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PW DEFENCE LTD

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00464142·incorporated 1949-02-01

PW DEFENCE LTD is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 1 February 1949 at Companies House (number 00464142; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-00464142-pw-defence-ltd). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 20510 (Manufacture of explosives), one of 23 active UK entities in that code and one of 22,417 active companies registered in Derby (postcode DE72). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1949-02-01
Registered Address
WILNE MILL, DRAYCOTT, DERBY, DE72 3QJ, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
20510 — Manufacture of explosives
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Filings

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-12-31. Next accounts due 2026-09-30. Financial year-end: 31/12. Filing class: FULL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-10-31. Next confirmation statement due 2026-11-14.

Mortgages and charges

22 charges recorded against the company at Companies House: 3 outstanding, 19 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

PW DEFENCE LTD has 1 person with significant control on file:

  • Pwd Group Limited (United Kingdom reg. 11560455). Notified 2019-06-21.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights

3 historical PSC records have ceased:

  • Mr Jay Ferris Abbass born 1957 resident in Canada, Canadian national. Notified 2019-06-21. Ceased 2021-01-29.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights
    • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors As Firm
    • Significant Influence Or Control As Firm
  • Mr John Gwynlleu Hughes born 1960 resident in Canada, British,Canadian national. Notified 2019-06-21. Ceased 2021-01-29.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights
    • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors As Firm
    • Significant Influence Or Control As Firm
  • Chemring Group Plc (United Kingdom reg. 86662). Notified 2016-06-30. Ceased 2019-06-21.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors

Previous names

PW DEFENCE LTD has previously traded as:

  • CHEMRING DEFENCE UK LIMITED (until 2019-06-27)
  • PW DEFENCE LIMITED (until 2007-11-01)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.