Company
MSI-Defence Systems LTD
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Shelley Louise AshcroftDirector · since 2024
- Theresa Helen Nicola DeanDirector · since 2024
- David Victor CodlingDirector · since 2020
- John GibbonsDirector · since 2019
- Thomas Arthur WestDirector · since 2019
- John MeldrumDirector · since 2017
- Barry LarkeDirector · since 2008
- Michael Patrick Andrew O'ConnellDirector
- Michael James BellDirector
Previous officers 24
- Darren John Luck 2026-2026 View profile
- Leonie Jade James 2022-2025 View profile
- Robert William Howells 2018-2024 View profile
- Daniel Grosch 2018-2020 View profile
- Claire Marie Summers 2018-2020 View profile
- Jan Quentin Robjohn 2017-2019 View profile
- John Anthony Byrne 2017-2018 View profile
- Julian David Owens 2016-2018 View profile
- Matthew Alistair Pryor 2015-2018 View profile
- Ian Russell Fuller 2014-2015 View profile
- Stuart Hossack 2014-2016 View profile
- Gareth Charles Thomas 2014-2020 View profile
- Mark John Douglas 2014-2017 View profile
- Robert John Wade 2012-2013 View profile
- Paul Bowen 2010-2017 View profile
- Ian Paul Davis 2009-2013 View profile
- Peter Thomas Fellows 2009-2016 View profile
- David John Baker 2008-2009 View profile
- David George Hansell 2008-2014 View profile
- David John Williams 1991-2002 View profile
- Vernon Honour 1992 View profile
- David Pyle 2013 View profile
- Geoffrey Price Hough 2002 View profile
- Philip Alan Gentle 2008-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 23/05/1969
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.
- MS International PLC
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- MSI-Defence Systems LTD
is controlled by MS International PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by MS International PLC.
11 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
1 grant · £1,000 total360Giving 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 Education · £1,000
Most recent
- Department for Education
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.
9 directors on the board
- Michael Patrick Andrew O'Connell Director
- Thomas Arthur West Director · appointed 2019
- Theresa Helen Nicola Dean Director · appointed 2024
- David Victor Codling Director · appointed 2020
- Barry Larke Director · appointed 2008
- Michael James Bell Director
- John Gibbons Director · appointed 2019
- Shelley Louise Ashcroft Director · appointed 2024
- John Meldrum Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Thomas Arthur West Director · appointed 2019
- Barry Larke Director · appointed 2008
- John Gibbons Director · appointed 2019
- John Meldrum Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (6)
- Thomas Arthur West Director · appointed 2019
- Theresa Helen Nicola Dean Director · appointed 2024
- David Victor Codling Director · appointed 2020
- Barry Larke Director · appointed 2008
- John Gibbons Director · appointed 2019
- John Meldrum Director · appointed 2017
Portfolio (3)
- Michael Patrick Andrew O'Connell Director
- Michael James Bell Director
- Shelley Louise Ashcroft Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Darren John Luck Director · appointed 2026 · resigned 2026
- Leonie Jade James Director · appointed 2022 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- 00954839
- 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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