BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
BAE Systems (Operations) 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
| BAE Systems (Operations) Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 6 March 1986 |
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| Headquarters | Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX |
| Industry | 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 84220 - Defence activities |
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| Parent | BAE Systems Enterprises Limited |
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- Category: S (supplier of arms/components to Israel (UK export licences) or to the F-35 programme Israel takes part in)
- Company number: 01996687[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 84220 - Defence activities
- Registered office: Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX
- Previous names: British Aerospace (Operations) Limited (30 Jun 1993 – 23 Feb 2000); Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals Limited (27 Nov 1986 – 30 Jun 1993); RO Wimet Limited (25 Jun 1986 – 27 Nov 1986); Dikappa (Number 393) Limited (06 Mar 1986 – 25 Jun 1986)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent BAE Systems plc (above).
Israel connection:
- CAAT F-35 OGEL list names 'BAE Systems (Operations) Limited'.[2] The F-35 OGEL covers exports to the global F-35 programme. CAAT notes that it is unclear which UK sites make which parts for which F-35 customers. Since Sept 2024 the OGEL cannot be used to ship directly to Israel, but parts can still reach Israeli jets via the US or the global spares pool.[2][3]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- BAE Systems Enterprises Limited (active) — address: Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law United Kingdom (England) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 782930 Incorporated in England Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 37 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| Susan Sarah Addison | October 1974 | Jan 2023–present | |
| Simon Richard Barnes | July 1981 | Mar 2024–present | |
| Herman Leo Martha Claesen | December 1970 | Mar 2023–present | |
| Gareth Jeffrey Edwards | September 1975 | Mar 2023–present | |
| Terence Robert William Black | September 1959 | Feb 1999–May 2001 | |
| Christopher George Boardman | June 1961 | Jan 2018–Dec 2021 | |
| Stuart Paul Carroll | July 1951 | Jan 1997–Feb 1999 | |
| Peter Robert Earl | May 1960 | Mar 2009–May 2020 | |
| Richard Harry Evans | July 1942 | May 1995–Jun 2004 | |
| Thomas Fillingham | July 1964 | May 2020–Dec 2022 | |
| Christopher Vincent Geoghegan | June 1954 | Jan 2006–Dec 2007 | |
| Sydney Gillibrand | June 1934 | May 1995–Jun 1995 | |
| Guy Rhodri Griffiths | July 1957 | Mar 2009–Dec 2017 | |
| John Reid Hewitson | February 1939 | Jun 1993–Jul 1995 | |
| Ann-Louise Holding | February 1961 | May 2001–Jan 2006 | |
| Brian William Ierland | April 1965 | Mar 2011–Aug 2021 | |
| Paul Sybray Inman | July 1966 | Aug 2021–Feb 2023 | |
| Mr. Ian Graham King | April 1956 | Sep 2008–Jun 2017 | |
| Richard Douglas Lapthorne | April 1943 | Jun 1993–Jan 1999 | |
| Philip John Lee | September 1943 | pre-Sep 1992–Jun 1993 | |
| Michael Lester | March 1940 | Nov 2000–Dec 2006 | |
| Mr. Peter John Lynas | March 1958 | Mar 2009–Mar 2020 | |
| Steven Lewis Mogford | June 1956 | Apr 2002–May 2007 | |
| David Stanley Parkes | December 1963 | Dec 1993–Jan 2006 | |
| William Anthony Rice | March 1952 | Jun 1993–Dec 1993 | |
| Clifford Mark Robson | March 1959 | Jan 2022–Dec 2023 | |
| George Wilfred Rose | March 1952 | Apr 1998–Mar 2011 | |
| George Wilfred Rose | March 1952 | Jun 1993–Dec 1993 | |
| Robert David Smith | December 1946 | pre-Sep 1992–Jun 1993 | |
| Mr. Kevin Brendan Taylor | November 1960 | Mar 2010–Jun 2017 | |
| Martin Taylor | March 1959 | May 2020–Mar 2022 | |
| Andrea Jayne Thompson | February 1969 | May 2020–Dec 2023 | |
| Michael John Turner | August 1948 | May 1995–Aug 2008 | |
| John Pix Weston | August 1951 | May 1995–Mar 2002 | |
| Nigel Whitehead | April 1963 | Mar 2009–Jan 2018 | |
| Michael John Wills | May 1954 | Mar 2009–Mar 2010 | |
| Susan Doreen Windridge | April 1951 | Dec 1993–Apr 1997 |
Current secretary: BAE Systems Corporate Secretary Limited[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 27 Jul 2026; OCR, £m): revenue £7,565m (2024: £7,103m); operating profit ≈£681m (OCR); profit before tax £989m; profit for year £912m (2024: £726m).[4]
Arms trade involvement: Yes (SIC 30300, 84220).
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: As BAE plc.
Activities in the occupied territories: As BAE plc.
Links to the Israeli government: As BAE plc.
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):
- As BAE plc.
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 1.3 BAE Systems (Operations) Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 F-35 companies list.
- ↑ Who arms Israel map – FAQ.
- ↑ BAE Systems (Operations) Limited filing history. Companies House.