Company
Action Potential Venture Capital Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Ciara Martha Lynch 2020-2025 View profile
- Charalampos Panagiotidis 2019-2020 View profile
- Dr Jens Eckstein 2013-2019 View profile
- Paul Frederick Blackburn 2013-2016 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/07/2013
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.
- Glaxo Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Action Potential Venture Capital Limited
is controlled by Glaxo Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Glaxo Group Limited
is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC
is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited
is controlled by GSK PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by GSK PLC.
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- Charles Midgley Limited
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- Burroughs Wellcome International Limited
- Smithkline Beecham Pension Trustees Limited
- Stiefel Laboratories Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Mercury Limited
- Setfirst Limited
- Dealcyber Limited
- GSK Finance (NO.3) Limited
- Viiv Healthcare UK (NO.5) Limited
- Viiv Healthcare Finance 2 Limited
- Wellcome Consumer Healthcare Limited
- Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Management Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Limited
- Mixis Genetics Limited
- Glaxo Group Limited
- Allen & Hanburys Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Holdings Limited
- Smithkline Beecham (Export) Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property Development Limited
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- Glaxo Trustees Limited
- Glaxosmithkline International Limited
- Glaxochem (UK) Unlimited
- Viiv Healthcare Limited
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- Viiv Healthcare UK (NO.3) Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Intellectual Property (NO.5) Limited
- Eskaylab Limited
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- Cellzome Limited
- Smithkline Beecham (SWG) Limited
- Smith Kline & French Laboratories Limited
- Glaxosmithkline Export 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.
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
- Subesh Ronald Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Adam Walker Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Subesh Ronald Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Adam Walker Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Subesh Ronald Williams Director · appointed 2019
- Adam Walker Director · appointed 2015
Left in the last 12 months
- Ciara Martha Lynch Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2025
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
- 08603529
- Status
- Active
- 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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