FARNBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Company number 01765250 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Farnborough International Limited occupies a highly defensible market position as the UK's premier aerospace and defense exhibition platform, insulated by the institutional backing of its parent, ADS Group. To drive sustainable long-term growth, leadership must pivot from a reliance on biennial flagship events toward year-round, sector-diversified B2B engagement, while mitigating the cyclical risks inherent to large-scale physical events. The company's substantial financial foundation provides the necessary runway to execute this transition from a seasonal venue operator to a global, integrated commercial platform.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1983-10-27
- Registered office
- Showcentre, Etps Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 6FD
- Postcode
- GU14 6FD
- Capital
- 5,000,002 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-03
- Next due by
- 2027-08-17
Nature of business (SIC)
- 68202 Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres
- 82301 Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
- 82302 Activities of conference organisers
Officers 7 current · 44 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by ADS GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 2
£89,575 total awarded value where published.
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA214759 (Tier 1), registered since 2016.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Political donations 1
£1,996 in registered political donations since 2013.
-
Sir Gerald Howarth MP
Source: the Electoral Commission's register of donations — this company's full record, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- farnborough.com
- Phone
- +44 7747615360
Experience world-class exhibitions and events at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, a premier UK venue. Plan your visit today.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SBAC (FARNBOROUGH) LIMITED | 2004-08-26 |
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| PO BOX 122, FARNBOROUGH AERODROME, FARNBOROUGH, HAMPSHIRE GU14 6XT | 2008-01-14 |
| 29 KING STREET, ST JAMES'S, LONDON, SW1Y 6RD | 1996-03-28 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 8 similar companies in GU, trading since 1983
The class of 1983
51%
of the 13,141 companies incorporated in 1983 are still active today; 40% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2022-05-18
- Where
- Hampshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP867439 | Hampshire | Freehold | 2022-05-18 | — |
| HP695588 | Hampshire | Leasehold | 2007-11-09 | — |
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