Team X Defence Limited
Team X Defence 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
| Team X Defence Limited | |
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| Type | Private limited Company |
| Founded | 26 September 2025 |
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| Defunct | |
| Headquarters | 77 Kingsway, London, England, United Kingdom, WC2B 6SR |
| Industry | 84220 - Defence activities |
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| Parent | Elbit Systems UK Limited |
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- Category: J (joint venture with an Israeli defence company)
- Company number: 16744996[1]
- Status: Active — Active proposal to strike off
- Type: Private limited Company
- SIC: 84220 - Defence activities
- Registered office: 77 Kingsway, London, England, United Kingdom, WC2B 6SR
- Listing / market cap: Not listed. JV parents: Elbit (≈US$31.28bn) and Serco Group (≈US$3.33bn).[2]
Israel connection:
- CH PSCs: Elbit Systems UK Ltd and Serco Holdings Ltd, each 25–50%. Trade press says the Elbit–Serco team was bidding for a ≈US$2.7bn British Army training and support contract.[3] The bid outcome was not verified. CH shows an active proposal to strike off.
Persons with significant control (CH):[1]
- Elbit Systems UK Limited (active) — address: 77 Kingsway, London, England, WC2B 6SR Notified on 26 September 2025 Governing law United Kingdom Legal form Private Company Limited By Shares Place registered United Kingdom Registration number 05241591 Incorporated in United Kingdom Nature of control Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50% Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
- Serco Holdings Limited (active) — address: Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Bartley Way Hook, Hampshire, RG27 9UY Notified on 26 September 2025 Governing law United Kingdom Legal form Private Company Limited By Shares Place registered United Kingdom Registration number 03970268 Incorporated in United Kingdom Nature of control Ownership of shares – More than 25% but not more than 50% Ownership of voting rights - More than 25% but not more than 50%
Directors (CH; 2 director appointments, 2 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):[1]
| Name | Born (month/year) | Service | † |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Clifford St John Fausset | February 1957 | Sep 2025–present | |
| Douglas Patrick William Umbers | July 1965 | Sep 2025–present |
Latest accounts (income/expenditure): Incorporated 26 Sep 2025. No accounts filed yet.
Arms trade involvement: Defence activities (SIC 84220).
Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: UK bid only.
Activities in the occupied territories: None.
Links to the Israeli government: Parent Elbit: see #1.
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 Team X Defence Limited overview. Companies House.
- ↑ Serco Group (SRP.L) - Market capitalization.
- ↑ Arie Egozi (13 October 2025) Elbit Systems and Serco Team-Up to Deliver Training and Support Services for British Armed Forces, Targets US $2.7 Billion Contract.