Avacta Group PLC

Active04748597 Public limited company

Incorporated: 29 April 2003 (23 years)
Previously known as: Readybuy PLC (until 7 August 2006)
Readybuy Limited (until 18 June 2003)
Industry: Activities of head offices (70100)
Directors: Mats Peter Blom
Patrick Volkert Jozef Johannes Vink
David John Bryant
all 6 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: Scale Space White City Imperial College Campus
58 Wood Lane
London
W12 7RZ

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 8 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 April 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Blom, Mats Peter

Director · Appointed 11 September 2026

Swedish

Born February 1965 (61)

Vink, Patrick Volkert Jozef Johannes

Director · Appointed 7 July 2026

Dutch

Born June 1963 (63)

Bryant, David John

Director · Appointed 28 May 2025

British

Born February 1967 (59)

Hughes, Richard Ian

Director · Appointed 28 May 2025

British

Born May 1968 (58)

Hahn, Brian

Secretary · Appointed 21 January 2025

Coughlin, Christina Marie, Dr

Director · Appointed 18 March 2022

American

Born February 1970 (56)

Goldberg, Mark Alan, Dr

Director · Appointed 17 August 2021

American

Born June 1954 (72)

Officer history (33 former)

30 September 2026

Resigned Fry, Paul Andrew as Director

11 September 2026

Appointed Blom, Mats Peter as Director

7 July 2026

Appointed Vink, Patrick Volkert Jozef Johannes as Director

30 June 2026

Resigned Chilton, Shaun Edward as Director

1 July 2025

Resigned Deptula-Hicks, Darlene as Director

28 May 2025

Appointed Bryant, David John as Director

28 May 2025

Appointed Hughes, Richard Ian as Director

30 April 2025

Resigned Nicholls, Trevor John, Dr as Director

21 January 2025

Resigned Heseltine, James Richard as Secretary

21 January 2025

Appointed Hahn, Brian as Secretary

26 June 2024

Appointed Deptula-Hicks, Darlene as Director

26 June 2024

Appointed Heseltine, James Richard as Secretary

26 June 2024

Resigned Gardiner, Tony Peter as Director

26 June 2024

Resigned Gardiner, Tony Peter as Secretary

20 June 2024

Resigned Forster, Eliot Richard as Director

30 April 2024

Resigned Smith, David Alastair Maclaughlin as Director

19 June 2023

Appointed Chilton, Shaun Edward as Director

18 March 2022

Appointed Coughlin, Christina Marie, Dr as Director

17 August 2021

Appointed Goldberg, Mark Alan, Dr as Director

24 March 2021

Resigned Owen, Michael John as Director

3 February 2020

Appointed Fry, Paul Andrew as Director

4 November 2019

Resigned Williams, Samuel Cameron, Dr as Director

28 January 2019

Appointed Williams, Samuel Cameron, Dr as Director

21 January 2019

Resigned Aubrey, Alan John as Director

11 June 2018

Appointed Forster, Eliot Richard as Director

30 March 2018

Resigned Albin, Michael, Dr as Director

20 January 2017

Resigned Slater, Richard Craig Alan as Director

4 January 2016

Appointed Gardiner, Tony Peter as Secretary

4 January 2016

Appointed Gardiner, Tony Peter as Director

9 December 2015

Resigned Sykes, Timothy as Secretary

9 December 2015

Resigned Sykes, Timothy James as Director

17 September 2015

Appointed Owen, Michael John as Director

23 January 2015

Resigned Humphreys, Gwynfor Owen, Dr as Director

5 February 2014

Appointed Albin, Michael, Dr as Director

24 January 2014

Resigned Robards, Anthony William, Professor as Director

20 December 2013

Appointed Slater, Richard Craig Alan as Director

2 August 2013

Appointed Nicholls, Trevor John, Dr as Director

17 March 2011

Resigned Porter, Barry, Dr as Director

3 March 2009

Resigned Hodgetts, Russell as Director

3 March 2009

Appointed Porter, Barry, Dr as Director

3 March 2009

Resigned Baldwin, Kurt Justin, Dr as Director

3 March 2009

Resigned Webster, Simon as Director

17 September 2007

Appointed Smith, David Alastair Maclaughlin as Director

10 July 2007

Appointed Hodgetts, Russell as Director

9 August 2006

Resigned Lee, Daron as Director

9 August 2006

Resigned Shields, Mark Anthony as Secretary

7 August 2006

Resigned Eversecretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

7 August 2006

Appointed Sykes, Timothy as Secretary

7 August 2006

Appointed Baldwin, Kurt Justin, Dr as Director

7 August 2006

Appointed Sykes, Timothy James as Director

7 August 2006

Appointed Robards, Anthony William, Professor as Director

7 August 2006

Appointed Aubrey, Alan John as Director

7 August 2006

Appointed Eversecretary Limited as Corporate Secretary

7 August 2006

Appointed Webster, Simon as Director

7 August 2006

Appointed Humphreys, Gwynfor Owen, Dr as Director

12 July 2006

Appointed Lee, Daron as Director

12 July 2006

Resigned Salisbury, Keith William as Director

12 July 2006

Resigned Davies, Colin Ernest as Director

11 April 2006

Resigned Yeung, Kui Man as Director

22 July 2005

Resigned Bennett, Brian Paul as Director

8 September 2003

Appointed Davies, Colin Ernest as Director

8 September 2003

Appointed Yeung, Kui Man as Director

8 September 2003

Appointed Shields, Mark Anthony as Secretary

8 September 2003

Resigned Molyneux, Norman as Director

8 September 2003

Appointed Bennett, Brian Paul as Director

8 September 2003

Resigned Molyneux, Norman as Secretary

20 August 2003

Resigned Currie, Ian William as Director

20 August 2003

Appointed Salisbury, Keith William as Director

29 April 2003

Appointed Currie, Ian William as Director

29 April 2003

Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

29 April 2003

Appointed Molyneux, Norman as Secretary

29 April 2003

Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

29 April 2003

Appointed Molyneux, Norman as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Group structure 7 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Avacta Group PLC This company

Avacta Group Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Avacta Life Sciences Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Affimer Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Avacta Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Avacta Analytical Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Crossco (1127) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages	PDF
20 October 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
20 October 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares
31 July 2026	Appointment of a director
31 July 2026	Director's details changed
30 July 2026	Statement of capital following an allotment of shares