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PW Defence LTD

Manufacture of explosives

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

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Previous officers 40

  1. Peter John Murphy 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew David Walker 2021-2021 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Allen Young 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. John Gwynlleu Hughes 2019-2021 Director View profile
  5. Michael Ord 2018-2019 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Gregory Lewis 2017-2019 Director View profile
  7. Stuart James Spence Cameron 2015-2019 Director View profile
  8. Michael James Flowers 2014-2018 Director View profile
  9. David Philip Hyde 2014-2019 Director View profile
  10. Steven John Bowers 2013-2016 Director View profile
  11. Mark Harry Papworth 2012-2014 Director View profile
  12. Robert Seamus Hill 2012-2015 Director View profile
  13. Kenneth Robert Asher 2011-2013 Director View profile
  14. Andrew Tristram 2010-2012 Director View profile
  15. Ben Luke James 2009-2012 Director View profile
  16. Clive Hugh Macro 2009-2011 Director View profile
  17. Hans Georg Morotini 2007-2010 Director View profile
  18. Michael John Helme 2006-2013 Director View profile
  19. David John Price 2005-2012 Director View profile
  20. James Alistair Young 2004-2006 Director View profile
  21. Guy John Wood 2002-2006 Director View profile
  22. John Thomas Callaway 2001-2007 Director View profile
  23. Alistair Stoddart Donaldson 2001-2003 Director View profile
  24. Paul Anthony Greenwood 2000-2006 Director View profile
  25. Raymond John Gibbs 1997-1999 Director View profile
  26. Sarah Louise Ellard 1997-2019 Director View profile
  27. Brian John Smith 1994-1997 Director View profile
  28. Robin Sinclair-Lee 1992-1995 Director View profile
  29. David Roger Evans 1992-2005 Director View profile
  30. David Francis Whyte 1992-1996 Director View profile
  31. Philip Gordon Billington 1992-1997 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Joseph Mccann 1992 Director View profile
  33. Trevor Philip Edgar Potter 2002 Director View profile
  34. Kent, Lionel James Harding, Colonel 1992 Director View profile
  35. Joseph Kirk 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  36. Jay Ferris Abbass 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  37. Iain Gordon Kerr Leighton 1995-1997 Secretary View profile
  38. Sylvia Elizabeth Faith Vine 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  39. Paul Simpson 1992-1998 Secretary View profile
  40. Raymond Arthur Smith 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of explosives
Incorporated
01/02/1949
Registered office
Derby
Previous names
Chemring Defence UK Limited (until 27/06/2019)
PW Defence Limited (until 01/11/2007)

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Jay Ferris Abbass ceased 2021-01-29
    25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-06-21
  • PWD Group Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2019-06-21
  • Chemring Group PLC ceased 2019-06-21
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-06-30
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. PW Defence LTD is controlled by Jay Ferris Abbass
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares (firm), 25-50% voting (firm), appoints directors (firm), significant influence (firm) · notified 2019-06-21, ceased 2021-01-29 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jay Ferris Abbass.

3 other companies in this group

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.

4 directors on the board

3.6y median 3.9y
average tenure
5.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Finance 15Manufacturing 12Retail and trade 6Dormant 5Professional services 2

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
00464142
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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