Company · Sunderland
Newgene Limited
Technical testing and analysis
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Paul Brennan 2014-2019 View profile
- Professor Alexander John Simpson 2014-2016 View profile
- Professor Patrick Francis Chinnery 2014-2015 View profile
- Dr Angela Morag Silmon 2013-2019 View profile
- Angela Dragone 2011-2022 View profile
- Dr Ann Curtis 2011-2017 View profile
- Professor Sir John Burn 2011-2014 View profile
- Professor Alastair David Burt 2011-2012 View profile
- Robin Jeremy Lockwood 2011-2012 View profile
- David Thomas Huntley 2011-2021 View profile
- David Allison 2009-2012 View profile
- Douglas William Robertson 2009-2011 View profile
- Colin Thompson Hewitt 2008-2009 View profile
- Ward Hadaway Incorporations Limited 2008-2009 View profile
- F.E.Laughlin LTD 2019-2022 View profile
- Lesley Alexia Gooding 2009-2021 View profile
- Ward Hadaway Company Secretarial Services Limited 2008-2009 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Technical testing and analysis
- Incorporated
- 28/10/2008
- Registered office
- Sunderland
- Previous names
- Novagene Limited (until 05/05/2009)
Sandco 1100 Limited (until 13/01/2009)
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.
- Newcastle University Holdings Limited ceased 2021-01-11
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Newgene Limited
is controlled by Newcastle University Holdings Limited
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-01-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Newcastle University Holdings Limited.
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- Newcastle University Holdings Limited
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
- -£95
- Total assets
- £25
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | -£95 |
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | -£95 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.
1 directors on the board
- Dr Michael Wright Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Michael Wright Director · appointed 2011
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
- 06735445
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private 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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