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Company · Bishop Auckland

Cook Defence Systems Limited

Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Christopher David Seymour 2016-2026 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Bednarek 2013-2013 Director View profile
  3. Kevin John Grayley 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Philip James Ingram MBE 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Sir Andrew John Cook 2009-2017 Director View profile
  6. Philip John Ross 2024-2026 Secretary View profile
  7. Michael Keith Hodgson 2011-2024 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft; Defence activities
Incorporated
15/01/2009
Registered office
Bishop Auckland
Previous names
Cook Track Systems Limited (until 28/09/2010)

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.

Group

  1. Cook Defence Systems Limited is controlled by Heico-Cook Defence LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-02 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Heico-Cook Defence LTD.

3 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.

Financials

Net assets
£10,379,379
Total assets
£10,467,331
Cash
£1,066,103
Employees
6
Turnover
£51,391,158
Profit/loss
£4,099,404

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-28. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

4.4y median 0.1y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 9Finance 4Dormant 2Retail and trade 2Business services 1Construction 1Professional services 1Property 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
06792266
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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