Company Liquidation
Microbiosensor Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Darren Kell 2022-2024 View profile
- Dr Duncan Henderson 2017-2021 View profile
- NWF4B Dircetors Limited 2015-2016 View profile
- Dr Paul Clifford Banford 2015-2017 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 14/12/2012
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Catapult Life Sciences GP LLP
25-50% shares · notified 2024-04-19 - UK FF Nominees Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2024-04-19 - Npif NW Equity (GP) Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2024-04-19
Group
- Microbiosensor Limited
is controlled by Catapult Life Sciences GP LLP
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2024-04-19 · source: Companies House PSC register - Catapult Life Sciences GP LLP
is controlled by Catapult Ultimate Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% voting (LLP), 25-50% surplus assets (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Catapult Ultimate Holdings Limited
is controlled by Nicholas Wright
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas Wright.
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- 08267174
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- Catapult Ultimate Holdings Limited
- BWB Regeneration Trustee Limited
- Catapult Life Sciences GP LLP
- Slingshot Buyout Limited
- East Midlands Regional Venture Capital Fund Limited
- 03003004
- Clin-E-CAL LTD.
- Catapult Life Sciences Managers L.P.
- Catapult Growth Managers GP Limited
- BWB Regeneration Limited
- Edcm Building Services Consulting Engineers Limited
- A E I F (General Partner) Limited
- BWB Consulting Limited
- East Midlands GP Limited
- Catapult Growth Managers Limited Partnership
- Catapult Growth Fund Limited
- Catapult Holdings Limited
- Catapult Venture Managers Limited
- The BWB Partnership Limited
- Catapult Life Sciences CI GP LLP
- 07731851
- Deetu Consulting Limited
- Quincey Mason Practices Limited
- BWB 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.
Grants received
4 grants · £2,540,914 total360Giving 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 · £2,540,914 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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.
6 directors on the board
- John Peter Foster Director · appointed 2017
- Dr William Kilgallon Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nishal Govindji-Bhatt Director · appointed 2016
- Gerard David Harper Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Curtis Bryce Dobson Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Michael Gordon Barker Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- John Peter Foster Director · appointed 2017
- Dr William Kilgallon Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nishal Govindji-Bhatt Director · appointed 2016
- Dr Curtis Bryce Dobson Director · appointed 2012
- Dr Michael Gordon Barker Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Dr Curtis Bryce Dobson Director · appointed 2012
Portfolio (5)
- John Peter Foster Director · appointed 2017
- Dr William Kilgallon Director · appointed 2018
- Dr Nishal Govindji-Bhatt Director · appointed 2016
- Gerard David Harper Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Michael Gordon Barker Director · appointed 2013
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
- 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
- 08332089
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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