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Beatson Institute for Cancer Research

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 49

  1. Adrian Paul Walsh 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Paul Wass 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Samantha Horne 2020-2022 Director View profile
  4. Professor Dame Anna Felicja Dominiczak 2019-2020 Director View profile
  5. Rita Kuukua Akushie 2019-2020 Director View profile
  6. Nigel John Armitt 2018-2019 Director View profile
  7. Professor Vito Antonio Muscatelli 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Kirkland Baird Murdoch 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Ian Peter Kenyon 2013-2017 Director View profile
  10. Professor Nicholas Jones 2012-2018 Director View profile
  11. Craig Anderson 2011-2022 Director View profile
  12. Dr Peter Sneddon 2010-2011 Director View profile
  13. Dr Lilian Clark 2008-2010 Director View profile
  14. Harpal Singh Kumar 2007-2013 Director View profile
  15. Lynne Robb 2007-2013 Director View profile
  16. Professor David Royston Critchley 2006-2007 Director View profile
  17. Ian Dickson 2004-2014 Director View profile
  18. Sir Alistair Muir Russell 2003-2007 Director View profile
  19. Professor Peter William Jack Rigby 2002-2007 Director View profile
  20. Professor Karen Heather Vousden 2002-2007 Director View profile
  21. Dr Ernest Mcalpine Armstrong 2001-2005 Director View profile
  22. Professor Nicholas Dixon Hastie 1999-2007 Director View profile
  23. Archibald Sinclair Hunter 1999-2010 Director View profile
  24. Professor John Anthony Wyke 1999-2002 Director View profile
  25. Prof Charles Roland Wolf 1998-2007 Director View profile
  26. Professor Charles Raphael Gillis 1996-2002 Director View profile
  27. Sir Graeme John Davies 1996-2004 Director View profile
  28. Professor David Craig Carter 1996-2000 Director View profile
  29. Dr Trevor Anthony Hince 1996-2007 Director View profile
  30. Dr Robert Evan Kendell 1995-1998 Director View profile
  31. Professor Rona Mcleod Mackie 1994-2007 Director View profile
  32. Dr Henry James Gerard Burns 1993-1996 Director View profile
  33. Dr Malcolm S Muir 1993-1995 Director View profile
  34. Dr Diana Rosemary Dunstan 1993-2006 Director View profile
  35. Professor Colin Carmichael Bird 1992-2007 Director View profile
  36. Sir William Kerr Fraser 1992-1996 Director View profile
  37. Professor John Gordon Mcvie 1989-1996 Director View profile
  38. Sir Robin Duthie 1989-1999 Director View profile
  39. Professor Robert Barr Jack 1989-2004 Director View profile
  40. Professor Henry John Evans 1999 Director View profile
  41. George Dick Forwell 1993 Director View profile
  42. Iain Smith Macdonald 1993 Director View profile
  43. Dr John Alwen 1992 Director View profile
  44. David John Sherratt 1993 Director View profile
  45. Dr Nigel Harvey Kemp 1989 Director View profile
  46. Alwyn Williams 1991 Director View profile
  47. Sir Alastair Currie 1991 Director View profile
  48. Peter David Winckles 2010-2017 Secretary View profile
  49. Ronald Chalmers Mckail 1999-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
03/08/1983

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. Beatson Institute for Cancer Research is controlled by Cancer Research UK
    Evidence
    active appoints directors, appoints directors (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cancer Research UK.

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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.

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

7y median 6.7y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 3Health and social care 2Retail and trade 2Dormant 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

  • 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
SC084170
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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