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Orbital Express Launch Limited

Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Keith John Barclay 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. Simon Paul King 2020-2025 Director View profile
  3. John Norman May 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Kristian Von Bengtson 2015-2025 Director View profile
  5. John David Whelan 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Christopher Coleridge 2015-2015 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Nigel Larmour 2015-2023 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
Incorporated
08/05/2015
Registered office
London
Previous names
Moonspike Limited (until 29/01/2016)

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. Orbital Express Launch Limited is controlled by Christopher Nigel Larmour
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-05-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Christopher Nigel Larmour.

2 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

1 grant · £585,566 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 · £585,566

Most recent

  • Department for Science, Innovation and Technology £585,5662018-07-13
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.

7 directors on the board

4.6y median 2.5y
average tenure
8.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 2Professional services 1Property 1Tech and media 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
09580714
Status
In Administration
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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