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MEL Aviation Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 2

  1. Nicholas Gary Harvey 2014-2023 Director View profile
  2. John Bedford 2006-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Tactical Communications Systems Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Specialised military-grade tactical communication and information systems, including hardware, software, associated design, implementation, and support services. To be deployed in active battlefield environments for critical real-time opera…

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About

Incorporated
25/09/1968

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Gary Walter Harvey ceased 2025-11-24
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-31
  • MEL Aviation Trustee Limited
    50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2025-11-24
  • 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. MEL Aviation Limited is controlled by Gary Walter Harvey
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-31, ceased 2025-11-24 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gary Walter Harvey.

22 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

Net assets
£27,289,576
Total assets
£28,552,754
Cash
£12,561,582
Employees
145
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£3,641,887

Filed as Group accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-10-31Not reported£27,289,576
2025-10-31Not reported£27,289,576

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-10-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

0.6y median 0.6y
average tenure
0.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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 10Professional services 7Other services 6Business services 2Dormant 1Finance 1Property 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

  • Appointment dates missing for much of the board

Where to look Suggested search: confirming appointment dates on the public register.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00939400
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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