---
title: "VERONA PHARMA LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36
identifier: gb-coh:05375156
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# VERONA PHARMA LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `gb-coh:05375156`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **VERONA PHARMA PLC.** — GLEIF · `lei:213800EVI6O6J3TIAL06` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d628586-ff91-5dab-a9a8-b7349ed47917

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Merck & Co., Inc.** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f010a508-2a0a-45b1-9556-f8375da8fb64

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **1-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `05375156`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2005-02-24
- **Registered office:** 120 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6UR, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 72110

### Officers

- LUCAS, Benjamin Paul — director · British · appointed 2025-10-07
- O'SHAUGHNESSY, Peter James — director · British · appointed 2026-07-03
- ROGERS, Martin Ian — director · British · appointed 2026-02-17
- BOTTOMLEY, John Michael — secretary · British · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2014-04-01
- HARBER, Ben — secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-23
- MCDONALD KEEN, Katie — secretary · British · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2006-10-01
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2005-02-24
- ACKERMANN, Christina — director · American · appointed 2023-09-01 · resigned 2025-10-07
- AUSTWICK, Michael — director · British · appointed 2024-02-01 · resigned 2025-10-07
- BOTTOMLEY, Herbert Stuart — director · British · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2015-09-10
- BRADY, James Aloysius — director · American · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2025-10-07
- BURTON, Craig Ian — director · Australian · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2006-09-18
- CUNNINGHAM, Kenneth Thomas, Dr — director · British · appointed 2015-09-10 · resigned 2025-10-07
- DESCHAMPS, Lisa — director · American · appointed 2021-03-01 · resigned 2025-10-07
- EBSWORTH, David Raymond — director · British · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2025-10-07
- EDWARDS, Martin William — director · British · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-10-07
- EL-RAGHY, Josef — director · Australian · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2006-09-18
- GUPTA, Rishi — director · American · appointed 2016-07-29 · resigned 2024-01-31
- HUMPHREY, Patrick Paul Anthony, Dr — director · British · appointed 2009-09-11 · resigned 2017-04-15
- JONES, Trevor Mervin, Dr — director · British · appointed 2006-09-18 · resigned 2015-09-10

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Merck & Co., Inc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f010a508-2a0a-45b1-9556-f8375da8fb64) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United States — since 2025-10-07

## Provenance

- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05375156

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **VERONA PHARMA LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/6be41eba-cfd3-4f93-ab47-a609ec020c36._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._