Website & contact details
- Website
Abcam Limited
- Incorporated
- 12 February 1998 (28 years)
- Industry
- Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (20140) Other manufacturing n.e.c. (32990)Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110)
- Directors
- Kaveh KahenMelanie Hammerschmidt-BromanEmma Alejandra Solache Diaz
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- Discovery DriveCambridge Biomedical CampusCambridgeCB2 0AX
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 26 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 12 February 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 3 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Kahen, Kaveh
Director · Appointed 14 July 2026
Canadian
Born August 1978 (48)
Hammerschmidt-Broman, Melanie
Director · Appointed 10 March 2026
German
Born March 1969 (57)
Solache Diaz, Emma Alejandra
Director · Appointed 29 July 2025
British
Born May 1969 (57)
Officer history (41 former)
14 July 2026
Appointed Kahen, Kaveh as Director
5 June 2026
Resigned Lusser, Markus as Director
10 March 2026
Appointed Hammerschmidt-Broman, Melanie as Director
31 December 2025
Resigned Mueller, Knud as Director
29 July 2025
Resigned Mcfaden, Frank Talbot as Director
29 July 2025
Appointed Solache Diaz, Emma Alejandra as Director
29 July 2025
Appointed Mueller, Knud as Director
29 July 2025
Appointed Lusser, Markus as Director
29 July 2025
Resigned Bouda, Christopher Matthew as Director
29 July 2025
22 February 2024
Resigned Perkins, Marc Leigh Russell as Secretary
6 December 2023
Resigned Kerr, Giles Francis Bertram as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Hirzel, Alan Thomas as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Allen, Peter Vance as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Greenwood, Lubov as Director
6 December 2023
6 December 2023
Resigned Crawford, Sally Wellinghoff as Director
6 December 2023
Appointed Bouda, Christopher Matthew as Director
6 December 2023
6 December 2023
Resigned Aspinall, Mara Glickman as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Lee, Chienling as Director
6 December 2023
Appointed Mcfaden, Frank Talbot as Director
6 December 2023
Resigned Baldock, Michael Shaun as Director
12 September 2022
Appointed Greenwood, Lubov as Director
12 August 2021
Appointed Crawford, Sally Wellinghoff as Director
18 May 2021
Resigned Patten, Louise Alexandra Virginia Charlotte, Lady as Director
27 January 2021
Appointed Lee, Chienling as Director
27 January 2021
2 October 2020
3 February 2020
Appointed Baldock, Michael Shaun as Director
3 February 2020
13 November 2019
29 March 2019
Appointed Perkins, Marc Leigh Russell as Secretary
29 March 2019
Resigned Smith, Suzanne Elaine as Secretary
12 December 2018
Appointed Kerr, Giles Francis Bertram as Director
18 June 2018
Appointed Allen, Peter Vance as Director
14 November 2017
31 December 2016
31 October 2016
31 October 2016
Resigned Martin, Anthony Francis, Dr as Director
12 September 2016
12 September 2016
14 September 2015
Appointed Aspinall, Mara Glickman as Director
6 July 2015
Appointed Smith, Suzanne Elaine as Secretary
6 July 2015
Resigned Iliffe, Jeffrey Michael as Secretary
12 December 2014
3 November 2014
3 November 2014
27 March 2014
Appointed Patten, Louise Alexandra Virginia Charlotte, Lady as Director
30 January 2014
Appointed Hirzel, Alan Thomas as Director
22 October 2012
1 November 2011
1 November 2011
21 October 2011
Resigned Webster, Mark John Alexander as Director
21 October 2011
16 September 2011
Appointed Martin, Anthony Francis, Dr as Director
2 November 2009
2 November 2009
Appointed Iliffe, Jeffrey Michael as Secretary
2 November 2009
1 March 2009
20 November 2007
20 November 2007
31 July 2006
31 July 2006
Appointed Webster, Mark John Alexander as Director
27 October 2005
7 June 2004
7 June 2004
13 February 2001
13 February 2001
1 November 2000
15 April 2000
12 March 1999
18 November 1998
Resigned Davies, Luke Hughes as Director
1 November 1998
18 April 1998
Appointed Davies, Luke Hughes as Director
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
18 April 1998
12 February 1998
12 February 1998
12 February 1998
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 22 May 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 15096793
Former controllers (1)
22 May 2024
Ceased Danaher Corporation — Owns 75–100% of shares
Group structure 11 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Diadem Holdco Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Abcam Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Expedeon Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
VR Finance Company Owns 75–100% of shares
Beckman Coulter United Kingdom Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Launchchange Instrumentation Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Launchchange UK Holdco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Lil Holdco UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sarbel UK Holding Company Owns 75–100% of shares
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 23 July 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 7 July 2026 | Change of details for a person with significant control | |||
| 18 June 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 10 March 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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