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FR Aviation Limited

FR Aviation Limited is an active UK company (number 00845310), incorporated 1965, with 4 current directors including Simon Tate and Nicolas Charles Anderson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. Simon James Partridge 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. . Lord Houghton of Richmond 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Michael David Parry 2018-2020 Director View profile
  4. Paul Anthony Armstrong 2018-2023 Director View profile
  5. Philip Young 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Stuart Hellyar 2017-2017 Director View profile
  7. Rob Pendle 2013-2014 Director View profile
  8. Peter Wayne Nottage 2011-2011 Director View profile
  9. Charles Anthony Hughes 2009-2011 Director View profile
  10. Christopher Paul Granger 2005-2006 Director View profile
  11. Claud John Freeman 2004-2005 Director View profile
  12. James Chapman 2003-2008 Director View profile
  13. Alexander John Hannam 2002-2005 Director View profile
  14. Stephen John Fitz-Gerald 2001-2010 Director View profile
  15. John Danning 2001-2009 Director View profile
  16. Desmond Thomas Taylor 1999-2012 Director View profile
  17. Richard William John Fletcher 1999-2002 Director View profile
  18. Geoffrey Eric Roe 1997-2002 Director View profile
  19. Michael Eugene Cogan 1996-2004 Director View profile
  20. Gordon Francis De Courcy Page 1993-2002 Director View profile
  21. Myers, John Richard, Captain 1992-2002 Director View profile
  22. Michael Andrew Leaker 1992-1997 Director View profile
  23. Colin Frederick Joseph Jones 1997 Director View profile
  24. John Blakeley 1993 Director View profile
  25. Richard Holgate Needham Rhodes 2001 Director View profile
  26. Alastair Giles Irwin 2002 Director View profile
  27. Dennis Edward Lewis 1996 Director View profile
  28. Sir Michael John Cobham 1995 Director View profile
  29. David Eden Morgan 1998 Director View profile
  30. Michael David Parry 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  31. Philip Young 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  32. Paul Armstrong 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  33. Jonathan Morris Hudson 2011-2012 Secretary View profile
  34. David Robert Harrison 2005-2011 Secretary View profile
  35. Peter Richardson 2002-2006 Secretary View profile
  36. Blair Wallis 1996-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/04/1965

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. FR Aviation Limited is controlled by Draken UK Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-10-14 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Draken UK Bidco Limited is controlled by David Kaden
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2024-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Kaden.

8 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

4 grants · £338,573 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 · £217,946
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £116,628
  • Department for Education · £4,000 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £217,9462022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £116,6282022-03-24
  • Department for Education £3,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,0002020-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

4.3y median 4.2y
average tenure
7.5y
longest tenure

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.

Business services 4Finance 4Manufacturing 2Property 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
00845310
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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