BACT on London Stock Exchange
Syncona
Logo: synconaltd.com4
British investment trust
Syncona (LSE: SYNC) is a large British closed-ended investment trust dedicated to life science investments. Co-founded as Syncona Partners in 2012 by former CEO Martin Murphy and the Wellcome Trust, before merging with the Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust ('BACIT') in December 2016 and listing publicly, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Its Chair is Melanie Gee.2 Its shares trade on London Stock Exchange under the symbol BACT.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- TickerBACT on London Stock Exchange1
- HeadquartersSaint Peter Port1
- Websitewww.synconaltd.com
- Legal formcompany limited by shares3
- LEI213800X8MBI5VQITLW603
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressFRANCES HOUSE, P O BOX 273, GY1 3RD St Peter Port, Guernsey3
- Registered withGuernsey Registry, 555143
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Syncona (LSE: SYNC) is a large British closed-ended investment trust dedicated to life science investments. Co-founded as Syncona Partners in 2012 by former CEO Martin Murphy and the Wellcome Trust, before merging with the Battle Against Cancer Investment Trust ('BACIT') in December 2016 and listing publicly, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Its Chair is Melanie Gee.2
Corporate structure
Syncona sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Syncona St Peter Port, Guernsey
- Autolus Therapeutics Stake · 30.6% · London, United Kingdom
- Autolus GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
- Autolus Holdings (UK) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Autolus Switzerland AG Subsidiary · Switzerland
- Autolus Therapeutics Stake · 30.6% · London, United Kingdom
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Syncona reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Autolus Therapeutics 30.6%
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Wellcome Trust 28%
Also owns
- Autolus Therapeutics 30.6%
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Aug 14, 2012Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.synconaltd.com1
- WikipediaSyncona
- WikidataQ29026384
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSyncona on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSyncona on Wikipedia
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- 4Company websiteSyncona logo