BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-01 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£74M
-64.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£99M
+39.5% vs 2023
Employees
2,083
+5.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£41M
+32.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- BOEING DEFENCE UK LIMITED 1996-12-11 → present
- ROCKWELL ASSEMBLIES LTD 1989-03-31 → 1996-12-11
- ROCKWELL VALVES LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 1989-03-31
- WILMOT BREEDEN GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 1976-12-13 → 1981-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £610,213,000 | £571,228,000 | |
| Operating profit | £24,596,000 | £33,355,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £31,142,000 | £41,371,000 | |
| Net profit | £25,739,000 | £29,798,000 | |
| Cash | £206,944,000 | £73,799,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £83,565,000 | £108,776,000 | |
| Net assets | £71,262,000 | £99,429,000 | |
| Equity | £71,262,000 | £99,429,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,973 | 2,083 | |
| Wages | £124,660,000 | £129,295,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.4% | 30.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | 74.53x | 159.59x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In March 2025 the Company approved an interim dividend of £65m (2024: £nil). This was settled against loan balances due from TBC, the Shareholder, to the Company. The remaining balance due was repaid by TBC in March 2025”
- “At 31 December 2024 a provision of £2,095,000 (2023: £3,693,000) has been recognised for the expected future losses of the contract.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Simon Howard | Secretary | 2012-09-21 | — | — |
| BRECKENRIDGE, Thomas | Director | 2025-11-05 | Apr 1980 | American |
| GULVIN, Liam | Director | 2025-02-28 | Jul 1987 | British |
| KNICKMAN, Lauren | Director | 2023-06-14 | Jul 1982 | American |
| MCNEIL, Ian Niven | Director | 2016-12-07 | Mar 1966 | British |
| QUIN, Jeremy, Sir | Director | 2025-11-24 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATRON, John Adams | Secretary | 2011-07-06 | 2012-09-21 |
| JOHNSON, James Clarence | Secretary | 2002-08-02 | 2003-04-30 |
| LANDGRAF, Laurie | Secretary | 2003-04-30 | 2004-09-10 |
| LE BAR, Paul | Secretary | 2004-09-10 | 2006-09-29 |
| LEBAR, Paul | Secretary | 1999-04-21 | 2000-09-04 |
| PARKINSON, Lorraine | Secretary | 1998-03-30 | 1999-04-21 |
| SEELE, Stephen | Secretary | 2000-09-04 | 2002-08-02 |
| TREVERTON, Paul Benjamin | Secretary | — | 1996-03-20 |
| TU, Amy | Secretary | 2006-10-17 | 2011-07-06 |
| WARD DYER, Robert Francis George | Secretary | 1996-07-31 | 1997-06-03 |
| WHITLEY, David Norman | Secretary | 1996-03-20 | 1996-07-31 |
| ARTHUR, Michael Anthony, Sir | Director | 2014-09-03 | 2019-07-18 |
| AULT, Lloyd Eldon | Director | 1996-11-29 | 1999-03-12 |
| BAILEY, Jonathan Bernard Appleton, Dr | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2013-11-06 |
| BASHOO, Faris | Director | 2000-04-04 | 2015-05-27 |
| BIRD, William John | Director | 1996-11-29 | 1999-04-21 |
| BLACK, James Wesley | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2009-01-30 |
| BONE, Roger Bridgland, Sir | Director | 2009-01-23 | 2014-09-30 |
| BOYCE, Michael Thomas | Director | 1999-03-15 | 2000-03-15 |
| BURNELL, Stephen John | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2025-11-05 |
| DENNIS, Jason | Director | 2008-08-22 | 2013-11-06 |
| DONNELLY, Martin Eugene, Sir | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2022-10-27 |
| FREEMAN, James Lamar Jr | Director | 2007-04-13 | 2007-12-31 |
| GRIFFITHS, Mark | Director | 2018-07-15 | 2024-05-31 |
| HANLEY, Kevin Joseph | Director | 2001-04-12 | 2001-11-20 |
| HARVEY, Ross | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2019-03-12 |
| HIGGINS, Gregory A | Director | 1998-03-30 | 2000-09-04 |
| JOHNSON, Allan Howie Stanley | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| JONES, George | Director | 1996-11-29 | 1997-06-24 |
| KEELING, Anna | Director | 2019-03-12 | 2023-01-11 |
| KENDLE, Louise | Director | 1996-11-29 | 1998-12-14 |
| KURTH, Michael Mark | Director | 2007-12-31 | 2013-01-17 |
| LAINE, Maria | Director | 2022-10-27 | 2025-11-05 |
| LANDGRAF, Laurie | Director | 2002-08-02 | 2004-09-10 |
| LE BAR, Paul | Director | 2004-09-10 | 2006-09-29 |
| LEBAR, Paul | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2000-09-04 |
| LEWINDON, Keith John | Director | 2003-04-30 | 2007-04-13 |
| LUCKHURST, Stanley Thomas | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| MCKENNEY, Samuel Scott | Director | — | 1992-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Clive Richard | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2016-12-07 |
| PALAGYI, Paul S | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2001-04-12 |
| PARKER, Stephen Kenneth | Director | 2021-05-18 | 2024-11-13 |
| PARKINSON, Lorraine | Director | 1998-03-30 | 1999-04-21 |
| PERRY, Laura May | Director | 2023-01-20 | 2025-02-12 |
| PIDSLEY, Ralph Leo | Director | 2013-11-06 | 2018-06-19 |
| PITCHFORTH, David John | Director | 2012-04-02 | 2019-03-29 |
| POTTER, Alan | Director | 2019-06-17 | 2020-06-03 |
| ROAL, Terry W | Director | 1999-04-21 | 2001-04-01 |
| SEELE, Stephen | Director | 2000-09-04 | 2002-08-02 |
| SHARE, James Thomas | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1999-04-21 |
| SIKORA, Richard Gerard | Director | 2014-02-17 | 2023-02-14 |
| SIMMONS, Alan Derek | Director | — | 1996-12-06 |
| STEPHENS, Richard Dennis | Director | 1997-06-24 | 1998-02-27 |
| SUTTON, David Riley | Director | 2001-11-20 | 2007-04-13 |
| THOMAS, Randall | Director | 1993-01-04 | 1996-09-07 |
| TREVERTON, Paul Benjamin | Director | — | 1996-09-07 |
| TU, Shih Feng Amy | Director | 2006-10-17 | 2008-08-22 |
| WAINWRIGHT, Richard Lee | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2018-06-21 |
| WHITNEY, Nicholas Charles | Director | 2015-05-27 | 2019-04-16 |
| WILLIAMSON, Gary | Director | 1998-03-30 | 1999-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boeing Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2025-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-6.4%
£610,213,000 £571,228,000
-
Cash
-64.3%
£206,944,000 £73,799,000
-
Net assets
+39.5%
£71,262,000 £99,429,000
-
Employees
+5.6%
1,973 2,083
-
Operating profit
+35.6%
£24,596,000 £33,355,000
-
Profit before tax
+32.8%
£31,142,000 £41,371,000
-
Wages
+3.7%
£124,660,000 £129,295,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers