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AB Sciex UK Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Klaus Christian Sauber 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Catherine Ann Jenkinson 2020-2020 Director View profile
  3. Michael Thomas Cowhig 2020-2025 Director View profile
  4. Tara Lynn Illiano 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Frank Martin Kirchner 2014-2017 Director View profile
  6. Kevin Paul Smith 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. Rainer Michael Blair 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Anthony Vincent Stafford 2012-2014 Director View profile
  9. Andrew William Boorn 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Laura Cady Lauman 2010-2010 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Thomas Karnakis 2010-2012 Director View profile
  12. Abogado Nominees Limited 2009-2009 Corporate-director View profile
  13. Luciene Maureen James 2009-2009 Director View profile
  14. Keith Graham Ward 2009-2020 Director View profile
  15. Colin Ernest Davis 2009-2010 Director View profile
  16. Frank Talbot Mcfaden 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  17. Abogado Nominees Limited 2009-2009 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts · £950,965 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.

About

Incorporated
02/09/2009

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.

Group

  1. AB Sciex UK Limited is controlled by Launchchange Operations Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Launchchange Operations Limited is controlled by Launchchange Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2020-05-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Launchchange Limited is controlled by Launchchange UK Holdco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 25-50% shares (firm), 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Launchchange UK Holdco Limited is controlled by Launchchange Instrumentation Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-06-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Launchchange Instrumentation Limited is controlled by VR Finance Company
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-09-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. VR Finance Company is controlled by Launchchange Holding Company
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-08-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Launchchange Holding Company.

40 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

Employees
0.93
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£11,282,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2024-12-31Not reportedNot reported

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £271,676 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £157,911
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £112,765
  • Department for Education · £1,000

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £157,9112022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £112,7652021-01-11
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

5.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
9.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
07007374
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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