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Utac Special Vehicles UK LTD

Technical testing and analysis

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

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Pierre-Edouard Arbel 2021-2023 Director View profile
Andrew Edward Bass Nelson 2017-2021 Director View profile
Alexander Mark Burns 2017-2020 Director View profile

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £1,184,768 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.

Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services Buyer: FCDO Services £195,693 2025-10-31 CPV 34114000 Source: Contracts Finder
Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services for deployment overseas Ref : CCS Framework RM6244 (Lot 10)
*FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY* Protected and Modified Civilian Profile Vehicles (PaMCPV) Procurement Framework Agreement Contract Award Notice Buyer: DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT £1 2025-10-01 CPV 34111000 Source: Contracts Finder
*FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY* Further details of the original opportunity can be found at: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003740-2025 The MOD requires protected mobility vehicles for many of its tasks. This requirem…
Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services Buyer: FCDO Services £376,364 2025-07-21 CPV 34100000 Source: Contracts Finder
Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services for deployment overseas Ref : CCS Framework RM6244 (Lot 10)
Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services Buyer: FCDO Services £612,710 2024-11-30 CPV 34100000 Source: Contracts Finder
Provision of Armoured Vehicles and Associated Services for deployment overseas Ref : CCS Framework RM6244 (Lot 10) - XLY120/148/24JM
Framework for the Provision to Purchase Civilian Armoured Vehicles and Associated Support Services Buyer: FCDO Services Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
The Contracting Authority has awarded a multi-lot Open Framework Agreement, commencing on 12 June 2026, with a maximum term of eight (8) years. The Framework has been awarded to suitably qualified and experienced armourers for the manufactu…

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About

What it does: Technical testing and analysis
Incorporated: 23/10/2017
Registered office: Bedford
Previous names: Utac Special Vehicles LTD (until 12/05/2022)
Millbrook Special Vehicles Limited (until 29/04/2022)

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.

Spectris Group Holdings Limited ceased 2021-02-01
75-100% shares · notified 2017-10-23

Group

Utac Special Vehicles UK LTD is controlled by Spectris Group Holdings Limited
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ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2017-10-23, ceased 2021-02-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Spectris Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Spectris Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Spectris Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Bidco Limited
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active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
Project Aurora Bidco Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Holdco 2 Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Project Aurora Holdco 2 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Holdco 1 Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Project Aurora Holdco 1 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Midco 2 Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-21 · source: Companies House PSC register
Project Aurora Midco 2 Limited is controlled by Project Aurora Midco Limited
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active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Project Aurora Midco Limited.

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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.

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.

2 directors on the board

Kirsty Anne Henderson Andrew Director · appointed 2017
Connor Mccormack Director · appointed 2020

7.2y median 7.2y

average tenure

8.7y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Kirsty Anne Henderson Andrew Director · appointed 2017

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

Kirsty Anne Henderson Andrew Director · appointed 2017
Connor Mccormack Director · appointed 2020

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 4Finance 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: 11025363
Status: Active
Type: Private Limited Company
Accounts next due: 30/09/2027
Edition: Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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