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'''Affinity Flying Services 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==
{{Infobox company
| name = Affinity Flying Services Limited
| former_name = Tearland Limited (06 Oct 2015 – 28 Oct 2015)
| type = Private limited Company
| industry = 84220 - Defence activities
| hq_location = Hangar 29 Raf Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 8HB
}}

* '''Category:''' J (joint venture with an Israeli defence company)
* '''Company number:''' 09811656<ref name="CH09811656" />
* '''Status:''' Active
* '''Type:''' Private limited Company
* '''SIC:''' 84220 - Defence activities
* '''Registered office:''' Hangar 29 Raf Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 8HB
* '''Previous names:''' Tearland Limited (06 Oct 2015 – 28 Oct 2015)
* '''Listing / market cap:''' Not listed. JV parents as above.

'''Israel connection:'''
* CH PSCs: [[Elbit Systems UK Ltd]] and Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd. [[Elbit Systems|Elbit]] 6-K: 'Affinity Flying Services Limited … its UK joint venture with [[KBR]]', each partner 50%.<ref name="SEC2022" /> It operates 23 Grob 120TP, 14 T-6C and 5 Phenom 100 aircraft.<ref name="Elbit">{{cite web |url=https://www.elbitsystems.com/air-space/training-simulation/flight-school-operation/military-flight-training-solutions |title=Military Flight Training Solutions |website=Elbit Systems |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>

'''Persons with significant control (CH):'''<ref name="CH09811656" />
* [[Elbit Systems UK Limited]] (active) — address: 2 Temple Back East, Bristol, England, BS1 6EG Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law Companies Act 2006 Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered England & Wales Registration number 05241591 Incorporated in England 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%
* [[Kellogg Brown & Root Limited]] (active) — address: Hill Park Court, Springfield Drive, Leatherhead, England, KT22 7NL Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law Companies Act 2006 Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered England & Wales Registration number 00645125 Incorporated in England 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%
* Statement: The company knows or has reasonable cause to believe that there is no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity in relation to the company

'''Directors (CH; 17 director appointments, 7 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 3 appointments):'''<ref name="CH09811656" />

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ Directors (month/year as shown by Companies House; † = Israel correspondence address, an address fact only)
! Name !! Born (month/year) !! Service !! †
|-
| [[Reuven Avraham]] || April 1956 || Oct 2015–present || †
|-
| [[Kaushik Dey]] || August 1978 || Aug 2026–present ||
|-
| [[Barry Robert Donohoe]] || April 1972 || Nov 2024–present ||
|-
| [[Martin Clifford St John Fausset]] || February 1957 || Sep 2022–present ||
|-
| [[Kristian Irving]] || August 1975 || Aug 2026–present ||
|-
| [[Peter John Meffan]] || January 1964 || Feb 2025–present ||
|-
| [[Adi Raviv]] || August 1976 || Oct 2015–present || †
|-
| [[Reuven Alon]] || July 1968 || Oct 2015–Sep 2022 || †
|-
| [[James Arthur Barrett]] || July 1965 || Oct 2015–Jul 2020 ||
|-
| [[Andrew Jonathan Barrie]] || May 1967 || Jan 2021–Oct 2022 ||
|-
| [[Andrew Marino Goodwin]] || February 1985 || Jul 2020–Aug 2026 ||
|-
| [[Paul Emmanuel Kahn|Mr. Paul Emmanuel Kahn]] || January 1966 || Oct 2022–Nov 2024 ||
|-
| [[Robert Paul Kerry]] || August 1956 || Oct 2015–Dec 2020 ||
|-
| [[Adrian Joseph Morris Levy]] || March 1970 || Oct 2015–Oct 2015 ||
|-
| [[Peter John Meffan]] || January 1964 || Oct 2015–Nov 2024 ||
|-
| [[David John Pudge]] || August 1965 || Oct 2015–Oct 2015 ||
|-
| [[Peter Smart]] || July 1951 || Oct 2015–May 2022 ||
|}

'''Current secretary:''' [[Nicholas David Goodier]]<ref name="CH09811656" />

'''Latest accounts (income/expenditure):''' FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 17 Sep 2026; OCR, £000): revenue £29.147m (2024: £26.853m); operating profit £1.367m; profit for year £0.357m (2024: £1.176m).<ref name="CH09811656FH">{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09811656/filing-history |title=Affinity Flying Services Limited filing history |id=Company number 09811656 |website=Find and update company information |publisher=Companies House |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>

'''Arms trade involvement:''' Military training services (SIC 84220).

'''Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services:''' UK MOD contract, not Israel.

'''Activities in the occupied territories:''' None documented.

'''Links to the Israeli government:''' Parent [[Elbit Systems|Elbit]]: see #1.

'''WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod:''' None found. Searches covered the [[World Zionist Organization|WZO]], [[Jewish National Fund|JNF/KKL]], [[Jewish Agency for Israel|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==
<references>
<ref name="CH09811656">{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09811656 |title=Affinity Flying Services Limited overview |id=Company number 09811656 |website=Find and update company information |publisher=Companies House |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="SEC2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027664/000091068016000109/f6k-02022016.htm |title=Elbit Systems Joint Venture with KBR, Affinity, Awarded a Contract Valued at Approximately £500 Million for the UK Military Flight Training Systems Programme |type=Form 6-K, exhibit 1 |website=EDGAR |publisher=US Securities and Exchange Commission |date=2 February 2016 |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Israel]]
[[Category:Organisations with links to Israel]]
[[Category:Arms Industry]]
[[Category:Security Industry]]
[[Category:Defence]]

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 {{Infobox company
 | name = Affinity Flying Services Limited
 | type = Private limited Company
 | founded = 6 October 2015
 | hq_location = Hangar 29 Raf Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 8HB
 | industry = 84220 - Defence activities
 | parent = [[Elbit Systems UK Limited]]
 }}

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 | hq_location = Hangar 29 Raf Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, NG34 8HB
 | industry = 84220 - Defence activities
-| parent = Elbit Systems UK Limited
+| parent = [[Elbit Systems UK Limited]]
 }}
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 '''Israel connection:'''
-* CH PSCs: [[Elbit Systems UK Ltd]] and Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd. [[Elbit Systems|Elbit]] 6-K: 'Affinity Flying Services Limited … its UK joint venture with [[KBR]]', each partner 50%.<ref name="SEC2022" /> It operates 23 Grob 120TP, 14 T-6C and 5 Phenom 100 aircraft.<ref name="Elbit">{{cite web |url=https://www.elbitsystems.com/air-space/training-simulation/flight-school-operation/military-flight-training-solutions |title=Military Flight Training Solutions |website=Elbit Systems |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
+* CH PSCs: [[Elbit Systems UK Limited|Elbit Systems UK Ltd]] and Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd. [[Elbit Systems|Elbit]] 6-K: 'Affinity Flying Services Limited … its UK joint venture with [[KBR]]', each partner 50%.<ref name="SEC2022" /> It operates 23 Grob 120TP, 14 T-6C and 5 Phenom 100 aircraft.<ref name="Elbit">{{cite web |url=https://www.elbitsystems.com/air-space/training-simulation/flight-school-operation/military-flight-training-solutions |title=Military Flight Training Solutions |website=Elbit Systems |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
 '''Persons with significant control (CH):'''<ref name="CH09811656" />