Stop-Choc Limited
Stop-Choc 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
| Stop-Choc Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 12 November 1976 |
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| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | Unit 21 Suttons Business Park Sutton Park Avenue, Earley, Reading, England, RG6 1AZ |
| Industry | 25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, 27900 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment |
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| Parent | Hutchinson SA |
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- Category: S (supplier of arms/components to Israel (UK export licences) or to the F-35 programme Israel takes part in)
- Company number: 01286216[1]
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 25110 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures, 27900 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
- Registered office: Unit 21 Suttons Business Park Sutton Park Avenue, Earley, Reading, England, RG6 1AZ
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. Hutchinson is part of TotalEnergies (≈US$196bn).
Israel connection:
- Not Israeli-owned. Link is export licences.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Hutchinson SA (active) — address: 2 Rue Balzac, Paris, France, 75008 Notified on 28 July 2016 Governing law French Legal form Limited Liability Company Governed By French Law Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors Has significant influence or control
Directors (CH; 23 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Alain Pierre Andre Gridel | August 1973 | Jan 2023–present | |
| Stephane Simon Louis Guitou | June 1970 | Oct 2025–present | |
| Andrew Christopher Hughes | July 1969 | Jan 2023–present | |
| Nicolas Orance | October 1969 | Nov 2024–present | |
| Eric Antolin | August 1960 | Dec 2020–Sep 2025 | |
| Jacques Anne Louis Paul Bodin | September 1937 | pre-Aug 1991–Mar 1994 | |
| Bernard Boni | July 1962 | Sep 2023–Nov 2024 | |
| Pierre Christian Clout | November 1946 | Mar 1994–Mar 2009 | |
| Robert William Cooper | June 1938 | Jan 2001–Jun 2003 | |
| John Michael Henderson Dunn | September 1944 | pre-Aug 1991–Sep 2009 | |
| Jacques Maigne | October 1954 | Mar 1994–Mar 2009 | |
| Leslie Clive May | October 1937 | pre-Aug 1991–Feb 2001 | |
| Philippe Olivier | July 1961 | Dec 2020–Sep 2023 | |
| Trevor George Palm | January 1937 | pre-Aug 1991–Dec 1996 | |
| Jacques Pineri | July 1948 | Jan 2001–Dec 2008 | |
| Laurent Francis Poirier | June 1956 | Dec 2008–Dec 2020 | |
| Maurice James Smith | February 1958 | Jan 2010–Apr 2023 | |
| Christine Fernande Clotilde Souchet | November 1959 | Oct 2014–Sep 2016 | |
| Robert Wayne Steer | December 1954 | Jul 2006–May 2023 | |
| Etienne Francis Toumire | April 1940 | pre-Aug 1991–Mar 1994 | |
| Arnaud Marie Vaz | January 1964 | Sep 2016–Dec 2020 | |
| Arnaud Marie Vaz | January 1964 | Mar 2009–Oct 2014 | |
| Michael Geoffrey Walker | September 1961 | Jan 2010–May 2022 |
Current secretary: Basheer Ahamed[1]
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2024 (filed 7 Nov 2025; OCR): turnover £22,504,979 (2023: £19,562,288); operating profit £4,650,466; profit £3,584,801.[2]
Arms trade involvement: Anti-vibration mounts; licensed military goods.
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: CAAT: 6 SIELs issued for Israel.[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):
- 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 Stop-Choc Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Stop-Choc Limited filing history. Companies House.
- ↑ How the UK arms and supports Israel's genocide in Gaza.