The Rosalind Franklin Institute

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What The Rosalind Franklin Institute say about themselves

“Ground-breaking research is born out of the collaborations our environment fosters, supported by our unique technologies.”

— from rfi.ac.uk

Incorporated: 20 March 2018 (8 years)
Industry: Research and experimental development on biotechnology (72110)
Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering (72190)
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (74909)
Directors: Graham Nigel Spittle
Ian George Charles
John William Holloway
all 12 directors
Accounts type: Full
Region: South East
Address: Rosalind Franklin Institute Building R113 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Campus
Didcot
OX11 0QX

Website & contact details

Website: rfi.ac.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 2 April 2027
Last conf. stmt: 19 March 2026

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Spittle, Graham Nigel, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 January 2026

British

Born November 1955

Charles, Ian George, Prof

Director · Appointed 1 March 2025

British

Born October 1957 (69)

Holloway, John William, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 March 2025

Also at The British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology

British

Born May 1971 (55)

Mount, Andrew Raymond, Professor

Director · Appointed 1 March 2025

British

Born May 1962 (64)

Carter, Caroline Jane

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

British

Born December 1963 (62)

Newiss, Hilary Jane

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

Also at English National Opera, Cell Therapy Catapult Limited, Future Care Capital

British

Born April 1956 (70)

Skingle, Malcolm, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 November 2024

British

Born October 1953 (73)

Pritchard, Bruce Philip

Director · Appointed 1 September 2024

British

Born August 1972 (54)

Matthews, Paul, Professor

Director · Appointed 8 April 2024

British

Born June 1956 (70)

Rees, David Charles, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 May 2022

Also at Ashanti Development · more companies

British

Born April 1958 (68)

Ghinelli, Barbara Maria Gigliola, Dr

Director · Appointed 1 January 2019

Also at Tecnologica Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1972

Burgess, Gillian Munro, Dr

Director · Appointed 11 December 2018

British

Born November 1955

Officer history (17 former)

1 January 2026

Appointed Spittle, Graham Nigel, Dr as Director

31 December 2025

Resigned Cox, Vivienne, Dr as Director

1 March 2025

Appointed Charles, Ian George, Prof as Director

1 March 2025

Appointed Holloway, John William, Professor as Director

1 March 2025

Appointed Mount, Andrew Raymond, Professor as Director

28 February 2025

Resigned Dauncey, Stephen Benedict as Director

28 February 2025

Resigned Gautel, Mathias, Professor as Director

28 February 2025

Resigned Titchener-Hooker, Nigel, Professor as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Skingle, Malcolm, Dr as Director

1 November 2024

Resigned De Leeuw, Nora Henriette, Professor as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Newiss, Hilary Jane as Director

1 November 2024

Appointed Carter, Caroline Jane as Director

1 September 2024

Appointed Pritchard, Bruce Philip as Director

30 June 2024

Resigned Cooper, Helen Jill, Professor as Director

30 June 2024

Resigned Mckendrick, Ewan Gordon, Professor as Director

8 April 2024

Appointed Matthews, Paul, Professor as Director

8 April 2024

Resigned Davis, Benjamin Guy, Professor as Director

18 December 2023

Resigned Caddick, Stephen, Professor as Director

6 November 2023

Appointed Davis, Benjamin Guy, Professor as Director

5 November 2023

Resigned Naismith, James Henderson, Professor as Director

1 May 2022

Appointed Rees, David Charles, Dr as Director

28 March 2022

Resigned Wood, Anthony, Dr as Director

1 February 2021

Appointed Cooper, Helen Jill, Professor as Director

11 December 2020

Resigned Jennings, Jennifer, Dr as Director

30 November 2020

Appointed Gautel, Mathias, Professor as Director

26 November 2020

Appointed De Leeuw, Nora Henriette, Professor as Director

30 September 2020

Resigned Smith, Peter John Shand, Professor as Director

30 September 2020

Resigned Livingston, Andrew Guy, Professor as Director

22 July 2019

Appointed Naismith, James Henderson, Professor as Director

9 May 2019

Resigned Dekkers, Joanne, Dr as Director

9 May 2019

Appointed Jennings, Jennifer, Dr as Director

7 May 2019

Appointed Titchener-Hooker, Nigel, Professor as Director

18 March 2019

Resigned Venables, Timothy John Gower as Director

25 January 2019

Appointed Dauncey, Stephen Benedict as Director

25 January 2019

Appointed Wood, Anthony, Dr as Director

1 January 2019

Appointed Ghinelli, Barbara Maria Gigliola, Dr as Director

13 December 2018

Appointed Caddick, Stephen, Professor as Director

11 December 2018

Appointed Dekkers, Joanne, Dr as Director

11 December 2018

Appointed Burgess, Gillian Munro, Dr as Director

10 December 2018

Appointed Smith, Peter John Shand, Professor as Director

8 December 2018

Appointed Mckendrick, Ewan Gordon, Professor as Director

1 December 2018

Resigned Walmsley, Ian Alexander, Prof as Director

1 November 2018

Appointed Cox, Vivienne, Dr as Director

20 March 2018

Appointed Venables, Timothy John Gower as Director

20 March 2018

Appointed Livingston, Andrew Guy, Professor as Director

20 March 2018

Appointed Walmsley, Ian Alexander, Prof 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.

Filings 78

Date	Description	Made Up To
1 April 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	19 March 2026
12 March 2026	Termination of appointment of a director
12 March 2026	Appointment of a director
29 December 2025	Full accounts	31 March 2025
11 April 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	19 March 2025