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BAE Systems (Defence Systems) Limited

Defence activities

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 40

  1. James Edward Fothergill 2019-2025 Director View profile
  2. Richard Checkley 2018-2026 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Peter Varney 2015-2019 Director View profile
  4. Paul Christopher Burke 2015-2017 Director View profile
  5. Michael Christie 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Michelle Rushbrook 2011-2015 Director View profile
  7. Alun William Fishburne 2011-2014 Director View profile
  8. Paul Tortolano 2011-2015 Director View profile
  9. Glynn Stuart Phillips 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Rory Mcculloch Fisher 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Michael Joseph Stevens 2008-2009 Director View profile
  12. Nigel Philpott 2007-2008 Director View profile
  13. David Michael Griffiths 2005-2007 Director View profile
  14. Keith Alan Hainsworth 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Paul Michael Barrett 2002-2005 Director View profile
  16. Phillip Scott Blundell 2002-2004 Director View profile
  17. John Edward Shorrock 2002-2005 Director View profile
  18. Christopher Vincent Geoghegan 2000-2002 Director View profile
  19. David Michael Frost 2000-2002 Director View profile
  20. David Anthony Gillard 2000-2000 Director View profile
  21. Kim Cohen 1998-1998 Director View profile
  22. Michael Donovan 1998-1998 Director View profile
  23. Sir Donald Maurice Spiers 1996-1998 Director View profile
  24. Thomas Henry Stonor 1995-1998 Director View profile
  25. Clive Ian Dolan 1993-2000 Director View profile
  26. Sir Colin Michael Chandler 1995 Director View profile
  27. The RT HON Viscount Younger of Leckie 1998 Corporate-director View profile
  28. Peter Charles Venton 1993 Director View profile
  29. Nigel Anthony Billingham 2000 Director View profile
  30. Cyril Frederick Heywood Teed 1998 Director View profile
  31. Helmuth Wiesner 1998 Director View profile
  32. Hild, John Henry, Major General 1995 Director View profile
  33. Benno Franzreb 1998 Director View profile
  34. Anthony Clarke 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  35. David Stanley Parkes 2001-2024 Secretary View profile
  36. Catherine Amanda Jones 1999-2005 Secretary View profile
  37. Simon Peter Dowler 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  38. Edward David Wenzerul 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  39. Ian Philip Howard 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  40. Geoffrey Costello 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Defence activities
Incorporated
19/01/1929
Registered office
Camberley

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. BAE Systems (Defence Systems) Limited is controlled by BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-05-18 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited is controlled by BAE Systems PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BAE Systems PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

0.7y median 0.7y
average tenure
1.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Manufacturing 2Property 1Public administration 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00236538
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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