BAE Systems (Operations) Limited

BAE Systems (Operations) 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

BAE Systems (Operations) Limited
Trade name
Logo
Type	Private limited Company
Founded	6 March 1986
Founder(s)
Defunct
Headquarters	Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX
Industry	30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 84220 - Defence activities
Services
Parent	BAE Systems Enterprises Limited
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Revenue
Number of employees
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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: 01996687
• Status: Active
• Type: Private limited Company
• SIC: 30300 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery, 84220 - Defence activities
• Registered office: Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX
• Previous names: British Aerospace (Operations) Limited (30 Jun 1993 – 23 Feb 2000); Royal Ordnance Speciality Metals Limited (27 Nov 1986 – 30 Jun 1993); RO Wimet Limited (25 Jun 1986 – 27 Nov 1986); Dikappa (Number 393) Limited (06 Mar 1986 – 25 Jun 1986)
• Listing / market cap: Not listed. Parent BAE Systems plc (above).

Israel connection:

• CAAT F-35 OGEL list names 'BAE Systems (Operations) Limited'. The F-35 OGEL covers exports to the global F-35 programme. 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.

Persons with significant control (CH):

• BAE Systems Enterprises Limited (active) — address: Victory Point, Lyon Way, Frimley, Camberley, Surrey, England, GU16 7EX Notified on 6 April 2016 Governing law United Kingdom (England) Legal form Limited By Shares Place registered Companies House Registration number 782930 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; 37 director appointments, 4 current; † = Israel correspondence address, 0 appointments):

Directors (month/year as shown by Companies House; † = Israel correspondence address, an address fact only)

Name	Born (month/year)	Service	†
Susan Sarah Addison	October 1974	Jan 2023–present
Simon Richard Barnes	July 1981	Mar 2024–present
Herman Leo Martha Claesen	December 1970	Mar 2023–present
Gareth Jeffrey Edwards	September 1975	Mar 2023–present
Terence Robert William Black	September 1959	Feb 1999–May 2001
Christopher George Boardman	June 1961	Jan 2018–Dec 2021
Stuart Paul Carroll	July 1951	Jan 1997–Feb 1999
Peter Robert Earl	May 1960	Mar 2009–May 2020
Richard Harry Evans	July 1942	May 1995–Jun 2004
Thomas Fillingham	July 1964	May 2020–Dec 2022
Christopher Vincent Geoghegan	June 1954	Jan 2006–Dec 2007
Sydney Gillibrand	June 1934	May 1995–Jun 1995
Guy Rhodri Griffiths	July 1957	Mar 2009–Dec 2017
John Reid Hewitson	February 1939	Jun 1993–Jul 1995
Ann-Louise Holding	February 1961	May 2001–Jan 2006
Brian William Ierland	April 1965	Mar 2011–Aug 2021
Paul Sybray Inman	July 1966	Aug 2021–Feb 2023
Mr. Ian Graham King	April 1956	Sep 2008–Jun 2017
Richard Douglas Lapthorne	April 1943	Jun 1993–Jan 1999
Philip John Lee	September 1943	pre-Sep 1992–Jun 1993
Michael Lester	March 1940	Nov 2000–Dec 2006
Mr. Peter John Lynas	March 1958	Mar 2009–Mar 2020
Steven Lewis Mogford	June 1956	Apr 2002–May 2007
David Stanley Parkes	December 1963	Dec 1993–Jan 2006
William Anthony Rice	March 1952	Jun 1993–Dec 1993
Clifford Mark Robson	March 1959	Jan 2022–Dec 2023
George Wilfred Rose	March 1952	Apr 1998–Mar 2011
George Wilfred Rose	March 1952	Jun 1993–Dec 1993
Robert David Smith	December 1946	pre-Sep 1992–Jun 1993
Mr. Kevin Brendan Taylor	November 1960	Mar 2010–Jun 2017
Martin Taylor	March 1959	May 2020–Mar 2022
Andrea Jayne Thompson	February 1969	May 2020–Dec 2023
Michael John Turner	August 1948	May 1995–Aug 2008
John Pix Weston	August 1951	May 1995–Mar 2002
Nigel Whitehead	April 1963	Mar 2009–Jan 2018
Michael John Wills	May 1954	Mar 2009–Mar 2010
Susan Doreen Windridge	April 1951	Dec 1993–Apr 1997

Current secretary: BAE Systems Corporate Secretary Limited

Latest accounts (income/expenditure): FY to 31 Dec 2025 (filed 27 Jul 2026; OCR, £m): revenue £7,565m (2024: £7,103m); operating profit ≈£681m (OCR); profit before tax £989m; profit for year £912m (2024: £726m).

Arms trade involvement: Yes (SIC 30300, 84220).

Supply to the IDF / Israel MOD / Israeli security services: As BAE plc.

Activities in the occupied territories: As BAE plc.

Links to the Israeli government: As BAE plc.

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):

• As BAE plc.

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