Company
Abshare Share Plan Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Jonathan Richard Fearn 2024-2024 View profile
- Nicholas John Skinner 2016-2024 View profile
- Gavin Hilary James Wood 2016-2020 View profile
- David James Warwick 2014-2016 View profile
- Dr Jonathan Simon Milner 2008-2014 View profile
- Suzanne Elaine Smith 2016-2019 View profile
- Jeffrey Michael Iliffe 2008-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 24/09/2008
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.
- Abcam Limited ceased 2024-08-16
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Abshare Share Plan Limited
is controlled by Abcam Limited
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2024-08-16 · source: Companies House PSC register - Abcam Limited
is controlled by Diadem Holdco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2024-05-22 · source: Companies House PSC register - Diadem Holdco Limited
is controlled by Launchchange Holding Company
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2023-08-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Launchchange Holding Company.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Andrew Lawrence Lester Director · appointed 2024
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06706259
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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