08/2004
Registered office
Abingdon
Previous names
Summit Corporation PLC (until 19/02/2015)
Vastox PLC (until 19/07/2007)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Summit Therapeutics Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

9 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.

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

5.1y median 6.6y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 7

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
05197494
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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