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Company · Dunfermline

Bluebox Aviation Systems Limited

Business and domestic software development

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Gordon Cameron Livingstone 2022-2026 Director View profile
  2. Paul Lawrence Rayson 2022-2026 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Charles Gordon Mackie 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Hugh John Patrick Stewart 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Patrick Graham 2010-2010 Director View profile
  6. Peter Bishop 2010-2016 Director View profile
  7. Barrie Philip Gordon David 2004-2007 Director View profile
  8. Ian Patrick Aston 2004-2005 Director View profile
  9. Murray Kirk Skelton 2004-2010 Secretary View profile
  10. David George Mclennan Brown 2004-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
04/05/2004
Registered office
Dunfermline
Previous names
Aviit Limited (until 05/02/2018)

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. Bluebox Aviation Systems Limited is controlled by Bluebox Systems Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-01-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Bluebox Systems Group Limited is controlled by Dawson Media Direct Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-01-11 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Dawson Media Direct Limited is controlled by Smiths News Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Smiths News Trading Limited is controlled by Smiths News Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. Smiths News Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths News PLC.

22 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.

3 directors on the board

10.2y median 14.3y
average tenure
16y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC267388
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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