Company · Abingdon
Orthox Holdings Limited
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Parkwalk Advisors LTD 2022-2024 View profile
- Henry Daniel Sykes 2018-2023 View profile
- Davide Giacomo Federico Benello 2015-2017 View profile
- Dr David Philip Knight 2014-2021 View profile
- Sarah Nurse 2014-2023 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Research and experimental development on biotechnology
- Incorporated
- 17/11/2014
- Registered office
- Abingdon
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.
- Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-30
Group
- Orthox Holdings Limited
is controlled by Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2024-01-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer.
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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.
Financials
- Net assets
- -£1,595,404
- Total assets
- £1,708,164
- Cash
- £1,340,178
- Employees
- 0.03
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-02-28. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Prof Oliver Christoph Kessler Director · appointed 2014
- Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer Director · appointed 2014
- James Hugh Charteris Mallinson Director · appointed 2014
- Allan Ritchie Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Paul Vollrath Director · appointed 2015
- Donald David Haut Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Prof Oliver Christoph Kessler Director · appointed 2014
- Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer Director · appointed 2014
- James Hugh Charteris Mallinson Director · appointed 2014
- Allan Ritchie Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Paul Vollrath Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Nicholas James Vavasour Skaer Director · appointed 2014
Portfolio (5)
- Prof Oliver Christoph Kessler Director · appointed 2014
- James Hugh Charteris Mallinson Director · appointed 2014
- Allan Ritchie Director · appointed 2020
- Dr Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Paul Vollrath Director · appointed 2015
- Donald David Haut Director · appointed 2022
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
- 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
- 09315389
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/11/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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