Corsight UK Ltd
Corsight UK Ltd 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
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 12 September 2020 |
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| Headquarters | 30 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AU |
| Industry | 62090 - Other information technology service activities |
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- Category: P (former) (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
- Company number: 12874510[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 62090 - Other information technology service activities
- Registered office: 30 Old Bailey, London, United Kingdom, EC4M 7AU
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent Corsight AI is private (owned by Cortica and Awz Ventures per AFSC).
Israel connection:
- CH: Corsight AI Ltd (Tel Aviv, Israel) notified as PSC on 12 Sep 2020 and ceased the same day. The current statement says there is no registrable person.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Corsight AI Ltd (ceased) — address: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel Notified on 12 September 2020 Ceased on 12 September 2020 Governing law Israeli Law Legal form Limited Place registered Israel Registration number 516113255 Incorporated in Israel Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more
- 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; 2 director appointments, 1 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| Robert Christian Watts | December 1962 | Sep 2020–present | |
| Ron Tiberg-Shachar | December 1987 | Sep 2020–Jun 2021 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Micro/total-exemption accounts to 31 Dec 2024 (filed 29 Sep 2025); no P&L. OCR: net current assets £130,141 (prior £105,724); 3 employees.[2]
Arms trade involvement: Not arms. Surveillance AI.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: NYT (Mar 2024): Israeli military intelligence used Corsight technology for mass facial recognition in Gaza, including at checkpoints.[3] Its CEO said it holds contracts with several Israeli government agencies.[4]
Activities in the occupied territories: Parent technology used in Gaza (above).
Links to the Israeli government: Parent contracts with Israeli government agencies (AFSC).
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):
- Al Jazeera: Corsight was selected via a Digital Barriers subcontract for the UK Home Office's facial-recognition van expansion.[5]
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 Corsight UK Ltd overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Corsight UK Ltd filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ The New York Times, NYT The New York Times.
- ↑ Corsight AI. American Friends Service Committee.
- ↑ Simon Speakman Cordall (26 February 2026) Blood tech: UK's use of Israeli spyware that helps underpin a genocide.