CAF Rail UK Limited
CAF Rail UK Limited is a company on the UK Companies House register with documented links to business activity in the Israeli-occupied territories. 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
| CAF Rail UK Limited | |
|---|---|
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| Logo | |
| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 20 September 2004 |
| Founder(s) | |
| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | 10d Clarendon Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 3BH |
| Industry | 33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified |
| Services | |
| Parent | Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles, S.A |
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| Number of employees | |
| Homepage | cafmobility.com |
- Category: B – UK subsidiary of OHCHR-listed parent (CAF S.A.)
- Company number: NI051735[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 33170 - Repair and maintenance of other transport equipment not elsewhere classified
- Registered office: 10d Clarendon Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 3BH
- Previous names: CAF Irlanda Limited (20 Sep 2004 – 28 Jan 2008)
- Listing / market cap: Parent Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (BME: CAF) ≈ US$3.10bn (Oct 2026).[2]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Construcciones Y Auxiliar De Ferrocarriles, S.A (active) — address: 26 C/ José Miguel Iturrioz, 26, Beasain, Spain Notified on 1 September 2016 Governing law Spanish Legal form PLC Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more
Directors (CH; 2 director appointments, 1 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibon Garcia Neill | December 1971 | Jan 2021–present | |
| Jose Maria Baztarrica | November 1941 | Sep 2004–Jan 2022 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 14 Aug 2026): turnover £116,096,596 (2024: £98,130,281); operating profit £7,588,809; profit before tax £7,665,437; profit for year £5,719,843.[3]
Documented OPT activity:
- CAF listed in 2025 under (a),(e),(g).[4]
- Who Profits: CAF/Shapir J-Net concession (2019, ~NIS 11bn) extending the Red Line to Neve Ya'akov/Pisgat Ze'ev and building the Green Line to Gilo; depots in Neve Ya'akov and French Hill; 114 Urbos trams.[5][6]
- UK subsidiary (Belfast; rolling-stock maintenance) role: not documented.
Controversies:
- Inclusion in UN database 2025.
Links to Israeli government / WZO / JNF / JA / Keren Hayesod / security apparatus / IDF: Concession from Israeli Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Jerusalem Municipality; Ministry of Transport payments to CFIR consortium (Who Profits). WZO/JNF/JA/KH: none found.
Arms trade involvement: None.
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 CAF Rail UK Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF.MC) - Market capitalization.
- ↑ CAF Rail UK Limited filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
- ↑ CAF - Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles. Who Profits Research Center.
- ↑ The consortium made up of the CAF Group and the construction firm Saphir awarded the Jerusalem tram project.