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'''Martin-Baker Aircraft Company 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 = Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited
| type = Private limited Company
| industry = 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 33160 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
| hq_location = Lower Road, Higher Denham, Near Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ
}}

* '''Category:''' S (supplier of arms/components to Israel (UK export licences) or to the F-35 programme Israel takes part in)
* '''Company number:''' 00868042<ref name="CH00868042" />
* '''Status:''' Active
* '''Type:''' Private limited Company
* '''SIC:''' 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 33160 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
* '''Registered office:''' Lower Road, Higher Denham, Near Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ
* '''Listing / market cap:''' Private. Parent Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Ltd. Market cap n/a.

'''Israel connection:'''
* Makes ejection seats for the F-35.<ref name="CAAT2024" /> F-35 subcontracts ≈US$303m.<ref name="CAAT2025" /> The F-35 OGEL covers exports to the '''global''' F-35 programme. [[Campaign Against Arms Trade|CAAT]] notes that it is unclear which UK sites make which parts for which F-35 customers. Since Sept 2024 the OGEL cannot be used to ship directly to Israel, but parts can still reach Israeli jets via the US or the global spares pool.<ref name="CAAT2024" /><ref name="CAATb" />

'''Persons with significant control (CH):'''<ref name="CH00868042" />
* [[Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Limited]] (active) — address: 61 Lower Road, Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UB9 5AJ Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law UK Companies Act Legal form Private Limited Company Place registered England And Wales Registration number 863383 Incorporated in England Nature of control Ownership of shares – 75% or more Ownership of voting rights - 75% or more Right to appoint or remove directors

'''Directors (CH; 9 director appointments, 5 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):'''<ref name="CH00868042" />

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ Directors (month/year as shown by Companies House; † = Israel correspondence address, an address fact only)
! Name !! Born (month/year) !! Service !! †
|-
| [[Andrew James Martin]] || April 1973 || May 2013–present ||
|-
| [[James William Martin]] || November 1942 || pre-May 1992–present ||
|-
| [[John Stephen Martin]] || November 1942 || pre-May 1992–present ||
|-
| [[Robert John Martin]] || September 1969 || Dec 2001–present ||
|-
| [[Robert Keith Morgan]] || August 1975 || May 2017–present ||
|-
| [[Denis James Burrell]] || May 1930 || pre-May 1992–Mar 2004 ||
|-
| [[Anne Caroline Hess]] || July 1949 || pre-May 1992–Apr 1993 ||
|-
| [[Richard Martin Holt]] || July 1949 || Apr 1993–Feb 1996 ||
|-
| [[Jane Elizabeth Livesey]] || December 1945 || pre-May 1992–Apr 1993 ||
|}

'''Latest accounts (income/expenditure):''' FY to 31 Mar 2025 (filed 11 Dec 2025; OCR, £000): turnover £382.7m (2024: £324.5m); operating profit £86.7m; profit before tax £89.4m; profit for year £64.0m (2024: £66.0m).<ref name="CH00868042FH">{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00868042/filing-history |title=Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited filing history |id=Company number 00868042 |website=Find and update company information |publisher=Companies House |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>

'''Arms trade involvement:''' Yes. Military aircraft escape systems.

'''Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services:''' [[Campaign Against Arms Trade|CAAT]] (Oct 2021–Dec 2024): 8 SIELs issued and 3 pending for Israel, plus 2 OIELs.<ref name="CAAT2025" />

'''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 [[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):'''
* [[Palestine Action]] actions at Denham (incl. Jan 2025).<ref name="BBCe">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98yn345555o |title=Ejection seat firm targeted by pro-Palestine group |author=Louise Parry |work=BBC News |date=31 January 2025 |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
* [[Al-Haq]]/GLAN's judicial review of the F-35 carve-out was dismissed by the High Court on 30 Jun 2025.<ref name="Judiciary" /> The Court of Appeal refused permission to appeal on 12 Nov 2025.<ref name="Judiciary2025" /> The case was against the government; no company was a party.

==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="CAAT2024">{{cite web |url=https://caat.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/10/F35-companies-list.pdf |title=F-35 companies list |website=Campaign Against Arms Trade |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="CAAT2025">{{cite web |url=https://caat.org.uk/app/uploads/2025/09/CAAT-Israel-update-August-2025-v4.pdf |title=How the UK arms and supports Israel's genocide in Gaza |website=Campaign Against Arms Trade |date=September 2025 |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="CAATb">{{cite web |url=https://caat.org.uk/data/countries/israel/mapped-all-the-uk-companies-manufacturing-components-for-israels-f35-combat-aircraft/who-arms-israel-map-faq/ |title=Who arms Israel map – FAQ |website=Campaign Against Arms Trade |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="CH00868042">{{cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00868042 |title=Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited overview |id=Company number 00868042 |website=Find and update company information |publisher=Companies House |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="Judiciary">{{cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/al-haq-v-secretary-of-state-for-business-and-trade-3/ |title=Al-Haq -v- Secretary of State for Business and Trade |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |date=12 November 2025 |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
<ref name="Judiciary2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Al-Haq-v-SSBT-Approved-judgment-PDF-format.pdf |title=Al-Haq v SSBT: approved judgment |id=[2025] EWCA Civ 1433 |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |date=12 November 2025 |access-date=2026-10-14}}</ref>
</references>

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[[Category:Security Industry]]
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 {{Infobox company
 | name = Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Limited
 | type = Private limited Company
 | founded = 3 January 1966
 | hq_location = Lower Road, Higher Denham, Near Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB9 5AJ
 | industry = 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 33160 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft
 | parent = Killinchy Aerospace Holdings Limited
 }}

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