Company · Deeside
Biofortuna Limited
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
Network
The large node is Biofortuna Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.
Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Fiona Louise Hatch 2022-2024 View profile
- David John Turner 2019-2022 View profile
- John Peter Stefano Holden 2017-2019 View profile
- Ian Roy Johnson 2015-2017 View profile
- James Allan Livingston 2012-2017 View profile
- Dr Simon Gordon Douglas 2011-2019 View profile
- David Mark Whitcombe 2010-2015 View profile
- David Charvill 2008-2011 View profile
- Michael Bunce 2008-2018 View profile
- Ben Passey 2008-2011 View profile
- Geoffrey Michael Orme 2010-2020 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works
About
- What it does
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products; Research and experimental development on biotechnology; Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.; Other human health activities
- Incorporated
- 26/02/2008
- Registered office
- Deeside
- Previous names
- Biofortuna LTD (until 05/05/2023)
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.
- Foresight Enterprise VCT PLC
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18
Group
- Biofortuna Limited
is controlled by Foresight Enterprise VCT PLC
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Foresight Enterprise VCT PLC.
12 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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,190,000
- Total assets
- £2,268,000
- Cash
- £804,000
- Employees
- 0.32
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Dr Nicholas Ivor Leaves Director · appointed 2019
- Mark Gordon Delap Hurley Director · appointed 2008
- Dr Nicholas Watson Ash Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Mcguinness Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Nicholas Ivor Leaves Director · appointed 2019
- Mark Gordon Delap Hurley Director · appointed 2008
- Dr Nicholas Watson Ash Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Dr Nicholas Ivor Leaves Director · appointed 2019
- Mark Gordon Delap Hurley Director · appointed 2008
- Dr Nicholas Watson Ash Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Mcguinness Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
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
- 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
- 06514391
- 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data