BriefCam Limited
BriefCam 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
| BriefCam Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 6 November 2019 |
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| Headquarters | Edwin Coe Llp 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, United Kingdom, WC2A 3TH |
| Industry | 62090 - Other information technology service activities |
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| Parent | Canon Inc |
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- Category: P (group) (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
- Company number: 12300286[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 62090 - Other information technology service activities
- Registered office: Edwin Coe Llp 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, London, United Kingdom, WC2A 3TH
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. PSC Canon Inc ≈ US$24.99bn.[2]
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Canon Inc (Japan). Founding secretary (Nov–Dec 2019) had an Israel (Modi'in) address. Former directors included BriefCam/Canon executives.
- BriefCam was founded in 2007 on Hebrew University technology; Canon acquired it in 2018 and Milestone Systems later took it over.[3]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Canon Inc (active) — address: 30-2 Shimomaruko 3-Chome, Ohta-Ku, Tokyo 146-8501, Japan Notified on 6 November 2019 Governing law Japanese Companies Act Legal form Public Listed Company Place registered Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Industry - Company Search Registration number 77510 Incorporated in Japan Nature of control Has significant influence or control
Directors (CH; 6 director appointments, 1 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Larsen | September 1964 | Dec 2024–present | |
| Gil Briman | May 1967 | Aug 2020–Jul 2021 | |
| Seymour Liebman | September 1949 | Nov 2019–Dec 2024 | |
| Trevor Hirsh Matz | January 1963 | Nov 2019–Jan 2020 | |
| Dorthe Rosenkilde Saunders | May 1977 | Dec 2024–Jun 2025 | |
| Masanori Yamada | July 1954 | Nov 2019–Dec 2024 |
Current secretary: Edwin Coe Secretaries Limited[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Dormant-company accounts to 30 Nov 2025 (filed 28 Jan 2026).[4]
Arms trade involvement: Not arms. Video-analytics surveillance.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Al Jazeera, citing Israeli public records: in 2021 the Israeli police committed to a ≈US$1m contract for BriefCam video-analysis systems.[3]
Activities in the occupied territories: Who Profits (via Al Jazeera): an Israeli Housing Ministry tender for 98 security systems in East Jerusalem required the ability to maintain BriefCam software.[3]
Links to the Israeli government: Israeli police contract (above).
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):
- UK police use (Cumbria; Police Scotland considering it) criticised (Al Jazeera).
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 BriefCam Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Canon (7751.T) - Market capitalization.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Simon Speakman Cordall (26 February 2026) Blood tech: UK's use of Israeli spyware that helps underpin a genocide.
- ↑ BriefCam Limited filing history. Companies House.