Pearson Engineering Limited

Pearson Engineering 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

Pearson Engineering Limited
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Type	Private limited Company
Founded	10 January 1985
Founder(s)
Defunct
Headquarters	Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6UX
Industry	28990 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified, 30400 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, 84220 - Defence activities
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Parent	Government Companies Authority, State of Israel
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• Category: P (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
• Company number: 01876136
• Status: Active
• Type: Private limited Company
• SIC: 28990 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery not elsewhere classified, 30400 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles, 84220 - Defence activities
• Registered office: Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 6UX
• Previous names: Normalpha Limited (10 Jan 1985 – 21 May 1985)
• Listing / market cap: Not listed (Rafael subsidiary).

Israel connection:

• CH PSC: Government Companies Authority, State of Israel (from 25 Jun 2025). Before that, the GCA, Ministry of Finance (23 Sep 2022–25 Jun 2025), and Reece Group Ltd until Sep 2022.
• Rafael completed a 100% acquisition with UK MOD and Israel MOD approval. Current directors include Lord Hutton (chair), Sir Nick Pope and Yoram Aron (Rafael UK MD) (CH; Declassified).

Persons with significant control (CH):

• Government Companies Authority, State of Israel (active) — address: Technology Park, Building 23, 8th Floor,, Jerusalem, Israel, 96951 Notified on 25 June 2025 Governing law Israel Legal form Government Authority Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
• Government Companies Authority, Ministry of Finance, State of Israel (ceased) — address: Technology Park, Building 23, 8th Floor, Jerusalem, Israel, 96951 Notified on 23 September 2022 Ceased on 25 June 2025 Governing law Israel Legal form Government Authority Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors
• Reece Group Limited (ceased) — address: Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 6UX Notified on 30 June 2016 Ceased on 23 September 2022 Governing law United Kingdom (England And Wales) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 7630662 Incorporated in England And Wales Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

Directors (CH; 24 director appointments, 5 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):

Directors (month/year as shown by Companies House; † = Israel correspondence address, an address fact only)

Name	Born (month/year)	Service	†
Yoram Aldo Aron	July 1972	Oct 2022–present
Ian Kenneth Bell	November 1960	Apr 2024–present
Lord John Matthew Hutton	May 1955	Oct 2022–present
Tzvi Marmor	September 1968	May 2024–present
Sir Nicholas Pope	July 1962	Oct 2022–present
Roger David Anderton	April 1967	Jun 2004–Feb 2017
Richard James Beatson	October 1964	Jul 2018–Oct 2022
Stephen William Bedford	May 1963	Nov 2001–Jul 2008
Terence Joseph Courtney	June 1954	pre-Oct 1991–Feb 2012
Colonel John Frederick Crompton	August 1952	Aug 2008–Jan 2013
Hugh Randall Flack	September 1960	pre-Oct 1991–Jun 2018
Simon Paul Gilroy	February 1975	Jun 2004–Oct 2022
Dr Ran Gozali	April 1970	Oct 2022–Apr 2024
Philip John Kite	January 1961	Feb 2012–Mar 2017
Paul Michael Langley	December 1966	Jul 2018–Oct 2022
Helen Livingstone	January 1963	Mar 2014–Jul 2018
Craig Priday	June 1966	Dec 2013–Apr 2024
Dr Alan Richard Reece	March 1927	Jun 2004–Dec 2012
Dr Alan Richard Reece	March 1927	pre-Oct 1991–Nov 2002
John Peter Reece	June 1961	Sep 2008–Sep 2019
John Peter Reece	June 1961	Nov 2001–Jun 2004
Simon Richard Reece	April 1954	pre-Oct 1991–Jun 2004
Jason Anthony Riby	January 1968	Jul 2018–Oct 2022
Mark Robert Tom Welstead	March 1965	Sep 2013–Oct 2022

Current secretary: Liat Shechter Nakash

Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Group accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 12 Apr 2026; OCR, £000; the comparative is a period): turnover £105.42m (prior: £79.42m); operating profit £21.16m; profit after tax £18.06m (prior: £7.61m).

Arms trade involvement: Yes. Military fighting vehicle equipment (SIC 30400, 84220).

Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: No direct supply to the IDF documented for the UK company. In Aug 2025 the UK MOD awarded it a £10m+ uncompeted contract for 26 Track Width Mine Ploughs.

Activities in the occupied territories: No OPT activity by the UK company documented. Parent: see #10.

Links to the Israeli government: State-controlled through the Israeli Government Companies Authority (PSC).

WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: None found. Searches covered the WZO, JNF/KKL, Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod. See #10 for a parent-level Jewish Agency note.

Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):

• Declassified: the company is overseen by an Israeli finance-ministry authority under Bezalel Smotrich, whom the UK sanctioned in Jun 2025. The FCDO said those sanctions do not extend to state-owned businesses.
• Repeated protests in Newcastle; six arrests in Feb 2025. Northumbria Police spent £209,755 policing protests there and at Newcastle University (Oct 2023–Feb 2025).

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