The Sainsbury Laboratory

Active03346853 Private company limited by guarantee

What The Sainsbury Laboratory say about themselves

“The Sainsbury Laboratory is a registered charity, number 1065510, and a company limited by guarantee, registered number 03346853 in England and Wales.”

— from tsl.ac.uk
Incorporated
2 April 1997 (29 years)
Industry
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190)
Directors
Controlled by
Nicholas Jose Talbot
Accounts type
Group
Region
East of England
Address
John Innes Centre
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7UH

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
16 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
2 April 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 May 2019
Also at Plant Science Innovations Limited
American
Born March 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 1 November 2014
Also at Plant Science Innovations Limited · more companies
British
Born November 1957
Director · Appointed 1 November 2008
Also at Plant Science Innovations Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Feather, Deborah
Secretary · Appointed 1 August 2007
British
Officer history (30 former)
9 October 2026
Resigned Field, Robert Andrew, Professor as Director
1 April 2025
Appointed Field, Robert Andrew, Professor as Director
31 March 2025
Resigned Searcey, Mark, Professor as Director
31 January 2024
Resigned Freedman, Roger Prester, Dr as Director
1 April 2023
Resigned Hunter, Jackie Ann, Professor as Director
28 October 2021
28 October 2021
Appointed Searcey, Mark, Professor as Director
1 May 2019
Appointed Hunter, Jackie Ann, Professor as Director
1 May 2019
Appointed Djikeng, Appolinaire, Professor as Director
30 April 2019
Resigned Sanders, Dale, Professor as Director
31 August 2018
9 November 2017
9 November 2017
1 November 2016
Appointed Richardson, David John, Professor as Director
31 October 2016
Resigned Petley, David, Professor as Director
1 November 2014
Appointed Gow, Neil, Professor as Director
15 September 2014
Appointed Petley, David, Professor as Director
31 August 2014
Resigned Acton, Edward David Joseph, Professor as Director
16 May 2013
Resigned Crute, Ian Richard, Professor as Director
1 September 2010
Appointed Sanders, Dale, Professor as Director
1 September 2010
Resigned Bevan, Michael Webster, Professor as Director
25 November 2009
Appointed Bevan, Michael Webster, Professor as Director
20 August 2009
Resigned Lamb, Christopher, Professor as Director
1 August 2009
Appointed Acton, Edward David Joseph, Professor as Director
5 January 2009
1 November 2008
Appointed Hesketh, Peter as Director
31 October 2008
Resigned Gray, John Clinton, Professor as Director
1 November 2007
Appointed Talbot, Nicholas Jose, Professor as Director
31 October 2007
Resigned Bowles, Dianna Joy, Professor as Director
1 August 2007
Appointed Feather, Deborah as Secretary
31 July 2007
Resigned Donaldson, Stephen as Secretary
1 September 2006
31 August 2006
31 March 2006
Appointed Donaldson, Stephen as Secretary
31 March 2006
Resigned Morland, Charles William as Secretary
29 July 2005
Resigned O'Nions, Donald John as Secretary
29 July 2005
Appointed Morland, Charles William as Secretary
1 November 2004
Appointed Bowles, Dianna Joy, Professor as Director
31 May 2004
Resigned Grierson, Donald, Professor as Director
1 September 2002
31 August 2002
Resigned Watts, Vincent Challacombe as Director
8 November 2001
Resigned Briggs, Steven, Dr as Director
1 August 2000
Appointed Briggs, Steven, Dr as Director
1 May 2000
Resigned Cubitt, Iain Ross, Dr as Director
4 November 1999
Appointed Gray, John Clinton, Professor as Director
31 October 1999
Resigned Ashworth, John Michael, Sir as Director
1 October 1999
Appointed Lamb, Christopher, Professor as Director
30 September 1999
Resigned Gale, Michael Denis, Professor as Director
1 January 1999
Appointed Gale, Michael Denis, Professor as Director
28 September 1998
1 November 1997
Appointed Cubitt, Iain Ross, Dr as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Watts, Vincent Challacombe as Director
30 September 1997
15 May 1997
Appointed O'Nions, Donald John as Secretary
15 May 1997
Resigned Fairtlough, Gerard Howard as Director
15 May 1997
Resigned Gray's Inn Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
2 April 1997
2 April 1997
Appointed Gray's Inn Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
2 April 1997
Appointed Grierson, Donald, Professor as Director
2 April 1997
Appointed Ashworth, John Michael, Sir as Director
2 April 1997
Appointed Crute, Ian Richard, Professor as Director
2 April 1997
2 April 1997
Appointed Freedman, Roger Prester, Dr as Director
2 April 1997
Appointed Fairtlough, Gerard Howard as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born September 1965 (61)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
11 April 2026Confirmation statement with no updates2 April 2026
14 November 2025Group of companies' accounts31 March 2025
2 April 2025Appointment of a director
2 April 2025Termination of appointment of a director
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