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Babcock Land Defence Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 21

  1. Paul Lloyd Edwards 2023-2026 Director View profile
  2. Joanna Kay Rayson 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Christopher John Leo Spicer 2023-2026 Director View profile
  4. Dr Shaun Doherty 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Louise Catherine Atkinson 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Tom Newman 2021-2023 Director View profile
  7. Steven West 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. Samuel Michael White 2020-2021 Director View profile
  9. James Mark Dixon 2018-2020 Director View profile
  10. Richard Hewitt Taylor 2017-2021 Director View profile
  11. John Richard Davies 2017-2021 Director View profile
  12. Karen Veronica Hayzen-Smith 2016-2017 Director View profile
  13. Robert Hartley Pemberton 2016-2020 Director View profile
  14. Roger Andrew Hardy 2015-2017 Director View profile
  15. Mark David Lawton 2015-2020 Director View profile
  16. Nicolas Charles Anderson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  17. Iain Stuart Urquhart 2015-2022 Director View profile
  18. Jonathan David Cohen 2015-2023 Director View profile
  19. Carole Anne Bennett Tolley 2015-2015 Director View profile
  20. David Peter Williams 2014-2015 Director View profile
  21. David Roy English 2014-2015 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £197,584,419 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.

About

Incorporated
26/11/2014

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. Babcock Land Defence Limited is controlled by Babcock Land Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Babcock Land Limited is controlled by Babcock Defence & Security Holdings LLP
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Babcock Defence & Security Holdings LLP is controlled by Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting (LLP), 75-100% surplus assets (LLP), right to appoint and remove members (LLP) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Limited is controlled by Babcock Defence Systems Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Babcock Defence Systems Limited is controlled by Babcock Southern Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. Babcock Southern Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock Overseas Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. Babcock Overseas Investments Limited is controlled by Babcock Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  8. Babcock Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  9. Babcock (UK) Holdings Limited is controlled by Babcock International Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Babcock International Group PLC.

197 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.

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.

6 directors on the board

2.5y median 1y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (6)

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 40Finance 30Business services 20Public administration 13Dormant 12Other services 7Tech and media 6Manufacturing 5

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
09329025
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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