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BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited

Building of ships and floating structures

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

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Previous officers 32

  1. Gareth Jeffrey Edwards 2021-2022 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Edward Timms 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Sunil Kumar Chaddah 2018-2021 Director View profile
  4. David Edward Bristow 2018-2022 Director View profile
  5. David John Mitchard 2017-2022 Director View profile
  6. Iain Stevenson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Michael John Howarth 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. Christopher Neil James Sparkes 2016-2018 Director View profile
  9. David Barry Gill 2014-2018 Director View profile
  10. Rory Mcculloch Fisher 2013-2014 Director View profile
  11. Martin Stephen Cooper 2013-2016 Director View profile
  12. Glynn Stuart Phillips 2011-2014 Director View profile
  13. Michael Ord 2011-2016 Director View profile
  14. Nigel Whitehead 2008-2009 Director View profile
  15. Ian Anthony Booth 2008-2009 Director View profile
  16. Robin John Imms 2008-2012 Director View profile
  17. Ian Graham King 2008-2008 Director View profile
  18. Dr Francesco Alberto Paonessa 2008-2008 Director View profile
  19. Andrew Oswell Bede Davies 2008-2009 Director View profile
  20. Alan John Johnston 2008-2011 Director View profile
  21. Peter Robert Earl 2008-2009 Director View profile
  22. Paul John Lester 2008-2009 Director View profile
  23. Sir Thomas John Parker 2008-2009 Director View profile
  24. Peter John Mcintosh 2008-2009 Director View profile
  25. Christopher John Cundy 2008-2009 Director View profile
  26. William Brown 2008-2008 Director View profile
  27. Victor Reginald Emery 2007-2008 Director View profile
  28. Alan John Tough 2007-2008 Director View profile
  29. Katherine Alexandra Prior 2024-2025 Secretary View profile
  30. George Edward Alexander Kent 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  31. Ann-Louise Holding 2007-2024 Secretary View profile
  32. David Stanley Parkes 2007-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

21 contracts · £680,899,195 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.

  • 704461451-710 - MSS/141-SPA689-CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2026-08-06 CPV 35500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Maritime Spares. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a Framework agreement to provide…

  • 704461451-710 - MSS/141-SPA688-CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2026-07-22 CPV 35500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Maritime Spares. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a Framework agreement to provide…

  • TTHC/0017 CONTRACTS FINDER AWARDED CONTRACT Buyer: Ministry of Defence £135,254,246 2026-07-01 CPV 50600000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Publishing of contract documents under Transparency requirements for the TTHC/0017 Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance Contract Extension

  • NJORD Call-Off Competition 1 - NTD, STX, BUC, BRZ - Contract Award Notice Buyer: Ministry of Defence £95,000,000 2026-02-26 CPV 35723000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NJORD Call-Off Competition 1 - NTD, STX, BUC, BRZ - Contract Award Notice

  • 704399451-89 - MSS/142 MRO100_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-11-18 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-69 - MSS/142 MRO075_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-10-31 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-93 - MSS/142 MRO089_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-10-31 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-94 - MSS/142 MRO102_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-10-28 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-46 - MSS/142 MRO055_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-09-25 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704471450-MSS/143-PD1-005 CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-09-05 CPV 71356300 Source: Contracts Finder

    PDaTS - Maritime Post Design and Technical Services. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set…

  • 704399451-71 - MSS/142 MRO082-CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-08-05 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-56 - MSS/142 MRO058_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-07-28 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704399451-49 - MSS/142 MRO061_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-07-02 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704471450-MSS/143-PD2-009 CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-06-11 CPV 71621000 Source: Contracts Finder

    PDaTS - Maritime Post Design and Technical Services. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set…

  • 704471450-MSS/143-PD5-001 CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-05-08 CPV 71356300 Source: Contracts Finder

    PDaTS - Maritime Post Design and Technical Services. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set…

  • 704399451-54 - MSS/142 MRO064_CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-05-06 CPV 50640000 Source: Contracts Finder

    MRO - Maritime Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaies (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set up a F…

  • 704471450-MSS/143-PD3-006 CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2025-03-06 CPV 71356300 Source: Contracts Finder

    PDaTS - Maritime Post Design and Technical Services. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set…

  • 704471450-MSS/143-PD2-001 CAN Buyer: Ministry of Defence £0 2024-09-05 CPV 71621000 Source: Contracts Finder

    PDaTS - Maritime Post Design and Technical Services. The Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. PPA has set…

  • 4000000 Buyer: Defence Sourcing Portal Value not published Date not published CPV 31221200 Source: Find a Tender

    A VTN for In-service support (including technical knowledge documentary support and the provision and integration of critical spares) in respect of the submarine motion control systems (including the hover and missile compensation systems) …

  • UK5 - Transparency Notice Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support £450,644,949 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Defence Equipment and Support, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a Defence and Security contract to BAE Surface Ships (BAES) for the Sting Ray Mid-Life Upgrade (SRMLU) Demonstration and Initial Manufacture Phase. The contrac…

  • TTHC/0017 Torpedoes Repair and Maintenance (TRAM) Buyer: Ministry of Defence Value not published Date not published CPV 50600000 Source: Find a Tender

    In Service Support of the Spearfish Heavyweight and Sting Ray Lightweight torpedoes.

About

What it does
Building of ships and floating structures
Incorporated
14/03/2007
Registered office
Camberley
Previous names
BVT Surface Fleet Limited (until 30/10/2009)
BAE Systems Surface Fleet Solutions Limited (until 01/07/2008)

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

5 grants · £497,356 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 · £465,713 (3 grants)
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £31,643 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £217,3962022-12-21
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £214,8622022-12-21
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £33,4562022-08-23
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £7,6762022-04-01
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy £23,9672021-09-01
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

4.4y median 4.1y
average tenure
5.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Public administration 8Finance 6Dormant 4Manufacturing 4Business services 3Professional services 2Tech and media 2Other 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
06160534
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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