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EST Defence Company UK Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 31

  1. Jonathan David Crandall 2019-2019 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Nolan 2018-2019 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth John Smart 2012-2016 Director View profile
  4. John Robert Etherton 2012-2019 Director View profile
  5. James Dale Brandt 2011-2018 Director View profile
  6. Frank Edward Houston 2010-2010 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Paul Hunt 2009-2016 Director View profile
  8. David Anthony Connors 2009-2012 Director View profile
  9. Robert David George 2006-2018 Director View profile
  10. Robert Raymond Harris 2006-2011 Director View profile
  11. Andrew John Stevens 2004-2006 Director View profile
  12. Rolf Kristian Berndtson Soderstrom 2004-2006 Director View profile
  13. Michael John Pearson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  14. John Bennett Taylor 2003-2012 Director View profile
  15. Nicholas Stewart Barlow 2003-2009 Director View profile
  16. Warren Gordon Tucker 2003-2003 Director View profile
  17. Alastair Giles Irwin 1997-2003 Director View profile
  18. Wayne Ian French 1995-2004 Director View profile
  19. Martin James Hardy Johnston 1993-1994 Director View profile
  20. Robin Hartley Ledgerd Clark 1993-1997 Director View profile
  21. Gordon Francis De Courcy Page 1993-1997 Director View profile
  22. John Stuart Adamson 1993-1997 Director View profile
  23. Richard John Annett 1993-1997 Director View profile
  24. Raymond Reginald Chamberlain 1994 Director View profile
  25. Henry George Barnes 1995 Director View profile
  26. Trevor Colin Mayne 1997 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Keith Jackson 2003-2009 Secretary View profile
  28. John Michael Pope 1997-2003 Secretary View profile
  29. Blair Wallis 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  30. Brian Moore 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  31. Philip Michael Peter Moore 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/11/1960

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. EST Defence Company UK Limited is controlled by Esterline Acquisition Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Esterline Acquisition Limited is controlled by Esterline Technologies Europe Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-02-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Esterline Technologies Europe Limited is controlled by Esterline Technologies Unlimited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Esterline Technologies Unlimited is controlled by TA MFG Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by TA MFG Limited.

14 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.

Financials

Cash
£2,660
Employees
0.01
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

1 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.8y
average tenure
6.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Professional services 14Manufacturing 8Finance 3Transport 2Dormant 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00675623
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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