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Babcock DS 2019 Limited

Non-trading company

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 24

  1. Ilgi Kim 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Karen Louise Stewart 2018-2025 Director View profile
  3. Mark William Hardy 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Derek Malcolm Jones 2016-2024 Director View profile
  5. Franco Martinelli 2014-2016 Director View profile
  6. Timothy Michael Robert Pettigrew 2003-2016 Director View profile
  7. William Tame 2002-2014 Director View profile
  8. Nigel Robert Young 1998-2001 Director View profile
  9. Murray Simpson Easton 1997-2002 Director View profile
  10. William Alan Cramond 1997-2003 Director View profile
  11. William Mcewan Meir 1997-2001 Director View profile
  12. Alexander James Marsh 1997-1997 Director View profile
  13. Allan Keppie Smith 1997-1997 Director View profile
  14. Peter Rose 1995-1997 Director View profile
  15. Martyn Robert Frost 1994 Director View profile
  16. Godfrey Oliver Whitehead 1993 Director View profile
  17. Erik Alexander Steven Porter 1997 Director View profile
  18. Robert James Wetherall 1994 Director View profile
  19. Julia Mary Wood 2014-2017 Secretary View profile
  20. Valerie Francine Anne Teller 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Stanley Alan Royall Billiald 2004-2009 Secretary View profile
  22. John David Taylor Greig 1997-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Andrew Patrick Kennedy 1997-1997 Secretary View profile
  24. John Allen 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
11/02/1975
Registered office
Manchester
Previous names
Babcock Defence Systems Limited (until 23/09/2019)

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.

Group

  1. Babcock DS 2019 Limited is controlled by Babcock Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2025-03-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Babcock Company Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock Marine Holdings (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2025-03-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Babcock Marine Holdings (UK) Limited is controlled by Babcock Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Babcock Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock International Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Babcock International Group PLC.

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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.

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

1.4y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 52Finance 45Business services 24Dormant 19Public administration 12Other services 7Manufacturing 5Transport 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01199791
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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