Company · Lincoln
Inzpire Limited
Defence activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Brendan Nolan 2022-2025 View profile
- Simon Jamie Gilbert 2021-2022 View profile
- Steven Brunning 2020-2022 View profile
- Richard Ian Havercroft 2020-2023 View profile
- Alex Mitchell 2019-2021 View profile
- Jonny Priest 2017-2022 View profile
- Christopher Stevens 2014-2018 View profile
- Alan Whittle 2014-2023 View profile
- Sarah Louise Stern 2014-2019 View profile
- Martin Christopher Rowland 2013-2018 View profile
- Alan Wood 2009-2009 View profile
- Michael James Simpson 2007-2014 View profile
- Ian James Ansell MBE 2005-2010 View profile
- Mark Steven Boyes 2005-2020 View profile
- Jessica Anna Wood 2012-2022 View profile
- Michael James Simpson 2011-2012 View profile
- Hugh Michael Griffiths 2005-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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Public contracts won
2 contracts · £502,440 totalFrom 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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Air Warfare Education and Training (AWE&T) Capability
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About
- What it does
- Defence activities
- Incorporated
- 19/05/2005
- Registered office
- Lincoln
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Qinetiq Holdings Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2023-03-29 - Inzpire Holdings Limited ceased 2023-03-29
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Inzpire Limited
is controlled by Qinetiq Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2023-03-29 · source: Companies House PSC register - Qinetiq Holdings Limited
is controlled by Qinetiq Group Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Qinetiq Group Holdings Limited
is controlled by Qinetiq Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Qinetiq Group PLC.
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- Cuesim Limited
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- Optasense Holdings Limited
- 08219440
- Qinetiq Pension Scheme Trustee Limited
- Qinetiq Limited
- Qinetiq PFP Limited Partnership
- Qinetiq Target Services Limited
- Qinetiq GP Limited
- Gyldan 5 Limited
- Sensoptics Limited
- Qinetiq Target Systems Limited
- 05190861
- Qinetiq Group Holdings Limited
- Precis (2187) Limited
- Qinetiq Holdings Limited
- Graphics Research Corporation Limited
- Qinetiq Estates Limited
- Qinetiq Group PLC
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
1 grant · £750 total360Giving 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 Education · £750
Most recent
- Department for Education
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
- Osborn, Philip Colin, Air Marshal Director · appointed 2020
- James Richard Willis Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Michael Shaw Director · appointed 2019
- Jon Anthony Smith Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Osborn, Philip Colin, Air Marshal Director · appointed 2020
- Andrew Michael Shaw Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Jon Anthony Smith Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Osborn, Philip Colin, Air Marshal Director · appointed 2020
- James Richard Willis Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew Michael Shaw Director · appointed 2019
Left in the last 12 months
- Brendan Nolan Director · appointed 2022 · 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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05456427
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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