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Babraham Institute Enterprise Limited
Activities of head offices
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Professor Sir James Cuthbert SmithDirector · since 2026
- Dr Iain Paul ThomasDirector · since 2025
- Dr Laura PartonDirector · since 2025
- Matthew WheelerDirector · since 2025
- Dr Danielle HoyleDirector · since 2025
- Jennifer Anne JonesDirector · since 2021
- Dr Alan Paul WattDirector · since 2013
- Simon John JonesSecretary · since 2013
Previous officers 6
- Dr Simon Jonathan Cook 2021-2026 View profile
- Professor Wolf Ulrich Reik 2020-2021 View profile
- Dr David Brown 2013-2024 View profile
- Robert Boyd Williams 2007-2011 View profile
- Professor Michael John Owen Wakelam 2007-2020 View profile
- Dr Caroline Jane Edmonds 2007-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of head offices
- Incorporated
- 02/08/2007
- Registered office
- Cambridge
- Previous names
- Babraham Commercialisation Services LTD (until 24/04/2014)
Babraham Campus Services Limited (until 24/12/2012)
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.
- The Babraham Institute
75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-02
Group
- Babraham Institute Enterprise Limited
is controlled by The Babraham Institute
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-02 · source: Companies House PSC register - The Babraham Institute
is controlled by Geoffrey Hope Terry
Evidence
ceased significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Geoffrey Hope Terry.
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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.
7 directors on the board
- Jennifer Anne Jones Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Iain Paul Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Alan Paul Watt Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Laura Parton Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Wheeler Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Sir James Cuthbert Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Dr Danielle Hoyle Director · appointed 2025
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Alan Paul Watt Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Dr Alan Paul Watt Director · appointed 2013
- Dr Laura Parton Director · appointed 2025
- Matthew Wheeler Director · appointed 2025
- Dr Danielle Hoyle Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Jennifer Anne Jones Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Iain Paul Thomas Director · appointed 2025
- Professor Sir James Cuthbert Smith Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Simon Jonathan Cook Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06331858
- 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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