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AB Scientific LTD

Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 3

  1. Nigel Paul Baron 2014-2024 Director View profile
  2. Karen Baron 2014-2014 Director View profile
  3. Helen Angela Algar 2014-2014 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

4 contracts · £5,200,244,610 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency £5,200,000,000 2026-09-03 Source: Find a Tender

    UKHSA Diagnostics & Research Open Framework (DRF) This is a competitive tendering procedure pursuant to the Notices published on the Find a Tender Central Digital Platform. UK02 Preliminary Market Engagement October 25 2025/S 000-069968, PI…

    Framework
  • AB Scientific Consumables Contract Buyer: UK Health Security Agency £50,000 2026-08-18 CPV 33696500 Source: Contracts Finder

    AB Scientific Consumables Contract

  • KB.KBB: Automated Semen Analyser, Cellular Pathology, RSCH Buyer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust £27,200 2026-03-04 CPV 85111800 Source: Contracts Finder

    Procurement of new Automated Semen Analyser with 1 year warranty . Awarded to AB Scientific Limited via the NHSSC Pathology Framework which allows for direct awards.

  • Supply of 3rd Party Quality Controls Buyer: NHS Blood and Transplant £167,410 2026-01-26 CPV 33696200 Source: Contracts Finder

    Supply of 3rd Party Quality Controls

About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
12/05/2014
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (7) 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.

Group

  1. AB Scientific LTD is controlled by Greg Andrew Dobson
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2021-12-09 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Greg Andrew Dobson.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,025,901
Cash
£834,911
Employees
17
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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 6.5y
average tenure
11.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Manufacturing 3Finance 2

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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09033854
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
28/02/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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