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Defence Holdings PLC

Defence activities

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 17

  1. Jasmine Skee 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Jocelin Caldwell 2022-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael Scott Edwards 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. Simon Howard Walters 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Paul Sullivan 2020-2022 Director View profile
  6. Carleton John Curtis 2020-2021 Director View profile
  7. David Scott Gardner 2020-2022 Director View profile
  8. James Savage 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Dale Drake 2019-2022 Director View profile
  10. Kalum Lee Hourd 2019-2023 Director View profile
  11. Jonathan Franklin Bixby 2019-2019 Director View profile
  12. Westend Corporate LLP 2024-2025 Corporate-secretary View profile
  13. Paul Kingsley 2024-2024 Secretary View profile
  14. Clare Jarvis 2023-2023 Secretary View profile
  15. Nicholas James Lyth 2022-2023 Secretary View profile
  16. James Savage 2020-2022 Secretary View profile
  17. Timothy Vincent Le Druillenec 2019-2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

2 contracts · £226,617 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.

  • Project Strong - Sovereign Agentic Decision Support Prototype Buyer: Ministry of Defence £226,617 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Authority is seeking a supplier to produce a new novel, capability, of prototyping and developing a new capability that operates at the forefront of risk management to dynamically adjustment responses to the real time operating environm…

  • 715884538-Project Strong Buyer: Ministry of Defence Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Authority has placed a contract with the supplier to produce a new novel, capability, of prototyping and developing a new capability that operates at the forefront of risk management to dynamically adjustment responses to the real time …

About

What it does
Defence activities
Incorporated
03/09/2019
Registered office
London
Previous names
Cassel Capital PLC (until 19/05/2025)
Guild Esports PLC (until 28/01/2025)
The Lords Esports PLC (until 17/04/2020)

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.

  • Toro Consulting LTD ceased 2020-06-12
    25-50% shares · notified 2019-09-13
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. Defence Holdings PLC is controlled by Toro Consulting LTD
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2019-09-13, ceased 2020-06-12 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Toro Consulting LTD is controlled by Adam Roger Toro
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Adam Roger Toro.

1 other company 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.

7 directors on the board

1.7y median 1y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Tech and media 8Business services 1Other services 1Professional services 1Retail 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.

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
12187837
Status
Active
Type
Public 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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