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Flight Refuelling Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Previous officers 31

  1. Dr Shaun Doherty 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Gerhard Du Plessis 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth John Morrison 2017-2020 Director View profile
  4. Stephen John Skinner 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Lyn Carol Colloff 2010-2019 Director View profile
  6. Paul David Long 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Michelle Jane Vincent 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Andrew John Stevens 2003-2008 Director View profile
  9. Robin Hartley Ledgerd Clark 1997-2003 Director View profile
  10. James Douglas Loveridge 1997-1998 Director View profile
  11. Brian John Smith 1997-2004 Director View profile
  12. John Naunton Walter 1997-1998 Director View profile
  13. Malcolm Appleton 1997-1998 Director View profile
  14. Andrew John Tonks 1994-1998 Director View profile
  15. Roger Christopher Bolter 1994-1998 Director View profile
  16. Michael David Jones 1993-1996 Director View profile
  17. John Macdonald Bryson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  18. Alan Roger Thomas 1992-1994 Director View profile
  19. James Arthur Goodwin Luck 1992 Director View profile
  20. James Shaw 1993 Director View profile
  21. Peter Glen Pollock 1992 Director View profile
  22. Dr Francis Howard Mullins 1995 Director View profile
  23. Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley 1992 Director View profile
  24. Martin Anthony Walmsley 1995 Director View profile
  25. John Michael Dunn 1994 Director View profile
  26. Graham Henry Kirk 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  27. Gerhard Du Plessis 2019-2020 Secretary View profile
  28. John Paul Martin Nightingale 2008-2010 Secretary View profile
  29. Richard George Sismey 2005-2008 Secretary View profile
  30. Paul Christopher Banning 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  31. Wayne Ian French 1997-2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
29/12/1936
Registered office
Dorset
Previous names
ML Aviation Limited (until 23/12/2020)

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. Flight Refuelling Limited is controlled by Mission Systems Wimborne Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Mission Systems Wimborne Limited is controlled by Cobham Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Cobham Limited is controlled by AI Convoy Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2020-01-17, ceased 2024-10-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. AI Convoy Bidco Limited is controlled by Cobham Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-07-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cobham Group Limited.

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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

4.8y median 4.8y
average tenure
4.8y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 10Finance 6Professional services 4Business services 1Retail and trade 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
00322432
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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