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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited

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

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Previous officers 46

  1. Richard John Franklin 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Philip John Brownnett 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Philippe Pham 2019-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicolas Chamussy 2017-2019 Director View profile
  5. Luis Miguel Cardoso Do Amaral Gomes 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Lord David Lindsay Willetts 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Patrick Wood 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Abdel-Ilah Marrakchi 2015-2022 Director View profile
  9. Gwenaelle De La Raudiere 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Joseph Charles French 2011-2015 Director View profile
  11. Colin Paynter 2010-2020 Director View profile
  12. Robert Laine 2008-2010 Director View profile
  13. Bruno Le Stradic 2008-2019 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey John Clarke 2008-2014 Director View profile
  15. Sarah Parker 2007-2020 Director View profile
  16. Dr Matthew Perkins 2007-2014 Director View profile
  17. Dr John Richard Forrest 2006-2013 Director View profile
  18. Olof Ingemar Lundberg 2006-2010 Director View profile
  19. Professor Christopher Maxwell Snowden 2005-2006 Director View profile
  20. Elon Musk 2005-2008 Director View profile
  21. Gregory Kevin Melly 2004-2008 Director View profile
  22. Professor Bernard Lawson Weiss 2003-2005 Director View profile
  23. Dr Wei Sun 2001-2005 Director View profile
  24. Martin Day 2000-2005 Director View profile
  25. Dr Joseph Vincent Carey 1999-2000 Director View profile
  26. Mark Nicholas Allery 1999-2005 Director View profile
  27. Edwin Dean Milton 1997-1999 Director View profile
  28. Professor Michael Joseph Kelly 1996-2002 Director View profile
  29. Professor Patrick Joseph Dowling 1994-2005 Director View profile
  30. Ward, Jeffrey, Doctor 1994-2007 Director View profile
  31. John Antony Holt 1994-2006 Director View profile
  32. Anthony John Knapp 1992-2000 Director View profile
  33. Prof Alastair Walker 1992-1996 Director View profile
  34. Leonard John Kail 1992 Director View profile
  35. Dr Geoffrey Keith Charles Pardoe 1993 Director View profile
  36. Professor Anthony Kelly 1994 Director View profile
  37. Venetia Caroline Carpenter 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  38. Caroline Peace 2017-2019 Secretary View profile
  39. Alan Shaw 2015-2017 Secretary View profile
  40. Caroline Peace 2010-2015 Secretary View profile
  41. Helen Margaret Perkins 2007-2010 Secretary View profile
  42. Frances Diana Smith 1999-2007 Secretary View profile
  43. Donna Mary Eavis 1998-1999 Secretary View profile
  44. John James Inman 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  45. Delia Gilchrist 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  46. Nicholas John Crotch 1992-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
23/05/1985

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. Surrey Satellite Technology Limited is controlled by Airbus Defence and Space Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Airbus Defence and Space Limited.

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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.

Grants received

4 grants · £1,805,794 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 · £1,805,794 (4 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £1,481,6882024-02-06
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £78,9092023-10-02
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £170,2502023-10-02
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £74,9472023-07-31
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.

6 directors on the board

3.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
8.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Business services 3Other services 2Professional services 2Manufacturing 1Public administration 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
01916260
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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