Company · Northwood Hills
Novalgen Limited
Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dr David Charles VenablesDirector · since 2023
- Ucltf Corporate Directors LTDCorporate-director · since 2023
- Dr Michael OwenDirector · since 2023
- Scott ClarkeDirector · since 2022
- Dr Amit Chunilal NathwaniDirector · since 2020
- Bharat Kumar Hirji ThakrarDirector · since 2019
- Samit Govindji HathiDirector · since 2019
Previous officers 5
- Brian Michael Silver 2020-2023 View profile
- Dr Simon Aron Goldman 2019-2023 View profile
- Dr Richard Fagan 2019-2022 View profile
- Jitisha Amit Nathwani 2019-2020 View profile
- Nilesh Modi 2018-2022 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
- 14/10/2018
- Registered office
- Northwood Hills
- Previous names
- Immunocure Limited (until 06/11/2018)
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.
- Convergys Capital Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-31 - GHL Capital LTD
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2026-01-22
Group
- Novalgen Limited
is controlled by Convergys Capital Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-31 · source: Companies House PSC register - Convergys Capital Limited
is controlled by Bharat Kumar Hirji Thakrar
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2018-05-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bharat Kumar Hirji Thakrar.
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Financials
- Net assets
- £3,525,355
- Total assets
- £3,641,122
- Cash
- £1,369,753
- Employees
- 0.08
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
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
2 grants · £343,575 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £202,184
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £141,392
Most recent
- Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
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
- Bharat Kumar Hirji Thakrar Director · appointed 2019
- Dr David Charles Venables Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Michael Owen Director · appointed 2023
- Samit Govindji Hathi Director · appointed 2019
- Scott Clarke Director · appointed 2022
- Dr Amit Chunilal Nathwani Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Bharat Kumar Hirji Thakrar Director · appointed 2019
- Samit Govindji Hathi Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Amit Chunilal Nathwani Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Scott Clarke Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (5)
- Bharat Kumar Hirji Thakrar Director · appointed 2019
- Dr David Charles Venables Director · appointed 2023
- Dr Michael Owen Director · appointed 2023
- Samit Govindji Hathi Director · appointed 2019
- Dr Amit Chunilal Nathwani Director · appointed 2020
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11621264
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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