ISSEE
Security-sector training company; CSSF contractor
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| Type | Company registered at Companies House |
| Founded | 8 March 2000 (incorporated) |
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| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
| Industry | Technical and vocational secondary education |
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ISSEE (Issee Limited, Companies House number 03943026) is a contractor to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) under the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Companies House records the company as incorporated on 8 March 2000, with status "Active", nature of business "85320 - Technical and vocational secondary education".[1][2] It is not among the named suppliers on Lots 1 and 3 of the CSSF Framework Agreement 2023–27; the 37 Lot 2 suppliers were "redacted on National Security grounds".[3] Contracts Finder lists 2 published CSSF award(s) to the organisation with a combined stated value of £1,265,045.
Overview
ISSEE describes itself as a counter-terrorism, homeland security and explosives consultancy providing training for government, defence, police and commercial clients.[4]
ISSEE (company number 03943026, based in Woking) says it has trained 5,500 students of 32 nationalities. It reports "a long association of working with the UK Ministry of Defence in the training of overseas military organisations" and offers courses "aligned to UK MOD standards" in explosive ordnance disposal, IED disposal, counter-terrorism and humanitarian security.[4]
CSSF/ISF and other UK government work
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) reviewed the CSSF's aid spending in March 2018 and gave it an amber-red score, finding the fund responsive to National Security Council priorities but with weak results management and inadequate evidence of outcomes and value for money.[5] ICAI published a follow-up review in 2019.[6]
Controversies and criticism
In March 2010 Adam Ingram, then an ISSEE director and still an MP, was secretly recorded by undercover reporters in a lobbying sting, offering to develop a network of former government contacts for a fictitious company. He said he could not lobby while an MP and suggested targeting civil servants because "they draw up invitations to tender". He denied acting unethically, The Observer reported.[7]
Key people
Companies House records Adam Ingram (listed as "Rt Hon"), the former Labour armed forces minister, as a director from 27 November 2008 to 12 May 2021.[2]
Published CSSF contracts
| Award date | Contract | Value (£) | Supplier name as published | Source |
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| 2019-09-30 | Delivery of C-IED Courses in Support of East Africa CSSF | 1,000,045 | ISSEE LIMITED | [8] |
| 2021-10-08 | Counter Explosive Ordnance Capability Development Project - Ghana | 265,000 | ISSEE Limited | [9] |
People
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Freear (David Jonathan Freear) | Director | 2 September 2022 | – |
| William Freear (William Edward Freear) | Director | 2 September 2022 | – |
| Marilyn Hatcher | Secretary | 1 September 2003 | 30 April 2007 |
| Marilyn Hatcher | Secretary | 8 March 2000 | 13 March 2003 |
| Gwendoline Phillips (Gwendoline Elizabeth Phillips) | Secretary | 13 March 2003 | 1 September 2003 |
| Waterlow Secretaries Limited | Nominee Secretary | 8 March 2000 | 8 March 2000 |
| Alan Bates (Alan Christopher Bates) | Director | 23 October 2005 | 12 May 2021 |
| Alan Bates (Alan Christopher Bates) | Director | 26 May 2004 | 28 January 2005 |
| Alan Bates (Alan Christopher Bates) | Director | 8 March 2000 | 30 August 2002 |
| Leonard Blackham (Leonard Alan Blackham) | Director | 6 July 2010 | 14 March 2019 |
| Peter Davies (Peter Richard Davies) | Director | 6 July 2010 | 30 June 2017 |
| Chris Dennison | Director | 17 December 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
| Stephen Fleming (Stephen Mark Fleming) | Director | 29 March 2019 | 12 May 2021 |
| Alan Hatcher (Alan Irving Hatcher) | Director | 8 March 2000 | 14 October 2012 |
| Adam Ingram (Rt Hon Adam Paterson Ingram) | Director | 27 November 2008 | 12 May 2021 |
| Dermot Joyce (Dermot James Joyce) | Director | 24 June 2024 | 16 March 2026 |
| Gordon Kenneth (Gordon Alexander Kenneth) | Director | 27 February 2014 | 12 May 2021 |
| Richard Lee (Richard Moore Lee) | Director | 5 May 2006 | 9 June 2006 |
| Andrew Martin (Andrew John Martin) | Director | 22 June 2021 | 2 September 2022 |
| Paul Sandford (Paul Gerard Sandford) | Director | 12 May 2021 | 24 June 2024 |
| David Seaton (David John Seaton) | Director | 12 May 2021 | 2 September 2022 |
| Jeremy Spring | Director | 2 September 2022 | 7 March 2025 |
| Gordon Storey (Gordon Edward Storey) | Director | 26 May 2011 | 1 June 2021 |
| Bhodichandran Suntharasivam | Director | 1 February 2007 | 5 June 2019 |
| Terence Thompson | Director | 29 September 2021 | 16 June 2023 |
| Waterlow Nominees Limited | Nominee Director | 8 March 2000 | 8 March 2000 |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Companies House, ISSEE LIMITED (03943026) Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, ISSEE LIMITED (03943026): officers Companies House, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Framework Agreement (2023-2027): contract award notice 029743-2023 Find a Tender Service, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ISSEE, Counter Terrorism, Homeland Security & Explosives Consultants ISSEE, accessed 16 October 2026.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, March 2018.
- ↑ Independent Commission for Aid Impact, ICAI follow-up of: The Conflict, Stability and Security Fund's aid spending ICAI, 2019.
- ↑ Toby Helm, The Observer, Lobbying sting catches out two more ex-ministers The Observer, 28 March 2010.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Delivery of C-IED Courses in Support of East Africa CSSF Contracts Finder, 2019-09-30.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Counter Explosive Ordnance Capability Development Project - Ghana Contracts Finder, 2021-10-08.