Abcam Limited

Reference number: 1041064

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Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Responsible principal firm

Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited Reference number: 722968 Authorised View firm →
What does this mean?
  • An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
  • ABCAM LIMITED (FRN 1041064) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not ABCAM.
  • Example: if ABCAM refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from ABCAM itself.
  • Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    01223 739910

  • Address

    Abcam plc, Discovery Drive, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0AX, United Kingdom

In the full report: 2 background checks

  • What kind of line 01223 739910 is
  • Who else gives the postcode CB2 0AX
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Protection through the principal firm
    Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
03509322
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
12 February 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Discovery Drive, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AX, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals (SIC 20140)
  • Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified (SIC 32990)
  • Research and experimental development on biotechnology (SIC 72110)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Emma Alejandra Solache Diaz Director May 1969 29 Jul 2025 None
Melanie Hammerschmidt-Broman Director Mar 1969 10 Mar 2026 None
Kaveh Kahen Director Aug 1978 14 Jul 2026 None

In the full report: every company its directors have run

  • Confirmation that these 3 directors run no other company
  • All 36 people who have been directors, with their dates
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Key dates in its history

Abcam’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (7) All events (74)

2025

21 August 2025

  • Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

29 July 2025

  • Board replaced: all 3 directors left and 3 new directors took over

Companies House

2024

22 May 2024

  • Danaher Corporation gave up control
  • Diadem Holdco Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2023

6 December 2023

  • Board replaced: all 9 directors left and 3 new directors took over
  • Danaher Corporation took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

1998

12 February 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 74 events

  • All 74 events in its history (7 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 67
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  • Every company its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • All 74 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Abcam Limited FCA authorised?
Abcam Limited (FRN 1041064) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.
What does introducer appointed representative mean for Abcam?
An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Abcam Limited (FRN 1041064) introduces customers to Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited (FRN 722968). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Abcam. Example: if Abcam refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Abcam itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.
What is Abcam’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01223 739910 for Abcam. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Abcam a scam or clone?
Abcam is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Abcam?
Protection works through Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited, the principal firm responsible for Abcam's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Who owns Abcam?
Abcam is owned by Diadem Holdco Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 22 May 2024. Before that, it was controlled by Danaher Corporation.
Who runs Abcam?
Companies House lists 3 directors of Abcam: Emma Alejandra Solache Diaz, Melanie Hammerschmidt-Broman and Kaveh Kahen.
How long has Abcam been in business?
The company was formed on 12 February 1998.

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