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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 34

  1. Clifford Mark Robson 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Paul Sybray Inman 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Andrea Jayne Thompson 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Martin Taylor 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Fillingham 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Christopher George Boardman 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Brian William Ierland 2011-2021 Director View profile
  8. Kevin Brendan Taylor 2010-2017 Director View profile
  9. Michael John Wills 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. Peter Robert Earl 2009-2020 Director View profile
  11. Nigel Whitehead 2009-2018 Director View profile
  12. Peter John Lynas 2009-2020 Director View profile
  13. Guy Rhodri Griffiths 2009-2017 Director View profile
  14. Ian Graham King 2008-2017 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Vincent Geoghegan 2006-2007 Director View profile
  16. Steven Lewis Mogford 2002-2007 Director View profile
  17. Ann-Louise Holding 2001-2006 Director View profile
  18. Michael Lester 2000-2006 Director View profile
  19. Terence Robert William Black 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. George Wilfred Rose 1998-2011 Director View profile
  21. Stuart Paul Carroll 1997-1999 Director View profile
  22. Sydney Gillibrand 1995-1995 Director View profile
  23. Richard Harry Evans 1995-2004 Director View profile
  24. John Pix Weston 1995-2002 Director View profile
  25. Michael John Turner 1995-2008 Director View profile
  26. Susan Doreen Windridge 1993-1997 Director View profile
  27. William Anthony Rice 1993-1993 Director View profile
  28. Richard Douglas Lapthorne 1993-1999 Director View profile
  29. John Reid Hewitson 1993-1995 Director View profile
  30. Philip John Lee 1993 Director View profile
  31. Robert David Smith 1993 Director View profile
  32. Anthony Clarke 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  33. David Stanley Parkes 1993-2024 Secretary View profile
  34. Christopher Starling 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

13 contracts · £1,452,928 total

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.

  • Support to Dstl Space domain Operational Research MMTD development Buyer: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory £440,000 2026-03-06 CPV 73000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    This contract has been awarded.

  • 715352466 - Navy Command Baseline Toolset Buyer: Ministry of Defence £1,012,928 2025-09-29 CPV 72212983 Source: Contracts Finder

    FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - Contract has been awarded via the ASTRID framework

  • Hawk T Mk2 In-Service-Support contract Extension Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team Value not published Date not published CPV 50211100 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract extension to provide In-Service-Support on Hawk T Mk2 aircraft for period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 to allow the Authority time to reassess the strategic direction for the provision for Hawk ISS and activate the resultant s…

  • The provision of Post design Services for Hawk T Mk1/1a & Hawk T Mk2 aircraft. Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team Value not published Date not published CPV 50210000 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract extension to provide Post Design Services on Hawk T Mk1/1a & Hawk T Mk2 aircraft for period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 to allow the Authority time to reassess the strategic direction for the provision for Hawk ISS and activa…

  • The provision of In Service Support for Hawk T Mk1/1a aircraft Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team Value not published Date not published CPV 50211100 Source: Find a Tender

    Contract extension to provide In-Service-Support on Hawk T Mk1/1a aircraft for period 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022 to allow the Authority time to reassess the strategic direction for the provision for Hawk ISS and activate the resultan…

  • Post Design Services (PDS) & Repairs for the Mobile Test Facility (MTF) Vehicle Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Situational Awareness Command and Control (SACC) Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a contract to BAE Systems (Operations) Limited (the Contractor) for the support of the One Mobile Test …

  • Tactical Communications Systems Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Specialised military-grade tactical communication and information systems, including hardware, software, associated design, implementation, and support services. To be deployed in active battlefield environments for critical real-time opera…

    Framework
  • Space Technology Solutions Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 Buyer: Crown Commercial Service Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This framework enables public sector organisations to procure suppliers to deliver digital, data, and technology services in line with government policies, standards, and best practices. The scope for this framework contract supports delive…

    Framework
  • P2025-223 - Digital Twin Design Centre US DoD High Level Architecture Compliant Software Buyer: DIGITAL CATAPULT Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Digital Twin Design Centre, based in Belfast, delivers programmes to help businesses across the UK to demystify, demonstrate, and deploy digital twins. With expert support, test environments and tools to experiment and validate, combine…

  • 714923453 BBMF Lancaster Aircraft PDS Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of Post Design Services (PDS) for the Lancaster Aircraft, along with associated supporting activities.

  • NERC - Annual Continued Airworthiness services Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NERC - Annual Continued Airworthiness services by BAE for aircraft.

About

Incorporated
06/03/1986

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. BAE Systems (Operations) Limited is controlled by BAE Systems Enterprises Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BAE Systems Enterprises Limited is controlled by BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited is controlled by BAE Systems PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by BAE Systems PLC.

163 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

32 grants · £4,178,840 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 Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £2,947,336 (20 grants)
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £1,194,504 (11 grants)
  • Department for Education · £37,000

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £57,4142024-03-07
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £18,9552023-07-27
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £12,0682023-07-27
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £100,1382022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £625,0662022-04-01
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.

4 directors on the board

3.1y median 3.4y
average tenure
3.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Finance 3Business services 2Dormant 2Manufacturing 2Professional services 1Public administration 1Transport 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
01996687
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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