Responsive Engineering Limited
Responsive 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
| Responsive Engineering Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 13 December 2002 |
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| Headquarters | Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 6UX |
| Industry | 25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, 25620 - Machining, 25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified |
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| Parent | Pearson Engineering Limited |
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- Category: P (Israeli parent company / PSC / beneficial owner)
- Company number: 04617703[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, 25620 - Machining, 25990 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products not elsewhere classified
- Registered office: Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 6UX
- Previous names: Responsive Engineering Group Limited (01 Oct 2008 – 23 Dec 2013); Responsive Engineering (Holdings) Limited (13 Dec 2002 – 01 Oct 2008)
- Listing / market cap: Not listed.
Israel connection:
- CH PSC: Pearson Engineering Ltd (from 16 Dec 2021). The Rafael acquisition included this metalworks subsidiary.[2]
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Pearson Engineering Limited (active) — address: Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 6UX Notified on 16 December 2021 Governing law United Kingdom (England And Wales) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 01876136 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
- Responsive Engineering (Holdings) Limited (ceased) — address: Armstrong Works, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE15 6UX Notified on 6 April 2016 Ceased on 16 December 2021 Governing law United Kingdom (England And Wales) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 5396885 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; 23 director appointments, 3 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kenneth Bell | November 1960 | Apr 2024–present | |
| Michael John Key | May 1970 | Feb 2026–present | |
| Paul Michael Langley | December 1966 | Oct 2022–present | |
| Roger David Anderton | April 1967 | Dec 2012–Feb 2017 | |
| Niall Roger Ash | April 1980 | Apr 2011–Dec 2012 | |
| Peter Barry Bernard | July 1949 | Nov 2003–Aug 2013 | |
| Arthur James Peter Borrell | September 1955 | Jun 2005–Feb 2006 | |
| Graeme Campbell | May 1966 | Jul 2009–Dec 2012 | |
| Graeme Cook | March 1975 | Aug 2015–Apr 2019 | |
| Denis John Henderson | June 1952 | Jul 2009–Dec 2012 | |
| Philip John Kite | January 1961 | Dec 2012–Mar 2017 | |
| Ryan Dennis Lamb | August 1987 | Sep 2019–Sep 2022 | |
| Gordon MacDonald | April 1967 | Jul 2019–Apr 2022 | |
| Rachel Mansfield | July 1980 | Aug 2022–Aug 2025 | |
| Ian McClarence | May 1956 | Jul 2009–Mar 2011 | |
| Duncan McDonald | February 1965 | Jan 2010–Jan 2012 | |
| John Robert Myhill | November 1958 | Jul 2009–Oct 2009 | |
| Craig Priday | June 1966 | Apr 2022–Apr 2024 | |
| John Peter Reece | June 1961 | Dec 2012–Sep 2019 | |
| Steven Norman Simpson | January 1959 | Feb 2006–Feb 2016 | |
| Christopher Scott Thompson | September 1956 | Dec 2002–Jun 2005 | |
| Simon Worrall | September 1958 | Jul 2009–Dec 2012 | |
| London Law Services Limited (nominee director) | – | Dec 2002–Dec 2002 |
Current secretary: Karen Rosenthal[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 12 Apr 2026; OCR): turnover £20,344,461 (2024: £17,115,396); loss before tax £(2,670,653); loss for year £(690,260) (2024: £(2,202,738)).[3]
Arms trade involvement: Metal fabrication for a defence group (SIC 25110/25620).
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: Not documented.
Activities in the occupied territories: None documented.
Links to the Israeli government: Indirect Israeli state ownership via Rafael.
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):
- None specific 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 Responsive Engineering Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Tamir Eshel (28 September 2022) Israel's Rafael Acquires British Land Systems' Specialist Pearson Engineering.
- ↑ Responsive Engineering Limited filing history. Companies House.