Qioptiq Limited
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Qioptiq 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
| Qioptiq Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 1 April 1966 |
| Founder(s) | |
| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | Glascoed Road, St Asaph, Denbighshire, LL17 0LL |
| Industry | 26511 - Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control, 26513 - Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control, 26701 - Manufacture of optical precision instruments |
| Services | |
| Parent | Rhombi Holdings Limited |
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| Homepage | qioptiq.com |
- Category: S (supplier of arms/components to Israel (UK export licences) or to the F-35 programme Israel takes part in)
- Company number: 00876004[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 26511 - Manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control, 26513 - Manufacture of non-electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control, 26701 - Manufacture of optical precision instruments
- Registered office: Glascoed Road, St Asaph, Denbighshire, LL17 0LL
- Previous names: Thales Optics Limited (14 Dec 2000 – 07 Apr 2006); Pilkington P.E. Limited (01 Apr 1966 – 14 Dec 2000)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Now in the Teledyne group (PSC Rhombi Holdings since Oct 2025).
Israel connection:
- Not Israeli-owned. Link is export licences.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Rhombi Holdings Limited (active) — address: 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, England, CM12 2QU Notified on 27 October 2025 Governing law England And Wales Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered Companies House Registration number 07678650 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
- Lightsource Holdco Limited (ceased) — address: 106 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, England, CM1 2QU Notified on 31 January 2025 Ceased on 27 October 2025 Governing law The Companies Act 2006 Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered Companies House Registration number 16025547 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
- Qioptiq UK Holdings Limited (ceased) — address: Qioptiq Limited, Glascoed Road, St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, LL17 0LL Notified on 6 April 2016 Ceased on 31 January 2025 Governing law Companies Act 2006 Legal form Company Place registered Companies House Registration number 05612156 Incorporated in England & 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; 22 director appointments, 5 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Jihfen Lei | April 1959 | Jul 2025–present | |
| John Toner | February 1981 | Jul 2025–present | |
| Jason Vanwees | December 1971 | Jan 2025–present | |
| Nicholas James Wargent | October 1973 | Jan 2025–present | |
| Peter Adam White | November 1961 | Jan 2017–present | |
| Benoit Bazire | March 1955 | Mar 2000–Jan 2010 | |
| Alison Mary Chapman | April 1961 | Aug 2015–Jan 2017 | |
| Melanie Cibik | November 1959 | Jan 2025–Jul 2025 | |
| Sarah Jayne Cotton-Williams | August 1968 | Feb 2023–Jan 2025 | |
| Richard Charles Ivimey-Cook | November 1962 | Mar 2010–Nov 2013 | |
| Trefor Glyn Jones | October 1937 | pre-Jan 1992–Mar 2000 | |
| Ronald C. Keating | August 1968 | Oct 2023–Jan 2025 | |
| William David Marks | September 1952 | Feb 2003–Nov 2013 | |
| David Adam Nislick | September 1965 | Oct 2014–Oct 2023 | |
| Thomas O'Neill | August 1943 | pre-Jan 1992–Dec 2001 | |
| James Vincent Rao | May 1967 | Oct 2014–Oct 2023 | |
| Mark Anthony Rees | November 1963 | Oct 2001–Aug 2015 | |
| Robert Rylance | February 1935 | pre-Jan 1992–Feb 1992 | |
| Steven David Shaw | April 1962 | Sep 2010–Jan 2017 | |
| Keith Spolton | November 1965 | Jan 2017–Jan 2023 | |
| Benedict Joseph Stas | November 1967 | Oct 2023–Jan 2025 | |
| Robin Paul Thompson | September 1942 | Jan 1999–Jan 2003 |
Current secretary: Nicholas James Wargent[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2024 (filed 4 Jan 2026; OCR): revenue £106.0m (2023: £107.9m), per the strategic report.[2]
Arms trade involvement: Yes. Military optics.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: CAAT: 13 SIELs issued and 4 pending for Israel; also F-35 OGEL.[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):
- Welsh campaigners urged the First Minister to act on exports to Israel.[4]
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 Qioptiq Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Qioptiq Limited filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ How the UK arms and supports Israel's genocide in Gaza.
- ↑ Campaigners call on First Minister to help stop weapons made in Wales from being exported to Israel. 17 September 2024.