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Cell Therapy Catapult Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 19

  1. Ian Mccubbin 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Dr Ian William Campbell 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Christine Helen Soden 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Stuart Jonathon Brodie Henderson 2016-2022 Director View profile
  5. Dr Natalie Marianne Mount 2016-2017 Director View profile
  6. Susan Elizabeth Foden 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr Fiona Mary Watt 2016-2018 Director View profile
  8. Professor Sven Johan Hyllner 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. Professor Michael John Whitaker 2013-2019 Director View profile
  10. Professor Marc Leighton Turner 2013-2021 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Peter Warren Edwards 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Nicolas Andrew Higgins 2013-2021 Director View profile
  13. Dr John Robert Brown CBE 2012-2022 Director View profile
  14. Dr Zahid Latif 2012-2015 Director View profile
  15. Keith John Thompson 2012-2020 Director View profile
  16. John Richard Graham Hutchins 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Robert Kenneth Bryan 2012-2013 Director View profile
  18. Simon Crossley 2014-2022 Secretary View profile
  19. Christopher Martin Stait 2012-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/02/2012

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.

  • Matthew Brian Durdy ceased 2021-03-02
    25-50% voting · notified 2020-04-02
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
  • Possible match - 16 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 16 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Cell Therapy Catapult Limited is controlled by John Robert Brown
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-03-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Robert Brown.

6 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

57 grants · £327,980,903 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 · £246,980,348 (26 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £81,000,555 (31 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £40,2852024-06-17
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £33,5032024-04-26
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £1,413,9032024-04-11
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £17,332,8502024-03-04
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £40,1552024-02-23

Contracts awarded

17 contracts · EUR 335,232 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

Most recent

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.

12 directors on the board

6.6y median 7.9y
average tenure
10.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (8)

1
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.

Professional services 12Health and social care 3Arts and leisure 1Education 1Manufacturing 1Other services 1Property 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

  • 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
07964711
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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