Genome Research Limited

Active02742969 Private company limited by guarantee

What Genome Research say about themselves

“We are a world-leading genomics research institute in Cambridge. Our work helps improve human health and understand life on Earth”

— from sanger.ac.uk
Incorporated
20 August 1992 (34 years)
Industry
Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110)
Directors
Nick Skinner
Mark Mccarthy
Controlled by
Accounts type
Full
Region
East of England
Address
Wellcome Sanger Institute Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton
Saffron Walden
CB10 1SA

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 May 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Skinner, Nick
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
British
Born September 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 1 June 2024
Also at The Francis Crick Institute Limited
Norwegian
Born March 1969 (57)
Mccarthy, Mark
Director · Appointed 26 March 2024
British
Born July 1960 (66)
Director · Appointed 26 March 2024
Also at Kidney Research UK, Kidney Research Enterprises Limited
British
Born December 1985 (40)
Relton, Caroline, Prof
Director · Appointed 26 March 2024
British
Born April 1968 (58)
Abrams, Daniel
Director · Appointed 2 December 2019
British
Born November 1955
Meliti, Nadia
Secretary · Appointed 7 May 2019
Officer history (54 former)
30 October 2026
Resigned Mather, Nicole, Dr as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Skinner, Nick as Director
31 March 2026
Resigned Chadwick, Karen as Director
25 March 2026
Resigned Dunn, Michael, Dr as Director
2 May 2025
Resigned Mahony, Daniel, Dr as Director
18 July 2024
Resigned Snowball, Cilla, Dame as Director
1 June 2024
Appointed Røttingen, John-Arne, Dr as Director
1 June 2024
Resigned Schreier, Paul Jakob Robert, Dr as Director
29 April 2024
Appointed Dunn, Michael, Dr as Director
26 April 2024
Resigned Moore, Cheryl Anne as Director
26 March 2024
Appointed Mccarthy, Mark as Director
26 March 2024
Appointed Chadwick, Karen as Director
26 March 2024
Appointed Newcombe-Ellis, Matthew, Mr. as Director
26 March 2024
26 March 2024
Appointed Relton, Caroline, Prof as Director
27 February 2023
Resigned Farrar, Jeremy, Dr as Director
27 February 2023
Resigned Davies, Kay Elizabeth as Director
21 July 2021
Resigned Smith, James Cuthbert, Sir as Director
27 March 2020
27 March 2020
Appointed Mahony, Daniel, Dr as Director
27 March 2020
Appointed Moore, Cheryl Anne as Director
13 February 2020
Resigned Heuer, Rolf Dieter, Professor as Director
13 February 2020
Appointed Snowball, Cilla, Dame as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Farrar, Jeremy, Dr as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Willetts, David Lindsay, Lord as Director
2 December 2019
Appointed Abrams, Daniel as Director
29 October 2019
Resigned Poole, Kathleen as Director
29 October 2019
Appointed Schreier, Paul Jakob Robert, Dr as Director
29 July 2019
Appointed Mather, Nicole, Dr as Director
28 May 2019
Appointed Poole, Kathleen as Director
7 May 2019
Resigned Parkinson, Henry as Secretary
7 May 2019
Appointed Meliti, Nadia as Secretary
25 January 2019
Resigned Livett, Timothy James as Director
20 June 2018
Appointed Smith, James Cuthbert, Sir as Director
1 January 2018
Resigned Farrar, Jeremy, Dr as Director
8 December 2017
Appointed Davies, Kay Elizabeth as Director
8 December 2017
Resigned Bird, Christopher James as Secretary
8 December 2017
8 December 2017
Resigned Davies, Kay Elizabeth as Director
8 December 2017
Appointed Parkinson, Henry as Secretary
6 November 2017
Appointed Willetts, David Lindsay, Lord as Director
9 January 2017
Resigned Rink, Timothy James, Dr as Director
25 April 2016
Resigned Moses, Kevin, Dr as Director
31 March 2015
10 February 2015
Resigned Jeffreys, Simon John Lewis as Director
10 February 2015
Appointed Livett, Timothy James as Director
1 December 2014
Appointed Heuer, Rolf Dieter, Professor as Director
1 December 2014
Appointed Rink, Timothy James, Dr as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Davison, David Neil as Director
28 April 2014
Appointed Davies, Kay Elizabeth as Director
28 March 2014
11 November 2013
Appointed Farrar, Jeremy, Dr as Director
15 March 2013
Resigned Walport, Mark Jeremy, Sir as Director
19 July 2012
Resigned Cooper, John as Director
1 February 2012
Appointed Bird, Christopher James as Secretary
31 January 2012
Resigned Stewart, John Gillespie as Secretary
4 July 2011
Appointed Moses, Kevin, Dr as Director
26 November 2010
6 November 2010
Resigned Schafer, Alan John, Dr as Director
30 September 2010
Resigned Bird, Adrian, Professor as Director
30 September 2010
Resigned Walker Arnott, Edward Ian as Director
6 April 2010
Resigned Bradley, Allan, Dr as Director
21 April 2009
Appointed Jeffreys, Simon John Lewis as Director
27 February 2009
Resigned Phillipps, David Alan as Director
28 November 2008
17 July 2007
Appointed Schafer, Alan John, Dr as Director
20 April 2007
Appointed Bird, Adrian, Professor as Director
9 March 2007
Resigned Rastan, Sohaila, Dr as Director
15 February 2007
Resigned Plasterk, Ronald as Director
13 February 2006
13 February 2006
Appointed Plasterk, Ronald as Director
13 February 2006
Appointed Walker Arnott, Edward Ian as Director
26 November 2003
Appointed Rastan, Sohaila, Dr as Director
1 June 2003
Appointed Walport, Mark Jeremy, Sir as Director
1 April 2003
Resigned Fuller, Richard William, Dr as Director
31 March 2003
Resigned Dexter, Thomas Michael, Dr as Director
18 October 2002
Resigned Morgan, Michael James as Director
10 December 2001
Appointed Davison, David Neil as Director
10 December 2001
Appointed Fuller, Richard William, Dr as Director
16 March 2001
Resigned Munro, Alan James, Dr as Director
14 March 2001
Resigned Bobrow, Martin, Professor as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Morgan, Michael James as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Cooper, John as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Bradley, Allan, Dr as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Phillipps, David Alan as Director
30 July 1999
Appointed Stewart, John Gillespie as Secretary
30 July 1999
Resigned Hayter, Dianne as Secretary
30 June 1998
22 June 1998
Appointed Dexter, Thomas Michael, Dr as Director
6 April 1997
Resigned Ogilvie, Bridget Margaret, Dame as Director
6 April 1997
Appointed Bobrow, Martin, Professor as Director
6 April 1997
Resigned Gibbs, Roger Geoffrey, Sir as Director
6 April 1997
6 April 1997
Appointed Munro, Alan James, Dr as Director
6 April 1997
6 April 1997
Appointed Burke, Derek Clissold, Professor as Director
25 March 1997
Appointed Hayter, Dianne as Secretary
25 March 1997
Resigned Cairns, William Murray as Secretary
18 October 1996
Resigned Klug, Aaron, Professor Sir as Director
17 October 1996
16 October 1996
Resigned Rees, David Allan, Sir as Director
1 June 1994
31 March 1994
20 August 1993
2 August 1993
Appointed Cairns, William Murray as Secretary
2 August 1993
Resigned Macgregor, Alexander Ian as Secretary
11 March 1993
Appointed Ogilvie, Bridget Margaret, Dame as Director
11 March 1993
Appointed Klug, Aaron, Professor Sir as Director
11 March 1993
Appointed Rees, David Allan, Sir as Director
7 October 1992
20 August 1992
Appointed Macgregor, Alexander Ian as Secretary
20 August 1992
Appointed Gibbs, Roger Geoffrey, Sir as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
Company Limited By Guarantee
Reg. no. 2711000

Other holdings 1

Companies where Genome Research Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Active

Group structure 20 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

The Wellcome Trust Limited
Genome Research Limited This company Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Base RX Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Genome Research Trading Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
GRL Construction Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Henry Wellcome Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hinxton Hall Limited Holds 50–75% of voting rights
North London Ventures Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst Holds 25–50% of voting rights
UK Biobank Limited Holds 25–50% of voting rights
W.T. Construction Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
W.T. Evelyn Gardens Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W.T. Pelham Street Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Wellcome Common Noteholder (Scottish) LP Part right to 75–100% of surplus assets
Wellcome Trust Finance PLC Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Wellcome Trust GP Limited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Wellcome Trust Scottish Limited Partnership Has significant influence or control
Wellcome Trust Investments 2 Unlimited Owns 75–100% of shares (as a trust)
Wellcome Trust Nominees Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights (as a trust)
Wellcome Trust Pensions Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
And 1 more

Filings 229

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 June 2026Confirmation statement with no updates29 May 2026
9 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 April 2026Appointment of a director
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