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LIGAND UK LIMITED

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02304992·incorporated 1988-10-13

LIGAND UK LIMITED is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 13 October 1988 at Companies House (number 02304992; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-02304992-ligand-uk-limited). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 70100 (Activities of head offices), one of 26,983 active UK entities in that code and one of 1,093,852 active companies registered in London (postcode SW1H). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1988-10-13
Registered Address
SUITE 1, 7TH FLOOR, 50 BROADWAY, LONDON, SW1H 0DB, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
70100 — Activities of head offices
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Filings

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-12-30. Next accounts due 2026-09-30. Financial year-end: 30/12. Filing class: SMALL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-08-01. Next confirmation statement due 2026-08-15.

Mortgages and charges

1 charge recorded against the company at Companies House: 0 outstanding, 1 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

LIGAND UK LIMITED has 1 person with significant control on file:

  • Ligand Holdings Uk Ltd (England reg. 11502024). Notified 2018-10-10.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors

2 historical PSC records have ceased:

  • Invesco Ltd. Notified 2016-04-06. Ceased 2018-10-10.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Woodford Investment Management Limited (England And Wales reg. 10118169). Notified 2016-04-06. Ceased 2018-10-10.
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights

Previous names

LIGAND UK LIMITED has previously traded as:

  • VERNALIS LIMITED (until 2020-12-03)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.