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Centauri Therapeutics Limited

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

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Previous officers 8

  1. Kara Carter 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Lackey 2022–2023 Director View profile
  3. Johannes Zanzinger 2022–2025 Director View profile
  4. Manjit Rahelu 2018–2020 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Stuart Synett 2017–2022 Director View profile
  6. Jeremy Biggs 2015–2017 Director View profile
  7. Dr Clive Dix 2015–2022 Director View profile
  8. Dr Michael Westby 2014–2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/02/2014

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.

  • LAK Holdings LLP ceased 2023-07-18
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Centauri Therapeutics Limited is controlled by LAK Holdings LLP
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2023-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. LAK Holdings LLP is controlled by Animatrix Founders LLP
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting (LLP), 75-100% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Animatrix Founders LLP is controlled by Rupert Charles Gifford Lywood
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting (LLP), 75-100% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Rupert Charles Gifford Lywood.

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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 for researchers

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.

7 directors on the board

4.1y median 4.2y
average tenure
12.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Health and social care 2Other services 2Professional services 2Tech and media 2Business services 1Hospitality 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
08879741
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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