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'''Risco Group UK Limited''' is a company on the UK [[Companies House]] register with address or ownership links 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 = Risco Group UK Limited
| former_name = Gardtec Limited (6 Feb 2002 – 30 Mar 2005); Gardiner Technology Limited (5 Oct 1989 – 6 Feb 2002); Security Accessories Limited (16 Jan 1987 – 5 Oct 1989); Galatech Limited (16 Dec 1986 – 16 Jan 1987)
| type = Private limited Company
| industry = 46520 - Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
| hq_location = Unit 2 Blueberry Business Park, Kingsway, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5DB, England
}}

* '''Category:''' B / O / D (individual PSC or registrable beneficial owner with an Israeli service address; officer(s) with an Israeli correspondence address; defence, security, surveillance or cyber-intelligence activity); connection score 4
* '''Company number:''' 02084510<ref name="CH02084510" />
* '''Status:''' Active
* '''Type:''' Private limited Company
* '''Incorporated / registered:''' 16 Dec 1986
* '''SIC:''' 46520 - Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
* '''Registered office:''' Unit 2 Blueberry Business Park, Kingsway, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5DB, England
* '''Previous names:''' Gardtec Limited (6 Feb 2002 – 30 Mar 2005); Gardiner Technology Limited (5 Oct 1989 – 6 Feb 2002); Security Accessories Limited (16 Jan 1987 – 5 Oct 1989); Galatech Limited (16 Dec 1986 – 16 Jan 1987)
* '''Listing / market cap:''' Not listed.

'''Israel connection:'''
* CH PSC: Mazal Alkelai (Rishon LeZion, Israel), 75%+. Moshe Alkelai (same address) was also a PSC until 28 Feb 2023 and is a current director with an Israeli correspondence address (CH).

'''Persons with significant control (CH):'''<ref name="CH02084510" />
* [[Moshe Alkelai|Mr Moshe Alkelai]] (ceased) — address: 14 Hachoma Street, Rishon Lezion, 75655, Israel; notified 6 Apr 2016; ceased 28 Feb 2023; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more (as firm member); voting rights – 75% or more (as firm member); right to appoint or remove directors; right to appoint and remove directors (as firm member)
* [[Mazal Alkelai|Mrs Mazal Alkelai]] (active) — address: 14 Hachoma Street, Rishon Lezion, 75655, Israel; notified 6 Apr 2016; nature of control: ownership of shares – 75% or more; voting rights – 75% or more; right to appoint or remove directors

'''Directors (CH; 22 director appointments, 2 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 2 appointments):'''<ref name="CH02084510" />

{| 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 !! †
|-
| [[Moshe Alkelai]] || January 1956 || Jun 2001–present || †
|-
| [[Sally Elizabeth Whone]] || October 1966 || Oct 2001–present ||
|-
| [[Israel Avivi]] || January 1952 || May 2001–Jul 2002 ||
|-
| [[Robert John Bell]] || April 1947 || pre-May 1992–Aug 2002 ||
|-
| [[Yechniel Birnbaum]] || March 1953 || May 2001–Dec 2001 || †
|-
| [[Graham James Bolton]] || August 1963 || Jan 2004–Dec 2005 ||
|-
| [[Michael George Brook]] || June 1951 || Apr 1994–Oct 2001 ||
|-
| [[Robert Alfred Cotterill]] || May 1953 || Jan 2009–Dec 2012 ||
|-
| [[Robert John Evans]] || September 1968 || Jul 2004–Apr 2009 ||
|-
| [[Peter Geoffrey Phelps Gardiner]] || February 1949 || pre-May 1992–Apr 2001 ||
|-
| [[Gilad Glaser]] || April 1964 || Feb 2018–May 2018 ||
|-
| [[Jonathan David Green]] || September 1974 || Dec 2012–Apr 2015 ||
|-
| [[Lorraine Lee]] || December 1961 || pre-May 1992–Sep 1994 ||
|-
| [[Douglas Luscombe]] || November 1963 || Jan 2006–Oct 2008 ||
|-
| [[David Mullins]] || January 1940 || pre-May 1992–Feb 1994 ||
|-
| [[Michael Francis Reddington]] || May 1959 || Apr 1995–Jul 2001 ||
|-
| [[Steven David Riley]] || December 1972 || Nov 2013–Feb 2018 ||
|-
| [[Andrew Shephard]] || July 1958 || pre-May 1992–Feb 1994 ||
|-
| [[Nicholas Mark Sims]] || August 1963 || pre-May 1992–Dec 2005 ||
|-
| [[Mark Taylor]] || January 1962 || Mar 2022–Aug 2024 ||
|-
| [[Mark Taylor]] || January 1962 || Aug 2001–Nov 2005 ||
|-
| [[Frank Wild]] || September 1960 || May 2008–Nov 2010 ||
|}

'''Current secretary:''' [[Sally Elizabeth Whone]]<ref name="CH02084510" />

'''Latest accounts (income/expenditure):''' Full accounts for FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 3 Sep 2026; digital iXBRL filing): turnover £6,942k (2024: £6,807k); gross profit £2,522k; operating profit £336k; profit for the year £272k (2024: £294k); net assets £2,686k; 28 employees.<ref name="CH02084510FH">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02084510/filing-history Risco Group UK Limited (02084510): filing history] ''Find and update company information (GOV.UK)''.</ref>

'''UK land and property:''' HM Land Registry (CCOD, Oct 2026) lists 2 title(s) in England and Wales under this proprietor name or number: Unit 2, Blueberry Business Park, Kingsway, Rochdale (OL16 5DB) (leasehold, title MAN401757, added 27-05-2022); Unit 11, Stakehill Industrial Estate, Middleton, Manchester (M24 2RW) (leasehold, title MAN197700, added 10-09-2012).<ref name="LRCCOD" />

'''Arms trade involvement:''' Not arms. Security sector: intrusion alarms, AI video monitoring and smart-home systems for homes and businesses.<ref name="RiscoSite">RISCO Group, [https://riscogroup.com/en/ RISCO Security Alarm Systems] ''RISCO Group''.</ref>

'''Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services:''' None documented in the sources reviewed.

'''Activities in the occupied territories:''' None documented in the sources reviewed; not listed by [[Who Profits]] or the [[Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights|OHCHR]] database.

'''Links to the Israeli government:''' None documented in the sources reviewed.

'''WZO / JNF / Jewish Agency / Keren Hayesod:''' None found in the sources reviewed.

'''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==
<references>
<ref name="CH02084510">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02084510 Risco Group UK Limited (02084510): company overview] ''Find and update company information (GOV.UK)''.</ref>
<ref name="LRCCOD">HM Land Registry, [https://use-land-property-data.service.gov.uk/datasets/ccod UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD), October 2026 file] ''HM Land Registry Use land and property data''.</ref>
</references>

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 {{Infobox company
 | name = Risco Group UK Limited
 | type = Private limited Company
 | founded = 16 Dec 1986
 | hq_location = Unit 2 Blueberry Business Park, Kingsway, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL16 5DB, England
 | industry = 46520 - Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
 | parent = Mazal Alkelai
 }}

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Israel Company Bot: Categories: replace non-existent categories with existing Powerbase equivalents (Surveillance->Security Systems Industry; United Kingdom cyber security->Security Systems Industry)

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