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Virgin Atlantic Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 18

  1. Christopher John Bennett 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Oliver Mark Byers 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. Steve Sear 2020-2021 Director View profile
  4. Mark Michael Charles Anderson 2019-2019 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Owen Mackay 2017-2020 Director View profile
  6. Dwight Lamar James 2016-2022 Director View profile
  7. Nathaniel Joseph Wenzil Pieper 2015-2017 Director View profile
  8. Ian Philip Woods 2014-2021 Director View profile
  9. Perry Anthony Cantarutti 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. Timothy James Livett 2014-2014 Director View profile
  11. Craig Stuart Kreeger 2014-2018 Director View profile
  12. Glen William Hauenstein 2014-2022 Director View profile
  13. Wayne Ivan Aaron 2014-2016 Director View profile
  14. Shai Joseph Weiss 2014-2025 Director View profile
  15. Peter Michael Russell Norris 2014-2026 Director View profile
  16. Gordon Douglas Mccallum 2014-2022 Director View profile
  17. Julian Homerstone 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  18. Ian Mario Joseph De Sousa 2014-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/01/2014

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. Virgin Atlantic Limited is controlled by Delta AIR Lines, INC.
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Delta AIR Lines, INC..

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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

2 grants · £333,141 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 · £333,141 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £45,8632022-11-15
  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £287,2782022-03-24
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.

12 directors on the board

5.3y median 4.8y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (12)

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.

Professional services 30Transport 28Business services 15Other services 7Finance 3Retail and trade 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
08867781
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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