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Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC

Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Wendy Mira Becker 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Dr Guy Harmelin 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Clive Gavin Brown 2019-2024 Director View profile
  4. Timothy Cowper 2018-2024 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Lucinda Gordon Wild 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Peter Vance Allen 2011-2022 Director View profile
  7. James Angus Mcdonald 2010-2018 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Aubrey 2009-2021 Director View profile
  9. Riccardo Pigliucci 2006-2011 Director View profile
  10. Dr Trevor John Nicholls 2006-2012 Director View profile
  11. James Peter Willcocks 2006-2024 Director View profile
  12. David Robert Norwood 2006-2008 Director View profile
  13. Paul Triniman 2005-2009 Director View profile
  14. Dr Bernhard Seitz 2005-2006 Director View profile
  15. Dr Gurdial Singh Sanghera 2005-2026 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Henry Ralph Brooke 2005-2006 Director View profile
  17. Professor John Hagan Pryce Bayley 2005-2016 Director View profile
  18. Emma Claire Franklin Thomas 2005-2005 Director View profile
  19. Aldwych Secretaries Limited 2005-2021 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £5,201,083,409 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.

  • UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency £5,200,000,000 2026-09-03 Source: Find a Tender

    UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF) This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PI…

    Framework
  • Supply of PromethION Sequencing Equipment, Reagents and Consumables Buyer: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY £448,450 2026-05-26 Source: Find a Tender

    The purpose of this Contract Award Notice is to announce that the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) intend to award a Contract to Oxford Nanopore Technologies for PromethION Sequencing Equipment and a supply of nanopore reagents and Con…

  • ONT Gridion purchase Buyer: UK Health Security Agency £45,980 2026-05-15 CPV 38000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ONT GridION Purchase

  • C397283 - Long read reel time DNA-RNA sequencer 25/26 Buyer: UK Health Security Agency £205,320 2025-10-30 CPV 38434520 Source: Contracts Finder

    Purchase of one PromethION 2 Solo Sequencing Unit (PRO-SEQ002) and GridION Mk1 sequencing devices (GRD-MK1)

  • GridOn and Associated Consumables Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant £89,659 2025-06-09 CPV 33140000 Source: Contracts Finder

    GridOn and Associated Consumables for Genomics Programme

  • GridOn and Associated Consumables - CBC Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant £294,000 2025-05-29 CPV 33140000 Source: Contracts Finder

    GridOn and Associated Consumables for Clinical Biotechnology Centre

  • 2526-100-STA-PHW ONT Sequencing Consumables Buyer: Public Health Wales NHS Trust Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The provision of Nanopore consumables for long read sequencing for Public Health Wales. Oxford Nanopore are the sole manufacturer and supplier of this technology. The direct impact of the loss of expertise would result in no capability with…

  • UOEUE2790222026 Buyer: University of Exeter Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Oxford Nanopore DNA sequencing flow cells, sequencing kits and PCR barcoding consumables for laboratory DNA sequencing.

About

What it does
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Incorporated
09/03/2005
Registered office
Oxford
Previous names
Oxford Nanolabs Limited (until 19/05/2008)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

6 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.

9 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.6y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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 8Finance 6Dormant 4Health and social care 1Manufacturing 1Other services 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
05386273
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
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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