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Mereo Biopharma Group PLC
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr Daniel ShamesDirector · since 2022
- Marc YoskowitzDirector · since 2022
- Justin RobertsDirector · since 2022
- Dr Pierre JacquetDirector · since 2021
- Dr Jeremy BenderDirector · since 2020
- Dr Deepika PakianathanDirector · since 2019
- Michael WyzgaDirector · since 2019
- Anders EkblomDirector · since 2015
- Dr Denise Vera Scots-KnightDirector · since 2015
- Charles Edward SermonSecretary · since 2015
Previous officers 12
- Dr Annalisa Jenkins 2022-2026 View profile
- Dr Abdul Hafeez Mullick 2022-2022 View profile
- Anne Philomena Hyland 2022-2022 View profile
- Dr Brian Schwartz 2020-2022 View profile
- Richard Crispin Morgan Jones 2017-2020 View profile
- Richard Edward Bungay 2016-2016 View profile
- Paul Blackburn 2015-2020 View profile
- Dr Peter John Fellner 2015-2022 View profile
- Dr Frank Armstrong 2015-2019 View profile
- Peter James Jonathan Bains 2015-2021 View profile
- Kunal Kashyap 2015-2021 View profile
- Simon James Costello 2023-2023 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
- 10/03/2015
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Invesco Asset Management Limited ceased 2019-04-23
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-09 - Woodford Investment Management Limited ceased 2019-10-15
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-09
Group
- Mereo Biopharma Group PLC
is controlled by Invesco Asset Management Limited
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-09, ceased 2019-04-23 · source: Companies House PSC register - Invesco Asset Management Limited
is controlled by Invesco UK Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Invesco UK Limited.
28 other companies in this group
- Maryland Bidco Limited
- Elliot Associates Limited
- Matalan Holding Company Limited
- 10354489
- Invesco Fund Managers Limited
- Invesco Global Investment Funds Limited
- Matalan Finance PLC
- Mereo Biopharma 1 Limited
- Invesco Asset Management Limited
- HPO1 Nominees Limited
- Invesco Real Estate Limited
- Invesco International Holdings Limited
- Mereo Biopharma 4 Limited
- Matalan Direct Limited
- Atlantic Wealth Holdings Limited
- Matalan Retail LTD.
- Matalan Limited
- Mereo Biopharma 3 Limited
- Realm Therapeutics Limited
- Mereo Biopharma 2 Limited
- Matalan AF Limited
- Matalan Travel Limited
- C M Investment Nominees Limited
- SC312123
- Invesco Pensions Limited
- Invesco Administration Services Limited
- Matalan Investments Limited
- Invesco UK 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
1 grant · £500 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 International Trade · £500
Most recent
- Department for International Trade
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.
9 directors on the board
- Dr Deepika Pakianathan Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Pierre Jacquet Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Jeremy Bender Director · appointed 2020
- Anders Ekblom Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Wyzga Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Denise Vera Scots-Knight Director · appointed 2015
- Dr Daniel Shames Director · appointed 2022
- Marc Yoskowitz Director · appointed 2022
- Justin Roberts Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- Dr Deepika Pakianathan Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Jeremy Bender Director · appointed 2020
- Anders Ekblom Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Wyzga Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Denise Vera Scots-Knight Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (8)
- Dr Deepika Pakianathan Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Pierre Jacquet Director · appointed 2021
- Dr Jeremy Bender Director · appointed 2020
- Anders Ekblom Director · appointed 2015
- Michael Wyzga Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Daniel Shames Director · appointed 2022
- Marc Yoskowitz Director · appointed 2022
- Justin Roberts Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Dr Denise Vera Scots-Knight Director · appointed 2015
Left in the last 12 months
- Dr Annalisa Jenkins Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2026
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 09481161
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Public Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/06/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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