Company
STS Defence Limited
STS Defence Limited is an active UK company (number 03193298), incorporated 1996, with 6 current directors including Peter Neumann and Dr David James Garrity. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Sarah Clough 2024-2025 View profile
- Jonathan James Bowley 2018-2024 View profile
- Richard Papanicolaou 2005-2017 View profile
- Peter David Miller 2004-2012 View profile
- Kevin Hilton 2004-2024 View profile
- Leszek Richard Litwinowicz 2004-2008 View profile
- David Gerwyn Evans 1996-2004 View profile
- Kevin Hilton 2011-2024 View profile
- Trevor Middleton 2004-2024 View profile
- Bethan Lisa Wheeler 2002-2004 View profile
- Michael George Papworth 1996-2002 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
2 contractsFrom 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.
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Tactical Communications Systems
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…
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Technology Services 4
This framework is for the provision of technology and digital consultancy services, transition and SIAM, end user services, infrastructure services, live service management and maintenance, asset management, application development and life…
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/05/1996
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Cicor UK LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2025-03-28 - KEY Technologies Limited ceased 2021-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Ensco 1416 Limited ceased 2021-09-30
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-09-30
Group
- STS Defence Limited
is controlled by Cicor UK LTD
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2025-03-28 · source: Companies House PSC register - Cicor UK LTD
is controlled by Philip John Inness
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-01-24, ceased 2021-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Philip John Inness.
6 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.
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
- Dr David James Garrity Director · appointed 2025
- Neil Raymond Elshaw Director · appointed 2025
- Alexander Hagemann Director · appointed 2024
- Peter Neumann Director · appointed 2026
- Ben Stancliffe Director · appointed 2024
- John Richard Prior Director · appointed 2025
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Dr David James Garrity Director · appointed 2025
- John Richard Prior Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Neil Raymond Elshaw Director · appointed 2025
- Alexander Hagemann Director · appointed 2024
- Peter Neumann Director · appointed 2026
- Ben Stancliffe Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Sarah Clough Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03193298
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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