Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited
Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited 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
| Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 3 January 1966 |
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| Headquarters | Lower Road, Higher Denham, Near Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ |
| Industry | 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 33160 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft |
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| Parent | Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Limited |
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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: 00868042[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 33160 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
- Registered office: Lower Road, Higher Denham, Near Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ
- Listing / market cap: Private. Parent Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Ltd. Market cap n/a.
Israel connection:
- Makes ejection seats for the F-35.[2] F-35 subcontracts ≈US$303m.[3] 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.[2][4]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Limited (active) — address: 61 Lower Road, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UB9 5AJ Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law UK Companies Act Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered England And Wales Registration number 863383 Incorporated in England Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 9 director appointments, 5 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| Andrew James Martin | April 1973 | May 2013–present | |
| James William Martin | November 1942 | pre-May 1992–present | |
| John Stephen Martin | November 1942 | pre-May 1992–present | |
| Robert John Martin | September 1969 | Dec 2001–present | |
| Robert Keith Morgan | August 1975 | May 2017–present | |
| Denis James Burrell | May 1930 | pre-May 1992–Mar 2004 | |
| Anne Caroline Hess | July 1949 | pre-May 1992–Apr 1993 | |
| Richard Martin Holt | July 1949 | Apr 1993–Feb 1996 | |
| Jane Elizabeth Livesey | December 1945 | pre-May 1992–Apr 1993 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Mar 2025 (filed 11 Dec 2025; OCR, £000): turnover £382.7m (2024: £324.5m); operating profit £86.7m; profit before tax £89.4m; profit for year £64.0m (2024: £66.0m).[5]
Arms trade involvement: Yes. Military aircraft escape systems.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: CAAT (Oct 2021–Dec 2024): 8 SIELs issued and 3 pending for Israel, plus 2 OIELs.[3]
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented.
Links to the Israeli government: Indirect (supply).
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):
- Palestine Action actions at Denham (incl. Jan 2025).[6]
- Al-Haq/GLAN's judicial review of the F-35 carve-out was dismissed by the High Court on 30 Jun 2025.[7] The Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal on 12 Nov 2025.[8] The case was against the government; no company was a party.
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 Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 F-35 companies list.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 How the UK arms and supports Israel's genocide in Gaza.
- ↑ Who arms Israel map – FAQ.
- ↑ Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ Louise Parry (31 January 2025) Ejection seat firm targeted by pro-Palestine group.
- ↑ Al-Haq -v- Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
- ↑ Al-Haq v SSBT: approved judgment.