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Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

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

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Previous officers 62

  1. Christopher John Bennett 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Oliver Mark Byers 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Steve Sear 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Mark Michael Charles Anderson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Owen Mackay 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dwight Lamar James 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Nathaniel Joseph Wenzil Pieper 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Ian Philip Woods 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. Perry Anthony Cantarutti 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Glen William Hauenstein 2013-2022 Director View profile
  11. Wayne Ivan Aaron 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Craig Stuart Kreeger 2013-2018 Director View profile
  13. Shai Joseph Weiss 2013-2025 Director View profile
  14. John Patrick Moorhead 2012-2013 Director View profile
  15. Peter Michael Russell Norris 2012-2026 Director View profile
  16. Keith Texas Roberts 2012-2013 Director View profile
  17. Phee Teik Yeoh 2011-2013 Director View profile
  18. Eng Wan Joey Seow 2010-2011 Director View profile
  19. Timothy James Livett 2010-2014 Director View profile
  20. Pee Teck Tan 2010-2013 Director View profile
  21. Hon Chew Chan 2010-2013 Director View profile
  22. Chin Hwee Ng 2010-2013 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Mark Griffiths 2009-2013 Director View profile
  24. Jonathan James Peachey 2008-2012 Director View profile
  25. Paul Wah Liang Tan 2008-2013 Director View profile
  26. Soo Khiang Bey 2008-2010 Director View profile
  27. David Andrew Baxby 2006-2013 Director View profile
  28. Tee Hooi Teoh 2006-2010 Director View profile
  29. Choon Phong Goh 2006-2006 Director View profile
  30. Sir Brian Ivor Pitman 2004-2010 Director View profile
  31. Cheng Eng Huang 2003-2008 Director View profile
  32. Mervyn Sirisena 2003-2004 Director View profile
  33. Choon Seng Chew 2003-2006 Director View profile
  34. Stephen Thomas Murphy 2001-2012 Director View profile
  35. Julie Helen Southern 2001-2013 Director View profile
  36. Chung Wah Syn 2001-2003 Director View profile
  37. Lyell Francis Strambi 2001-2008 Director View profile
  38. Tjhoen Onn Thoeng 2000-2008 Director View profile
  39. Steven Richard Bowker 2000-2001 Director View profile
  40. Gordon Douglas Mccallum 2000-2022 Director View profile
  41. Ian Steven Burroughs 2000-2000 Director View profile
  42. Mark Poole 2000-2012 Director View profile
  43. Alan James Chambers 2000-2001 Director View profile
  44. Michael Jiak Ngee Tan 2000-2004 Director View profile
  45. William Seng Koon Tan 2000-2001 Director View profile
  46. Dr Choong Kong Cheong 2000-2003 Director View profile
  47. Kay Wee Sim 2000-2000 Director View profile
  48. William George Sutton 1997-1997 Director View profile
  49. Nightingale, James Handley, Captain 1994-1995 Director View profile
  50. Frances Elizabeth Brandon-Farrow 1994-2008 Director View profile
  51. Stephen Blakeney Ridgway 1994-2013 Director View profile
  52. Paul Dennis Griffiths 1993-2001 Director View profile
  53. David Martin Tait 1993-2001 Director View profile
  54. Nigel Edward Primrose 2000 Director View profile
  55. Roy Alfred Wallace Gardner 2000 Director View profile
  56. Sydney Dennis Pennington 1994 Director View profile
  57. Trevor Michael Abbott 1997 Director View profile
  58. Kenneth Malcolm Berry 1992 Director View profile
  59. Julian Homerstone 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  60. Ian Mario Joseph De Sousa 2000-2020 Secretary View profile
  61. Andrew Raymond Avann 1992-2000 Secretary View profile
  62. Nicholas John Baker 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

3 contracts

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.

About

Incorporated
26/11/1981

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. Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited is controlled by Virgin Travel Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Virgin Travel Group Limited is controlled by Virgin Atlantic TWO Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Virgin Atlantic TWO Limited is controlled by Virgin Atlantic Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Virgin Atlantic Limited is controlled by Delta AIR Lines, INC.
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Delta AIR Lines, INC..

14 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

3 grants · £472,130 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 Science, Innovation and Technology · £287,278
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £166,900
  • Department for Education · £17,952

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £166,9002022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £287,2782022-03-24
  • Department for Education £17,9522020-04-01
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.

12 directors on the board

4.8y median 4.2y
average tenure
13.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (12)

0
also govern a charity

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 42Transport 16Business services 15Other services 7Finance 3Retail and trade 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
01600117
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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