Company
William Cook Aviation Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Michael Keith Hodgson 2008-2024 View profile
- Robert William Granville Pickford 2007-2017 View profile
- Sir Andrew John Cook 2006-2007 View profile
- Neil Anthony Maskrey 2006-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/09/2006
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.
- William Cook Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- William Cook Aviation Limited
is controlled by William Cook Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - William Cook Holdings Limited
is controlled by Andrew John Cook
Evidence
active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust), appoints directors (trust), significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Andrew John Cook.
22 other companies in this group
- William Cook Machining Limited
- William Cook Defence Limited
- William Cook Properties Limited
- Crowle Wharf Engineers Limited
- Astrum (UK) Limited
- William Cook Precision Limited
- William Cook Leeds Limited
- William Cook Rail Limited
- William Cook Leaseholds Limited
- Cook Precision Ceramic Castings Limited
- Chesterfield Metal Technologies Limited
- William Cook Cast Products Limited
- William Cook NDT Limited
- Glentworth Rail Limited
- William Cook Estates Limited
- William Cook Holdings Limited
- William Cook Limited
- William Cook (MS) 2018 Limited
- Ocsaif Limited
- William Cook Publishing Limited
- William Cook Integrity Limited
- William Cook Master Patterns Limited
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.
2 directors on the board
- William James Cook Director · appointed 2024
- Philip John Ross Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- William James Cook Director · appointed 2024
- Philip John Ross Director · appointed 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05922668
- 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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