# Orchid Cellmark Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [04045527](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04045527)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 28 Jul 2000
- **Registered office:** UNIT G1 VALIANT WAY, I54 BUSINESS PARK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV9 5GB
- **Nature of business:** [71200](/sic/71200) Technical testing and analysis


## Previous names

- Orchid Biosciences Europe Limited (until 3 Nov 2005)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | corporate-nominee-secretary | 28 Jul 2000 | 28 Jul 2000 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 28 Jul 2000 | 28 Jul 2000 |
| ASHTON, Christopher Philip | director | 5 Sep 2000 | 24 Sep 2002 |
| MARVIN, Donald Ray | secretary | 28 Jul 2000 | 29 Sep 2002 |
| PFOST, Dale | director | 28 Jul 2000 | 9 Dec 2002 |
| MARVIN, Donald Ray | director | 28 Jul 2000 | 31 Jan 2003 |
| SAVADELIS, Andrew | secretary | 29 Sep 2002 | 7 Jul 2003 |
| SAVADELIS, Andrew | director | 29 Sep 2002 | 7 Jul 2003 |
| SPICER, Michael | secretary | 9 Jul 2003 | 31 Dec 2004 |
| SPICER, Michael | director | 9 Jul 2003 | 31 Dec 2004 |
| VITTY, Graham John | director | 29 Sep 2002 | 28 Oct 2005 |
| LAND, Raymond | director | 6 Jun 2005 | 1 Sep 2006 |
| KELLY, Paul | director | 9 Jul 2003 | 1 Sep 2006 |
| MELTZER, Warrent., Vice President And General Counsel | secretary | 8 Mar 2005 | 4 Mar 2007 |
| MELTZER, Warrent., Vice President And General Counsel | director | 8 Mar 2005 | 4 Mar 2007 |
| FOX, Mark Wilson, Finance Director | director | 15 Dec 2005 | 26 Oct 2008 |
| BOLOGNA, Thomas | secretary | 4 Mar 2007 | 16 Dec 2011 |
| BOLOGNA, Thomas | director | 4 Mar 2007 | 16 Dec 2011 |
| DERBYSHIRE, Roger Bernard | director | 9 Dec 2008 | 30 Apr 2017 |
| PRINGLE, Robert Stewart | director | 12 May 2017 | 7 Aug 2018 |
| SISEC LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 6 Aug 2012 | 7 Aug 2018 |
| EBERTS III, Floyd Samuel | director | 7 Jun 2012 | 7 Aug 2018 |
| HARTSHORNE, David John | director | 2 Dec 2008 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| VAN DORP, Rob | director | 20 Aug 2024 | 18 Mar 2025 |
| CARNAGHAN, Mark Lindesay | director | 1 Jul 2025 |  |
| GANDERTON, Laura Jayne | secretary | 20 Aug 2024 |  |
| PEARSE, Mark Laurence | director | 20 Aug 2024 |  |
| NELSON, Andrew David | director | 20 Aug 2024 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 7 Aug 2018 |
| Dnaco | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 7 Aug 2018 | 16 Apr 2025 |
| Eurofins Scientific S.E. | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 16 Apr 2025 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £33,104,000 | -£5,866,000 | £335,000 | 554000 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £31,827,000 | -£2,855,000 | £157,000 | 539000 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £28,192,000 | -£354,000 | £157,000 | 528000 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £30,115,000 | £6,133,000 | £1,144,000 | 506000 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £28,900,000 | £7,247,000 | £2,184,000 | 490000 |




## Controls

- [Pinmoore Animal Laboratory Services Ltd](/company/05726828) (05726828)



## Directors' other companies

- [NELSON, Andrew David](/person/5371305) - director at [Heathrow Dukes Green Real Estate Limited](/company/11433885)
- [NELSON, Andrew David](/person/5371305) - director at [E4law Limited](/company/07501682)
- [NELSON, Andrew David](/person/5371305) - director at [Tamworth Tungsten Park Real Estate Limited](/company/13547920)
- [PEARSE, Mark Laurence](/person/7680641) - director at [Seren Laboratory Services Limited](/company/03216065)
- [PEARSE, Mark Laurence](/person/7680641) - director at [Eurofins Forensic Services Limited](/company/10715102)



## Companies at the same address

- [Eurofins E&E Cml Limited](/company/08554022) (08554022)
- [Eurofins Product Testing UK Holding Limited](/company/11093917) (11093917)
- [Eurofins Professional Scientific Services UK Limited](/company/11057627) (11057627)
- [Pinmoore Animal Laboratory Services Ltd](/company/05726828) (05726828)