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Horstman Defence Systems Limited

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

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Previous officers 22

  1. Mark Colin Allemby 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Florian Hofbauer 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Frank Hoffmann 2019-2019 Director View profile
  4. Ian Pain 2019-2024 Director View profile
  5. John Graham Harris 2001-2019 Director View profile
  6. Guy Mervyn Norris 1999-2001 Director View profile
  7. John Ralph Edwards 1999-2001 Director View profile
  8. Paul Gerard Briggs 1994-1999 Director View profile
  9. Alan John Brooks 2001 Director View profile
  10. Peter John Binns 1999 Director View profile
  11. Malcolm Kenneth Wood 1995 Director View profile
  12. Timothy John Holman 1999 Director View profile
  13. Peter Joseph Kinder Haslehurst 1998 Director View profile
  14. Bertram Howard Wormsley 1993 Director View profile
  15. Jeffrey Jacques Hobbs 1998 Director View profile
  16. Roy Morris 1994 Director View profile
  17. Horstman Holdings Limited 2014-2019 Corporate-secretary View profile
  18. Stephen Robert Maycock 2013-2014 Secretary View profile
  19. HW Machinery Limited 2011-2013 Corporate-secretary View profile
  20. Waterlinks Investments Limited 2005-2011 Corporate-secretary View profile
  21. Howard John Hindle 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  22. Paul Francis Barrett 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.
Incorporated
11/08/1980
Registered office
Bath

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.

  • John Graham Harris ceased 2017-04-05
    25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-05 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Horstman Holdings Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Horstman Defence Systems Limited is controlled by John Graham Harris
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-04-05, ceased 2017-04-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by John Graham Harris.

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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

3.5y median 3.7y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 2Professional services 2Health and social care 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
01511975
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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