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Oxford Expression Technologies Limited

Research and experimental development on biotechnology

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Tim Matthew Bernard 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Professor Alistair David Fitt 2012-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Howard Francis 2009-2012 Director View profile
  4. Geoffrey David Beanland 2008-2010 Director View profile
  5. James Edward Bernard 2007-2016 Director View profile
  6. Edward Bernard 2007-2021 Director View profile
  7. Graham Upton 2007-2020 Director View profile
  8. Paul Large 2007-2009 Director View profile
  9. Helen Catriona Irving 2006-2009 Director View profile
  10. Trethowans Services Limited 2008-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  11. Matthew Brian Fleet 2007-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £13,040 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.

  • The Supply of Classical Swine Fever recombinant E2 and NS3 Proteins Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS £13,040 2015-03-27 CPV 03000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Defra procuring on behalf of the Animal and Plant Health Agency. The Customer requires the Contractor to produce two (2) types of recombinant protein (Proteins); these are the E2 protein and NS3 protein from the Classical Swine Fever Virus …

About

What it does
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Incorporated
12/07/2006
Registered office
Newbury

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Brendan Casey
    25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-07 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Edward Bernard ceased 2022-11-08
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Oxford Expression Technologies Limited is controlled by Brendan Casey
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2025-07-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Brendan Casey.

1 other company 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
£2,764,907
Total assets
£2,861,187
Cash
£1,701,088
Employees
15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£717,811

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,307,786 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 · £660,564
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £647,222 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £660,5642023-11-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £91,8072022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £10,0002021-12-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £545,4152020-08-01
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.

5 directors on the board

9.4y median 4.5y
average tenure
20y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

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 5Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
05874405
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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