Diba Industries Limited

Active01138135 Private limited company

Incorporated: 5 October 1973 (53 years)
Previously known as: Bio-Chem Fluidics Limited (until 28 September 2009)
Omnifit Limited (until 16 January 2007)
Biolab Limited (until 31 December 1978)
Industry: Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products (21100)
Directors: John Carter Houghton
Owned by: Halma PLC
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: 2 College Park
Coldhams Lane
Cambridge
CB1 3HD

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 28 August 2027
Last conf. stmt: 14 August 2026

Officers 1 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Houghton, John Carter

Director · Appointed 12 June 2025

American

Born January 1969 (57)

Officer history (29 former)

12 June 2025

Appointed Houghton, John Carter as Director

31 May 2025

Resigned Dunne, John as Director

1 June 2024

Resigned Gambeski, Gannon as Director

1 November 2023

Resigned Vanston, David Cecil as Secretary

1 November 2023

Resigned Vanston, David Cecil as Director

1 July 2022

Resigned Smoley, David Marcus as Director

1 July 2022

Appointed Vanston, David Cecil as Secretary

1 July 2022

Resigned Smoley, David Marcus as Secretary

7 August 2021

Appointed Vanston, David Cecil as Director

7 August 2021

Resigned Reilly, Kathleen as Director

26 February 2021

Appointed Gambeski, Gannon as Director

26 February 2021

Resigned O'Sullivan, Tim as Director

14 October 2020

Resigned Stoltenberg, Laura as Director

14 September 2020

Appointed Dunne, John as Director

1 July 2019

Appointed Stoltenberg, Laura as Director

21 May 2019

Resigned Meyers, Adam as Director

7 August 2018

Appointed Reilly, Kathleen as Director

7 August 2018

Appointed O'Sullivan, Tim as Director

7 August 2018

Appointed Meyers, Adam as Director

7 August 2018

Resigned Burt, Todd as Director

14 July 2017

Appointed Smoley, David Marcus as Secretary

14 July 2017

Resigned Lang, Alexander Campbell as Director

14 July 2017

Appointed Smoley, David Marcus as Director

17 June 2016

Appointed Lang, Alexander Campbell as Director

17 June 2016

Resigned Felten, Phillipe as Director

21 December 2015

Resigned Mccarthy, Terence Michael as Director

6 May 2014

Appointed Felten, Phillipe as Director

6 May 2014

Resigned Dubois, Charles Edward as Director

13 August 2012

Appointed Dubois, Charles Edward as Director

13 August 2012

Appointed Mccarthy, Terence Michael as Director

21 September 2009

Resigned Wright, Paul as Secretary

21 September 2009

Appointed Burt, Todd as Director

21 September 2009

Resigned Gaydos, George as Director

21 September 2009

Resigned Meyers, Adam Jay as Director

23 October 2007

Resigned Brine, Paul Andrew as Secretary

23 October 2007

Appointed Wright, Paul as Secretary

14 November 2005

Appointed Gaydos, George as Director

23 December 2003

Resigned Pitman, Martyn Douglas as Secretary

23 December 2003

Appointed Brine, Paul Andrew as Secretary

11 November 2003

Appointed Pitman, Martyn Douglas as Secretary

11 November 2003

Resigned French, Keith William as Director

11 November 2003

Resigned French, Keith William as Secretary

14 April 2003

Resigned Moss, Paul Christopher as Director

31 March 2003

Resigned Higgons, Robin Ian as Director

1 May 2002

Appointed Meyers, Adam Jay as Director

30 April 2002

Resigned Summerhayes, Clive Quentin as Director

30 November 2001

Resigned Vaughan, Stephen Anthony as Director

1 October 2001

Appointed Moss, Paul Christopher as Director

31 December 2000

Resigned Fuller, Nigel Jan as Director

31 December 2000

Resigned Fuller, Pamela Daphne as Director

1 September 2000

Appointed Higgons, Robin Ian as Director

3 July 2000

Appointed Vaughan, Stephen Anthony as Director

31 October 1998

Resigned Burmicz, John Stefan, Dr as Director

27 April 1998

Appointed Burmicz, John Stefan, Dr as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Halma PLC

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Public Liability Company

Reg. no. 40932

Group structure 23 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Halma Public Limited Company

Advanced Electronics Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Alpha Instrumatics Holding Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Amsgro Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Alpha Moisture Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Shaw Moisture Meters (U.K.) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Altomed Group Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Altomed Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Exochrome (NI) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Ampac Europe Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Apollo Fire Detectors Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Asl Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Avire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Avire Trading Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Castell Safety International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Cranford Controls Limited Has significant influence or control

Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

DCR Inspection Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Diba Industries Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

E2S Group Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

European Safety Systems Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

European Circuit Solutions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Elfab Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

And 27 more

Filings 166

Date	Description	Made Up To
21 August 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	14 August 2026
4 January 2026	Full accounts	31 March 2025
14 August 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	14 August 2025
13 June 2025	Appointment of a director
13 June 2025	Termination of appointment of a director