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Babcock MSS Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Dr Shaun Doherty 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Iain Stuart Urquhart 2015-2022 Director View profile
  3. Franco Martinelli 2005-2015 Director View profile
  4. John Andrew Woollhead 2000-2004 Director View profile
  5. Alan Robert Robertson 1999-2005 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Graham Wigg 1997-2000 Director View profile
  7. Peter Charles Adams 1994-1996 Director View profile
  8. Graham Stuart Foster 1999 Director View profile
  9. Gerald Malcolm Hough 1994 Director View profile
  10. Eunice Ivy Payne 2012-2013 Secretary View profile
  11. Valerie Francine Anne Teller 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  12. Stanley Alan Royall Billiald 2004-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
06/03/1986

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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 MSS Limited is controlled by Babcock Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-30 · 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

5.4y median 3.4y
average tenure
11.1y
longest tenure

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
01996548
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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