AnyVision (U.K.) Limited
AnyVision (U.K.) Limited is a company on the UK Companies House register in the defence, security, surveillance or dual-use technology sector with documented business ties to Israel. This profile is part of UK companies linked to 'Israel'; see UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology for how companies were selected and scored.
Profile
- Category: P (former) (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
- Company number: 11712037[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 62012 - Business and domestic software development
- Registered office: 6.12 Central House, 1 Ballards Lane, London, United Kingdom, N3 1LQ
- Listing / market cap: Not listed (parent private).
Israel connection:
- CH: AnyVision Interactive Technologies Ltd (Holon, Israel) notified as PSC on 5 Dec 2018 and ceased the same day. Current statement: no registrable person.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Anyvision Interactive Technologies Ltd (ceased) — address: 26, Building A, 4th Floor, Harokmim St, Holon, Israel, Israel, 5885849 Notified on 5 December 2018 Ceased on 5 December 2018 Governing law Israeli Companies Law Legal form Limited Liability Corporation Place registered Israeli Registration number 515396056 Incorporated in Israel Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
- Statement: The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company
Directors (CH; 3 director appointments, 1 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Stein | August 1957 | Jul 2025–present | |
| Ailon Etshtein | February 1987 | Dec 2018–Feb 2021 | |
| Avraham Golan | December 1962 | Feb 2021–Jul 2025 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Unaudited abridged accounts to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 29 Jun 2026); no P&L filed. OCR: net assets ≈£417k (2024: ≈£300k); 1 employee.[2]
Arms trade involvement: Not arms. Facial-recognition software.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Not documented beyond the checkpoint use below.
Activities in the occupied territories: Covington & Burling's audit for Microsoft found AnyVision technology used at border-crossing checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank, but not in a West Bank mass-surveillance programme. Microsoft divested in Mar 2020.[3]
Links to the Israeli government: Unknown.
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found. Searches covered the WZO, JNF/KKL, Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- Microsoft divestment (above).
See also
- UK companies linked to 'Israel'
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Alphabetical
- UK Companies with Address or Ownership Links to Israel - Ranked by density of connection
- UK Companies with documented links to business activity in the Occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Golan
- UK defence, security, surveillance and dual-use technology companies with documented business ties to 'Israel'
- UK companies linked to 'Israel': Methodology
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AnyVision (U.K.) Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ AnyVision (U.K.) Limited filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ Reuters, Reuters Reuters.