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Aircraft Research Association Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 49

  1. Emma Suzanne Parkinson 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Wayne Pearce 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Paul Hutchings 2021-2023 Director View profile
  4. Steven Harding 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Kevin Young 2019-2023 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Terry 2013-2019 Director View profile
  7. Dr John David Dunn 2012-2022 Director View profile
  8. Lorraine Gregson 2011-2019 Director View profile
  9. Diane Cuttel 2010-2012 Director View profile
  10. Karen Sarah Dunmore 2009-2011 Director View profile
  11. Dr Carl Peter Loller 2009-2019 Director View profile
  12. Neil Graham 2008-2019 Director View profile
  13. Paul Vernon Whiteside 2007-2009 Director View profile
  14. Stephen Anthony Holton 2007-2017 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Stephen Job 2006-2022 Director View profile
  16. Stephen Timms 2005-2007 Director View profile
  17. Hilary Ann Barton 2005-2012 Director View profile
  18. Gavin Scott 2004-2009 Director View profile
  19. Paul Methven 2004-2010 Director View profile
  20. James Malcolm Hind 2003-2005 Director View profile
  21. Behrooz Barzegar 2001-2017 Director View profile
  22. Alison Jane Wake 2001-2003 Director View profile
  23. Richard Scaife 1999-2000 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Douglas Sylvester Clarkson 1999-2008 Director View profile
  25. Raymond Norman Lee 1998-1999 Director View profile
  26. Geoffrey Malcolm Byham 1995-2005 Director View profile
  27. Keith Ronald Garwood 1995-2002 Director View profile
  28. Kim Cohen 1995-1998 Director View profile
  29. Geoffrey Maurice Young 1994-1998 Director View profile
  30. Martin Andrew Hodgkinson 1993-2006 Director View profile
  31. Stuart John Lewis 1993-1998 Director View profile
  32. Jeffrey Addison Jupp 1993-2001 Director View profile
  33. Trevor Bantock Saunders 1992-1993 Director View profile
  34. Richard David Frederick John Laugher 1993 Director View profile
  35. Philip Charles Ruffles 1992 Director View profile
  36. Timothy Hew Scott-Wilson 1999 Director View profile
  37. Sidney John Swadling 1993 Director View profile
  38. John Douglas Kemp 2004 Director View profile
  39. David Gardner 1992 Director View profile
  40. David Ernest Hall Balmford 1995 Director View profile
  41. Professor Geoffrey Eric Kirk 2005 Director View profile
  42. Victor David Taylor 2005 Director View profile
  43. John Arnall 1993 Director View profile
  44. Michael Edwards 1995 Director View profile
  45. Roland John Hill 1995 Director View profile
  46. Robert Eric Shribbs 2016-2021 Secretary View profile
  47. Kieron John Rentle 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  48. Malcolm Paul Carr 1992-2000 Secretary View profile
  49. Ian Lloyd-Davies 1991 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/01/1952

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. Aircraft Research Association Limited is controlled by BAE Systems PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BAE Systems PLC.

163 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.

Grants received

9 grants · £1,737,639 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £1,139,490 (6 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £598,149 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £323,0672023-07-27
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £510,3582022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £218,5232022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £-112,3782022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £300,0072020-08-01
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.

6 directors on the board

2.2y median 2.8y
average tenure
4.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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 4Professional services 4

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00503668
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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