# Astex Therapeutics Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [03751674](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03751674)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 14 Apr 1999
- **Registered office:** 436 CAMBRIDGE SCIENCE PARK, MILTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 0QA
- **Nature of business:** [72110](/sic/72110) Research and experimental development on biotechnology


## Previous names

- Astex Technology Limited (until 27 Jun 2005)
- Intercede 1426 Limited (until 14 May 1999)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARNER, William | director | 14 Apr 1999 | 18 May 1999 |
| MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 14 Apr 1999 | 18 May 1999 |
| RICH, Michael William | nominee-director | 14 Apr 1999 | 18 May 1999 |
| ABELL, Christopher, Professor | director | 18 May 1999 | 29 Jun 2000 |
| ABELL, James Foster | director | 18 May 1999 | 29 Jun 2000 |
| ABELL, James Foster | secretary | 18 May 1999 | 29 Jun 2000 |
| SOLARI, Roberto Celeste Ercole, Dr | director | 18 May 1999 | 29 Jun 2000 |
| OLIVIER DE VEZIN, Edmund Martin | director | 19 Oct 1999 | 18 May 2001 |
| CAMPBELL, Simon Fraser, Dr | director | 29 Feb 2000 | 27 Mar 2002 |
| RINK, Timothy James, Dr | director | 29 Feb 2000 | 9 Jun 2004 |
| HAINES, Timothy John | director | 29 Jun 2000 | 13 Jul 2006 |
| BUSHARA, Leon Ramsey | director | 13 Jul 2006 | 16 Jan 2008 |
| CARTHY, Mark | director | 18 May 2001 | 23 Jul 2009 |
| SAXE, Jon Sheldon | director | 10 Dec 2001 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| ASTON, John Christopher | director | 30 Apr 2007 | 11 May 2010 |
| KOLA, Ismail, Dr | director | 1 May 2010 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| OLIVER DE VEZIN, Edmund Martin | director | 15 Sep 2009 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| RINGROSE, Peter Stuart, Dr | director | 1 Jan 2005 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| GOREN, Amos Meir | director | 10 Dec 2003 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| FELLNER, Peter John, Dr | director | 27 Mar 2002 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| VAN BENEDEN, Patrick | director | 24 Apr 2001 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| BLUNDELL, Thomas Leon, Professor Sir | director | 18 May 1999 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| BUNTING, Stephen William, Dr | director | 18 May 1999 | 20 Jul 2011 |
| MANUSO, James S J, Dr | director | 20 Jul 2011 | 1 Jan 2014 |
| MOLKENTIN, Michael | director | 20 Jul 2011 | 1 Jan 2014 |
| BUCKLAND, Robert Martin, Dr | director | 17 Jul 2008 | 1 Jan 2014 |
| BODNAR, Andrew, Dr | director | 1 Jan 2014 | 31 Dec 2020 |
| AZAB, Mohammad, Dr. | director | 1 Jan 2014 | 11 Apr 2022 |
| GEHRKE, Michael Edward | director | 1 Mar 2023 | 1 Mar 2024 |
| KUROGI, Yasuhisa, Dr | director | 1 Mar 2024 | 1 Mar 2025 |
| BLUNDELL, Thomas Leon, Sir | director | 1 Jan 2014 | 1 Mar 2025 |
| SUDO, Toshiki | director | 23 May 2015 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| JHOTI, Harren | director | 18 May 1999 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| NAKAMURA, Tsuyoshi | director | 1 Oct 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| MCQUADE, Robert Dwyer, Dr. | director | 1 Jan 2014 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| YAMADA, Yoshihisa | director | 1 Apr 2026 |  |
| KRAUS, John Edward | director | 1 Apr 2026 |  |
| JONES, Michelle Ann, Dr | director | 1 Oct 2025 |  |
| SOLARI, Roberto Celeste Ercole, Dr | director | 1 Mar 2025 |  |
| PEREIRA, Brian Jude Gerard, Dr | director | 1 Mar 2025 |  |
| SHIRATSUCHI, Takayuki, Dr | director | 1 Mar 2025 |  |
| JONES, Neil Steven | secretary | 29 Jun 2000 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otsuka America Inc | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | - | £163,640,229 | - | 2 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £276,803,907 | £200,259,318 | - | 166 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £202,455,603 | £136,032,406 | £75,794,372 | 157 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £117,178,479 | £89,032,093 | - | 156 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £92,355,171 | £73,305,736 | £32,385,438 | 142 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | - | - | - | 140 |





## Directors' other companies

- [JONES, Michelle Ann, Dr](/person/6622562) - director at [Granite Rose Ltd](/company/09138379)