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SMI Drug Discovery Limited

SMI Drug Discovery Limited is an active UK company (number 11175710), incorporated 2018, with 5 current directors including Ronald Andrews and Dr John Hirst. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/01/2018

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.

  • Norcliffe Nominees Limited
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-02-01
  • Possible match - 102 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 102 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. SMI Drug Discovery Limited is controlled by Andrew Thompson
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2018-01-29, ceased 2025-04-03 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrew Thompson.

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
£1,319,360
Total assets
£206,227
Cash
£825,012
Employees
13
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

3 grants · £825,828 total

360Giving 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £723,942 (2 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £101,885

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £101,8852022-08-30
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £36,6322022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £687,3102021-08-01
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.

5 directors on the board

5.2y median 4.8y
average tenure
8.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Professional services 3Retail and trade 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.

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
11175710
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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