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Axis-Shield Diagnostics Limited

Other manufacturing 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 37

  1. Karen Ann Krammer 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Fiona Mullins 2022-2022 Director View profile
  3. Greg Tazalla 2017-2018 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Mcniven 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin Edward Oosterbaan 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Julius C Fister 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Douglas Barry 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Anil Vasishta 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. John Bridgen 2014-2017 Director View profile
  10. Joseph Patrick Mcnamara 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Colin King 2012-2015 Director View profile
  12. David Walton 2012-2012 Director View profile
  13. Martyn Robert Pither 2012-2013 Director View profile
  14. David Norman Horne 2012-2013 Director View profile
  15. Brian Reid 2007-2008 Director View profile
  16. Dr Ian David Gilham 2001-2011 Director View profile
  17. James Owen Reid 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Jane Catherine Karwoski 1998-2000 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Ian Cookson 1995-2007 Director View profile
  20. Peter Thomas Smedvig 1991-1996 Director View profile
  21. George Thomas Zajicek 1991-2011 Director View profile
  22. Hale, Arthur James, Doctor 1990-1996 Director View profile
  23. Gordon James Hall 1990-1997 Director View profile
  24. Batten, Jane Ann, Doctor 1989-1991 Director View profile
  25. Philip William Morgan 1989 Director View profile
  26. John Peter Foster 1999 Director View profile
  27. Michael Howard James 1990 Director View profile
  28. Nigel John Keen 1996 Director View profile
  29. Apax Venture Partners&Company 1993 Corporate-director View profile
  30. Dr Arnold Worlock 1991 Director View profile
  31. George Gordon Mcandrew 1996 Director View profile
  32. Veronique Ameye 2011-2015 Secretary View profile
  33. Ronny Hermansen 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  34. Paul Maurice Garvey 2000-2007 Secretary View profile
  35. David Eric Evans 1993-2000 Secretary View profile
  36. John Michael Cowie 1990-1991 Secretary View profile
  37. Martin John Roche 1990 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Incorporated
28/01/1982

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.

Group

  1. Axis-Shield Diagnostics Limited is controlled by Axis-Shield Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-02 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Axis-Shield Limited is controlled by Alere AS Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alere AS Holdings Limited.

2 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.

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.

3 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.6y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 4Finance 2Manufacturing 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

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
SC077359
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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