Icon Aerospace Technology Ltd
Icon Aerospace Technology 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
| Icon Aerospace Technology Ltd | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 14 December 1933 |
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| Headquarters | Victoria Works, Thrumpton Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6HH |
| Industry | 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery |
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| Parent | Crosslink Technology Holdings Ltd |
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- Category: S (supplier of arms/components to Israel (UK export licences) or to the F-35 programme Israel takes part in)
- Company number: 00282648[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
- Registered office: Victoria Works, Thrumpton Lane, Retford, Nottinghamshire, DN22 6HH
- Previous names: Icon Polymer Limited (03 Oct 2005 – 12 Aug 2016); Icon Northern Rubber Limited (27 Dec 2001 – 03 Oct 2005); Northern Rubber Company Limited(the) (14 Dec 1933 – 27 Dec 2001)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed (parent Crosslink Technology Holdings).
Israel connection:
- F-35 subcontracts ≈US$1.9m.[2] The F-35 OGEL covers exports to the global F-35 programme. CAAT notes that it is unclear which UK sites make which parts for which F-35 customers. Since Sept 2024 the OGEL cannot be used to ship directly to Israel, but parts can still reach Israeli jets via the US or the global spares pool.[3][4]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Crosslink Technology Holdings Ltd (active) — address: Victoria Works, Thrumpton Lane, Retford, England, DN22 6HH Notified on 31 January 2019 Governing law Companies Act 2006 Legal form Limited Company Place registered Companies House, Cardiff Registration number 11711299 Incorporated in England Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more
- Icon Polymer Group Ltd (ceased) — address: Victoria Works, Thrumpton Lane, Retford, England, DN22 6HH Notified on 6 April 2016 Ceased on 31 January 2019 Governing law Companies Act 2006 Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered England & Wales (Cardiff) Registration number 5264971 Incorporated in England Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more
Directors (CH; 27 director appointments, 3 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| Daniel Philip Bailey | June 1976 | Dec 2020–present | |
| David Jonathan Elliott Beare | May 1968 | Dec 2019–present | |
| Lee Metcalfe | April 1974 | Dec 2019–present | |
| Michael Arthur Bowskill | October 1944 | May 1993–Sep 2001 | |
| Gary William Burton | February 1965 | Mar 1999–May 2002 | |
| Stevens Jean Jerome Chevillotte | July 1979 | Dec 2020–Jun 2021 | |
| Simon Philip Comer | March 1972 | Mar 2016–Mar 2016 | |
| Simon Philip Comer | March 1972 | Mar 2016–Aug 2018 | |
| Ian Alexander Duncan | April 1946 | pre-Jan 1993–Jul 1999 | |
| Shaun Raymond Finn | May 1961 | Apr 2006–Apr 2016 | |
| Andrew Duncan Gibson | April 1958 | Jan 1998–Nov 2002 | |
| Richard Howard Gogerty | November 1965 | Sep 2001–Jul 2009 | |
| Craig Andrew Harris | December 1969 | Aug 2018–Dec 2019 | |
| Mark Smeeth Harris | August 1958 | Mar 2005–Apr 2006 | |
| George Anthony Hazard | May 1939 | pre-Jan 1993–May 1999 | |
| Michael Heslop | January 1954 | Jul 1996–Nov 2002 | |
| James Robert Hill | September 1978 | Jan 2019–Dec 2019 | |
| Paul David Houghton | March 1952 | May 1999–Sep 2001 | |
| Richard Norman Marchant | June 1946 | Jul 1999–Sep 2001 | |
| William John Newbold | February 1943 | pre-Jan 1993–May 1995 | |
| David Evan Penrhyn Owen | July 1934 | Jan 1981–Sep 2001 | |
| Timothy Denzil Pryce | June 1966 | Jul 2009–Nov 2017 | |
| Richard Glynn Rawson | July 1950 | pre-Jan 1993–Nov 1999 | |
| David James Ring | June 1962 | Nov 2017–Dec 2019 | |
| Amanda Jane Sunter | October 1962 | Sep 2001–Mar 2005 | |
| Michael John Thompson | March 1953 | pre-Jan 1993–Sep 2001 | |
| Lyndon Walters | June 1952 | Nov 1999–Nov 2002 |
Current secretary: David Jonathan Elliott Beare[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 27 Aug 2026; OCR, £000; some digits garbled): turnover £32.42m (2024: £29.38m); profit before tax ≈£10.59m (2024: £9.09m); tax £2.12m.[5]
Arms trade involvement: Aerospace components.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Via the F-35 programme.
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented.
Links to the Israeli government: Indirect.
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):
- None found.
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 Icon Aerospace Technology Ltd overview. Companies House.
- ↑ How the UK arms and supports Israel's genocide in Gaza.
- ↑ F-35 companies list.
- ↑ Who arms Israel map – FAQ.
- ↑ Icon Aerospace Technology Ltd filing history. Companies House.