RUK Advanced Systems Ltd
RUK Advanced Systems 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
| RUK Advanced Systems Ltd | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 10 March 2022 |
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| Headquarters | 1st Floor Gallery Court, 28 Arcadia Avenue, London, United Kingdom, N3 2FG |
| Industry | 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified |
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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: 13966972[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified
- Registered office: 1st Floor Gallery Court, 28 Arcadia Avenue, London, United Kingdom, N3 2FG
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is state-owned and unlisted.
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Government Companies Authority, State of Israel, Jerusalem (from 25 Jun 2025). Before that, the GCA, Ministry of Finance, State of Israel (10 Mar 2022–25 Jun 2025).
- Declassified UK: RUK is a Rafael subsidiary. It claimed to be a 'UK manufacturer' of urban-combat missiles and 'hard kill' torpedoes, but had about five staff and no manufacturing facility could be found.[2] CAAT says the UK subsidiaries are 75% owned by the Israeli government.[3]
- CH filing history: DS01 strike-off application on 21 Oct 2025 and First Gazette on 28 Oct 2025; the application was suspended on 17 Dec 2025 and withdrawn on 30 Dec 2025. The company is still active.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Government Companies Authority, State of Israel (active) — address: Technology Park, Building 23, 8th Floor, Jerusalem 96951, Israel 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 96951, Israel Notified on 10 March 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
Directors (CH; 2 director appointments, 1 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
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| Yoram Aldo Aron | July 1972 | Mar 2022–present | |
| Kenneth Mark Turley | July 1963 | Mar 2022–Jul 2025 |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Small-company accounts to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 24 Sep 2026); no P&L filed. OCR of balance sheet: net assets £9,166 (2024: net liabilities £(1,419,024)). The 2024 figures are uncertain in the scan.[4]
Arms trade involvement: Yes. Marketed missiles and torpedoes (SIC 32990).
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Parent Rafael is state-owned and founded within the IDF. It supplies Spike missiles, drones and Iron Dome to the Israeli military.[5]
Activities in the occupied territories: Parent: AFSC documents Rafael Spike missiles used in Gaza, including (per expert assessment) the Apr 2024 strike on aid workers.[5] No OPT activity by RUK is documented.
Links to the Israeli government: Directly state-controlled: the Israeli Government Companies Authority is the PSC.
WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod: No direct link found. Note: a Jewish Agency Partnership2Gether project was supported by Rafael volunteers (Life Seat child-safety device).[6] This concerns the parent, not RUK.
Controversies (protests, legal cases, export-licence rulings):
- Declassified found RUK paid at least £1,499 to 'partner' with the APPG on Defence Technology, despite rules banning foreign-government funding. A Standards inquiry followed and the APPG disbanded.[7][8]
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 RUK Advanced Systems Ltd overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Martin Williams (17 November 2025) Israeli weapons firm set to close UK wing.
- ↑ Rafael.
- ↑ RUK Advanced Systems Ltd filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. American Friends Service Committee.
- ↑ Israel-Diaspora partnership yields new life-saving technology.
- ↑ Martin Williams (17 December 2025) Westminster group was funded by Israeli government, inquiry confirms.
- ↑ APPG shuts down while under investigation over Israeli arms funding. 5 September 2025.