Palram Polycarb Limited
Palram Polycarb Limited is a company on the UK Companies House register with address or ownership links 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
| Palram Polycarb Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 24 Jan 1995 |
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| Headquarters | 5.2 Central House 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ, England |
| Industry | 22290 - Manufacture of other plastic products |
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| Parent | Palram Industries (1990) Ltd |
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- Category: P / O (Israeli corporate PSC / parent company; officer(s) with an Israeli correspondence address); connection score 4
- Company number: 03013725[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- Incorporated / registered: 24 Jan 1995
- SIC: 22290 - Manufacture of other plastic products
- Registered office: 5.2 Central House 1 Ballards Lane, London, N3 1LQ, England
- Previous names: Polycarb Limited (8 Mar 1995 – 20 Aug 2003); Tessglen Enterprises Limited (24 Jan 1995 – 8 Mar 1995)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent Palram Industries (1990) Ltd: market cap not verified.
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Palram Industries (1990) Ltd (Ramat Yohanan, Israel), 75%+. Current directors include Palram CEO Avishai Zamir; 7 of 23 director appointments had Israeli correspondence addresses, none of them current (CH).
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Palram Industries (1990) Ltd (active) — address: Ramat Yohanan, Ramat Yohanan, 30035, Israel; legal form Limited Company; governing law Companies Act 2006; notified 6 Apr 2016; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more; voting rights – 75% or more; right to appoint or remove directors
Directors (CH; 23 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 7 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Anne Sarah Armitage | March 1973 | Jan 2022–present | |
| Tamir Horesh | April 1973 | Jan 2025–present | |
| Rotem Ofek Zoref | March 1972 | Feb 2026–present | |
| Avishai Zamir | September 1976 | Mar 2023–present | |
| Kevin Thomas Brown (nominee director) | May 1958 | Jan 1995–Mar 1995 | |
| Itzhak Edry | April 1954 | Jul 1995–Jun 1999 | |
| Yossi Egosi | June 1962 | Feb 2002–Jun 2005 | |
| Mr. Arnon Eshed | June 1957 | Sep 2007–Jan 2014 | † |
| Mr. Arnon Eshed | June 1957 | Mar 1997–Feb 2002 | † |
| Avihu Gilad | November 1964 | Mar 1997–Apr 2004 | † |
| Yoav Grinberg | May 1963 | Aug 2004–Nov 2008 | |
| Mordechai Horesh | August 1945 | Mar 1995–Mar 1997 | † |
| Omry Jakobovitz | June 1987 | Nov 2019–Dec 2024 | |
| Kevin Ian Lightfoot | September 1974 | Jan 2016–Dec 2019 | |
| Jonathan Melamed | November 1943 | Mar 1996–Jul 2000 | † |
| Shai Michael | July 1966 | Apr 2019–Dec 2025 | |
| Shai Michael | July 1966 | Jun 1999–Nov 2002 | |
| Amos Netzer | December 1955 | Jul 2000–Sep 2007 | † |
| Ehud Peled | June 1946 | Mar 1995–Feb 2002 | † |
| Ido Rodoy | September 1962 | Jan 2014–Dec 2021 | |
| Igal Sunik | March 1974 | May 2014–Apr 2019 | |
| Tomer Yaari | March 1971 | Aug 2004–Nov 2008 | |
| Mr. Amir Zohar | February 1959 | Jul 2008–May 2014 |
Current secretary: Clair Louise Strydom[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Full accounts for FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 29 Sep 2026; digital iXBRL filing): turnover £25,070,848 (2024: £27,593,695); gross profit £2,667,090; operating profit £28,239; profit for the year £13,335 (2024: £277,113); net assets £19.05m; 95 employees.[2]
UK land and property: HM Land Registry (CCOD, Oct 2026) lists 1 title(s) in England and Wales under this proprietor name or number: Polycarb Ltd, White Rose Way, Doncaster (DN4 5JH) (leasehold, title SYK676079, added 17-09-2019).[3]
Arms trade involvement: Parent group: Palram markets forced-entry and ballistic-grade polycarbonate for "law enforcement and military forces" and prisons, and lists "bulletproof material for security forces" among its products.[4][5] No supply by the UK company was found.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: None verified. Palram markets ballistic products to military forces generally;[4] no IDF contract was found.
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented in the sources reviewed; not listed by Who Profits or the OHCHR database.
Links to the Israeli government: None documented in the sources reviewed.
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found in the sources reviewed.
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 Companies House, Palram Polycarb Limited (03013725): company overview Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ Companies House, Palram Polycarb Limited (03013725): filing history Find and update company information (GOV.UK).
- ↑ HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD), October 2026 file HM Land Registry Use land and property data.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Palram, Safety & security Palram Americas.
- ↑ Palram, About Palram Palram Industries.