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Cranfield Airport Operations Limited

Service activities incidental to air transportation

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 19

  1. Michael John Tooth Hewetson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Stewart Arthur James Elsmore 2012-2017 Director View profile
  3. Mary Elizabeth Gill 2009-2012 Director View profile
  4. Philip John Aspinall 2002-2024 Director View profile
  5. Professor Clifford Michael Friend 2002-2015 Director View profile
  6. Professor Trevor Taylor 1999-2009 Director View profile
  7. Angela Helen Gillibrand 1999-1999 Director View profile
  8. Robin Ivan Howard 1994-2013 Director View profile
  9. Helen Rachel Dunn 1994-2000 Director View profile
  10. Professor Alexander Brown 1994-1999 Director View profile
  11. Professor Frank Robinson Hartley 1993-1994 Director View profile
  12. Philip John Loft 1993-1994 Director View profile
  13. David Harry Bate 1993-2002 Director View profile
  14. Rama Warren Nand-Lal 1993 Director View profile
  15. Jonathan Keith Haynes 2008-2017 Secretary View profile
  16. Richard Alan Charles Sears 1998-2008 Secretary View profile
  17. Alasdair Maciver 1998-1998 Secretary View profile
  18. Richard Roland Wood 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  19. Stanley Thomas Mccombie 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Service activities incidental to air transportation
Incorporated
10/04/1987
Registered office
Bedford
Previous names
Novaswift Ventures Limited (until 07/03/2017)
Sudbury House Hotel Limited (until 03/06/2013)

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. Cranfield Airport Operations Limited is controlled by Cranfield Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-08-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Cranfield Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Cranfield University
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Cranfield University.

16 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

4 grants · £247,500 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 · £130,742 (2 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £116,759 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £78,3592022-04-01
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £121,7132022-03-24
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £9,0292022-03-24
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £38,4002020-12-01
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.

3 directors on the board

8.8y median 9.4y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

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 3Education 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02121927
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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