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The Biorenewables Development Centre Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Professor Matthias Ruth 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Professor Deborah Smith 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Professor Jonathan Ian Timmis 2017-2019 Director View profile
  4. Roderick Peet 2015-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jeremy Charles Lindley 2014-2023 Director View profile
  6. Professor Simon John Mcqueen Mason 2011-2022 Director View profile
  7. Prof James Hanley Clark 2011-2023 Director View profile
  8. Dr Joe Ross 2011-2023 Director View profile
  9. Graham Charles Gilbert 2011-2014 Director View profile
  10. Michael Geoffrey Longden 2010-2011 Director View profile
  11. Philip David Callen 2022-2025 Secretary View profile
  12. Tom North 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  13. Michael John Slade 2010-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/04/2010

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.

  • University of York
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. The Biorenewables Development Centre Limited is controlled by University of York
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by University of York.

20 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.

Grants received

33 grants · £1,516,088 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,165,781 (25 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £350,306 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £9,9762024-08-02
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £28,4712024-06-26
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £2,8942024-06-24
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £29,5282024-02-06
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £79,8522023-09-22
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

6.3y median 4y
average tenure
14.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Arts and leisure 1

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
07239727
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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