Greenkote Limited (formerly Greenkote PLC)
Greenkote Limited (formerly Greenkote PLC) 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
| Greenkote Limited (formerly Greenkote PLC) | |
|---|---|
| Trade name | |
| Logo | |
| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 14 February 2005 |
| Founder(s) | |
| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5PF |
| Industry | 25610 - Treatment and coating of metals, 25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified |
| Services | |
| Parent | |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Revenue | |
| Number of employees | |
| Homepage | |
- Category: A – directly listed in OHCHR database
- Company number: 05363416[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 25610 - Treatment and coating of metals, 25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified
- Registered office: 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, United Kingdom, W1W 5PF
- Previous names: Greenkote PLC (20 Apr 2005 – 27 Oct 2025); Greenkote Limited (14 Feb 2005 – 20 Apr 2005)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed on an exchange (PLC re-registered as private limited 27 Oct 2025). Market cap: n/a.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- 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; 13 director appointments, 2 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 4 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Mark John Gore | March 1959 | Apr 2012–present | |
| Robert Hayim | December 1955 | Feb 2005–present | |
| George Henry Dorkhom | February 1946 | Jul 2011–Feb 2012 | |
| Shay Etzioni | June 1970 | Oct 2006–Jan 2007 | † |
| Dr Hanan Geist | August 1943 | Feb 2005–Dec 2005 | † |
| Arie Marsel Laor | January 1963 | Apr 2005–Feb 2015 | |
| Zvi Mendelsohn | July 1958 | Feb 2005–Oct 2006 | † |
| Robert Alan Richard | May 1965 | Jan 2026–Oct 2026 | |
| Itzhac Rozentul | November 1955 | Feb 2005–Feb 2015 | † |
| Victor Maurice Segal | October 1940 | Oct 2006–Sep 2025 | |
| James Rodger Thomson | January 1951 | Mar 2007–Jan 2026 | |
| Dr Dion Andrew Jones Vaughan | November 1960 | Apr 2022–Sep 2026 | |
| SLC Corporate Services Limited | – | Feb 2005–Feb 2005 |
Current secretary: Prism Cosec Limited[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Group accounts FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 15 Sep 2026): turnover £12,161,530 (2024: £11,143,038); operating profit £953,874; profit before tax £784,768 (2024: loss £28,455); profit after tax £122,792 (2024: loss £298,680). Accounts state Greenkote (Israel) Ltd (100%, registered Shemesh St. 35, Caesarea) handles R&D, and record ~US$2m contingent liability refundable to the State of Israel Office of the Chief Scientist for R&D grants.[2]
Documented OPT activity:
- Listed in OHCHR 2020 under (g) (use of natural resources, in particular water and land, for business purposes)[3] and in the 2025 update under (g).[4]
- Who Profits: Greenkote operates a licensed coating facility in the Barkan Industrial Zone (occupied West Bank) used as its R&D and manufacturing site; Greenkote (Israel) Ltd has an additional address in the Ariel settlement (page marked valid to 27/01/2026);[5] also cited in Who Profits' industrial-zones report.[6]
- Note: the 2025 accounts give the Israeli subsidiary's registered address as Caesarea (inside Israel) and mention production options 'under strong consideration due to Israel's geopolitical instability' – whether Barkan operations continue is unverified.
Controversies:
- Inclusion on UN database. No litigation located (unknown).
Links to Israeli government / WZO / JNF / JA / Keren Hayesod / security apparatus / IDF: Israeli government: R&D grants from the State of Israel Office of the Chief Scientist (royalty-bearing; ~US$2m refundable at 31 Dec 2025) – per the company's own 2025 accounts. Who Profits tags the company 'Israeli Military' (historical claim; no primary contract found – unverified). WZO/JNF/JA/KH: none found.
Arms trade involvement: No documented arms-trade involvement found (unknown).
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 Greenkote Limited overview. Companies House. Formerly Greenkote PLC.
- ↑ Greenkote Limited filing history. Companies House. Formerly Greenkote PLC.
- ↑ Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 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. United Nations.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Greenkote. Who Profits Research Center.
- ↑ Industrial Zones in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Who Profits Research Center.