UK Biocentre Limited

Active07618653 Private limited company

Incorporated: 3 May 2011 (15 years)
Industry: Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110)
Directors: Lawrence Yun-Ying Lin
Andrew J Mulkerin
Antony Vivian Cox
Owned by: Azenta UK Ltd
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: Units 2 & 3
Java Park Bradbourne Drive
Tilbrook
Milton Keynes
MK7 8AT

Website & contact details

Group website: ukbiocentre.com
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 June 2027
Last accounts: 30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due: 17 May 2027
Last conf. stmt: 3 May 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Lin, Lawrence Yun-Ying

Director · Appointed 4 March 2026

Also at Azenta UK Ltd

American

Born September 1977 (49)

Mulkerin, Andrew J

Director · Appointed 4 March 2026

Also at Azenta UK Ltd, Genewiz UK Limited

American

Born July 1973 (53)

Cox, Antony Vivian, Dr

Director · Appointed 7 October 2024

British

Born January 1966 (60)

Officer history (22 former)

4 March 2026

Resigned Nurse, Katrina Lesley as Director

4 March 2026

Appointed Lin, Lawrence Yun-Ying as Director

4 March 2026

Resigned Roddam, Andrew as Director

4 March 2026

Resigned Rooth, Emma as Director

4 March 2026

Resigned Naylor, Linda Anne as Director

4 March 2026

Appointed Mulkerin, Andrew J as Director

4 March 2026

Resigned Trembath, Richard Charles, Professor as Director

4 March 2026

Resigned Jones, Simon Robert as Director

1 March 2025

Appointed Roddam, Andrew as Director

7 October 2024

Appointed Cox, Antony Vivian, Dr as Director

21 December 2023

Resigned Donaldson, Peter Wilson as Secretary

20 September 2023

Resigned Chinnery, Patrick Francis, Professor as Director

18 January 2023

Resigned Boyd, Philip James, Dr as Director

18 January 2023

Resigned Phelan, Anne, Dr as Director

1 June 2022

Appointed Naylor, Linda Anne as Director

8 April 2022

Resigned Weissberg, Peter Leslie, Professor as Director

1 September 2021

Appointed Nurse, Katrina Lesley as Director

1 August 2021

Appointed Jones, Simon Robert as Director

1 August 2021

Appointed Rooth, Emma as Director

1 August 2021

Resigned Sellors, Jonathan Michael Holmes as Secretary

1 August 2021

Appointed Donaldson, Peter Wilson as Secretary

31 March 2021

Resigned Pringle, Michael Alexander Leary, Professor as Director

22 March 2021

Resigned Peakman, Tim, Dr as Director

22 September 2020

Appointed Phelan, Anne, Dr as Director

14 September 2018

Resigned Ouwehand, Willem Hendrik, Professor as Director

1 December 2017

Appointed Peakman, Tim, Dr as Director

17 May 2017

Appointed Weissberg, Peter Leslie, Professor as Director

30 January 2017

Appointed Boyd, Philip James, Dr as Director

30 January 2017

Resigned Jeans, David John as Director

25 September 2016

Resigned Archer, John Richard as Director

4 March 2016

Resigned Kiff, Genevieve as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Archer, John Richard as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Jeans, David John as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Trembath, Richard Charles, Professor as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Ouwehand, Willem Hendrik, Professor as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Chinnery, Patrick Francis, Professor as Director

1 September 2014

Resigned Rawlins, Michael, Sir as Director

1 September 2014

Appointed Kiff, Genevieve as Director

1 September 2014

Resigned Collins, Rory Edward, Sir as Director

11 October 2013

Appointed Rawlins, Michael, Sir as Director

11 October 2013

Resigned Benson, Peter Macleod as Director

2 October 2012

Appointed Collins, Rory Edward, Sir as Director

16 March 2012

Resigned Ollier, William Ernest Royce, Professor as Director

4 May 2011

Appointed Pringle, Michael Alexander Leary, Professor as Director

3 May 2011

Appointed Ollier, William Ernest Royce, Professor as Director

3 May 2011

Appointed Benson, Peter Macleod as Director

3 May 2011

Appointed Sellors, Jonathan Michael Holmes as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Azenta UK Ltd

Corporate entity · Notified 4 March 2026

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Limited Company

Reg. no. 04109439

Former controllers (2)

4 March 2026

Ceased Simon Robert Jones — Owns 25–50% of shares

1 October 2022

Ceased UK Biobank Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 3 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Azenta UK Ltd

UK Biocentre Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Ziath Ltd In liquidationOwns 75–100% of shares

Filings 94

Date	Description	Made Up To
10 June 2026	Purchase of own shares
10 June 2026	Cancellation of shares
29 May 2026	Confirmation statement with updates	3 May 2026
17 March 2026	Appointment of a director
16 March 2026	Termination of appointment of a director